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Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:
Roy Wood Jr., a comedian & actor originally from Birmingham, Alabama, playing for I See Me, Inc.
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Natalie Morales, an actor, writer & director originally from Miami, Florida, playing for Happy Trails for Kids
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Robin Thede, a comedian & writer originally from Davenport, Iowa, playing for Women in Film
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
Our second semifinal in 2025’s Celebrity Jeopardy tournament is contested between Robin Thede, Natalie Morales, and Roy Wood, Jr. The stats say that Robin is a slight favorite tonight, having picked up 35 correct responses in the quarterfinals—but I do think that all three of these players are very good at Jeopardy!, and I think all three of these players are more than capable of picking up a victory tonight.
As a reminder, tonight’s game airs at 9:00 (8:00 Central) on ABC in the United States and CTV2 in Canada.
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Final Jeopardy category: In The Dictionary
Final Jeopardy clue: The Oxford English Dictionary includes a 34-letter 14-syllable synonym for “fabulous”, its definition cites this Disney film
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Celebrity Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Celebrity Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Rocket Science; The Met Gala; Also A Snooty Wine Term; Movie Endings That Are A Bit Extra; Historical Dating App Profiles; It Ends With “Us”)
Robin found the Daily Double early on, but got it incorrect. No matter, though, it took her one clue to retake her lead. By the end of the opening segment, Roy and Robin were tied for the lead with $1,200, while Natalie had $100.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Roy 4 correct 0 incorrect
Robin 6 correct 2 incorrect
Natalie 3 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Roy had a come-from-behind win in the quarterfinals.
Natalie got her QF Final from “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion”.
Robin is trying to follow in Ken’s footsteps.
Robin had the best time after the break, picking up 6 correct to have a $1,000 lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Robin 12 correct 2 incorrect
Natalie 7 correct 1 incorrect
Roy 5 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Robin $2,400
Natalie $1,400
Roy $1,300
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Damn, Nature! You Crazy!; The Alphabetically Next State; Jerry, George, Elaine Or Kramer; Eat, Pay, Love; In The Time It Took Me To Read This; Y, M, C, A!)
Robin had 5 correct and Natalie 6 as things stayed relatively close after 45 clues.
Statistics at the third break (45 clues):
Robin 17 correct 3 incorrect
Natalie 13 correct 2 incorrect
Roy 7 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s second interviews:
Roy had no choice but to read the encyclopedia when punished as a child.
Natalie was hoping for easier clues and am finding them difficult.
Robin has a production company called For Better Or Words.
Roy found DD2 just after the break, but fell back to $0 on an attempt for the lead. Robin found DD3 and picked up $1,600 from it—I wish she’d bet more, though!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Robin 23 correct 4 incorrect
Natalie 16 correct 3 incorrect
Roy 9 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:
Robin $9,200
Natalie $3,200
Roy -$800
Triple Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Black Women Make History; Songs Of The Summer; Don’t Cuddle With These Animals; Say It Like A Cowboy; POTUS Publishing; The Last Word)
Roy got to DD4 and was correct; Natalie tried for Robin’s lead on DD5, but fell back to third with an incorrect response. Robin went for a small wager on DD6, keeping Roy in with a chance, especially after Robin missed her phrasing on a response over the final few clues.
Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:
Robin 34 correct 7 incorrect
Roy 18 correct 3 incorrect
Natalie 21 correct 7 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Robin $13,100
Roy $8,500
Natalie $500 (-$1,300)
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is “Mary Poppins”?
Even though Robin didn’t make the cover bet, Roy wasn’t correct in Final, which means Robin is now a finalist!
Tonight’s results:
Natalie $500 + $500 = $1,000 (What is Mary Poppins <3)
Roy $8,500 – $8,499 = $1 (What is The Lion King)
Robin $13,100 + $100 = $13,200 (What is Mary Poppins?) (Finalist)
Daily Double locations:
1) THE MET GALA $400 (clue #6)
Robin 400 -400 (Natalie 300 Roy 100)
2) THE ALPHABETICALLY NEXT STATE $1000 (clue #20)
Roy 2900 -2900 (Robin 5200 Natalie 3000)
3) JERRY, GEORGE, ELAINE OR KRAMER $1000 (clue #26)
Robin 6600 +1600 (Natalie 3800 Roy 200)
4) THE LAST WORD $1500 (clue #5)
Roy 1300 +1500 (Robin 10100 Natalie 3200)
5) SONGS OF THE SUMMER $1200 (clue #15)
Natalie 6500 -6000 (Robin 12500 Roy 4600)
6) POTUS PUBLISHING $900 (clue #20, $7500 left on board)
Robin 11900 +900 (Natalie -1000 Roy 6100)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -141
Game Stats:
Robin $12,900 Coryat, 34 correct, 7 incorrect, 41.67% in first on buzzer (35/84), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Natalie $4,700 Coryat, 21 correct, 7 incorrect, 28.57% in first on buzzer (24/84), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Roy $11,400 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 16.67% in first on buzzer (14/84), 4/5 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $29,000
Lach Trash: $10,100 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $14,900
Lead Changes: 10
Times Tied: 3
Robin Thede, career statistics:
70 correct, 8 incorrect
3/5 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
39.29% in first on buzzer (66/168)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,500)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,950
Natalie Morales, career statistics:
50 correct, 11 incorrect
2/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
30.95% in first on buzzer (52/168)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$6,100)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,150
Roy Wood Jr., career statistics:
45 correct, 14 incorrect
9/11 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
24.40% in first on buzzer (41/168)
2/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$900)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,500
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Robin $13,100 Roy $8,500 Natalie $500)
Robin: Standard cover bet is $3,901. (Actual bet: $100)
Natalie: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $500)
Roy: You have to be correct to win. Go all in. (Actual bet: $8,499)
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I was hoping that Roy would win. This was because of the Encyclopedia reading. I used to do that as a child, but just because I loved reading and discovering information so much, not from being punished (which TBH I seldom needed to be, but back in the day we’d get switched if we needed to be punished).
When Roy couldn’t think of West Virginia (which came to me immediately because of the part of the clue concerning opposite side of the country), I expected Ken to say something like “I guess you didn’t make it to the last volume of the World Book Encyclopedia!” [which was W-X-Y-Z].
I had this Final Jeopardy, but then I didn’t. Hearing the answer clue I knew the word was “supercalif…” and ASSUMED that was the response it called for. Of course I missed the part about this film. Besides the producers at the Judges table would have fun deciding what was adequate for trying to write “supercalif…” during the time ‘Think” was playing.
Roy seemed to be writing for an inordinate amount of time, so I was afraid that he was writing ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’! He was still wrong, but it seemed odd that what he did write was shorter than ‘Mary Poppins’. I’m sure the video is edited in going back and forth showing all three players, so I’m guessing it was the editing that made it seem that he was writing for a longer time than he actually was.