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Today’s contestants:
Ed Brims, a software engineer from Reading
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Diane Hallagan, a retired accountant from Leeds
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Ben Jones, a hotel receptionist from Caerphilly (4-day total: £24,100)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
It’s incredible just how much the UK and US versions have been going in parallel these days. On the same day that the US version has Andrew Hayes going for a fifth victory, the UK version sees Ben Jones going for a fifth as well. Ben faces off against Diana Hallagan from Leeds and Ed Brims from Reading.
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Final Jeopardy category: The Pacific Ocean
Final Jeopardy clue: Considered one of the most unpredictable waterways in the world, it separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! UK today? Here’s the Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Jeopardy! UK by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round #1:
(Categories: Solo Spice Girls; Anagrams On The Beach; Best Actress Oscar Winners; U.S. State Capitals; Essen In Deutschland; Reality Tv Politicians; London Stock Exchange Symbols)
Ben found the Daily Double immediately and got the maximum £125 from it. While Ed led at times, Ben led after 35 clues.
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #1:
Ben 12 correct 0 incorrect
Ed 10 correct 2 incorrect
Diane 9 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #1:
Ben £825
Ed £600
Diane £525
Today’s interviews:
Ed has been enjoying magic since the age of 10.
Diane once worked at the rugby league headquarters.
Ben has always enjoyed quizzing.
Jeopardy! Round #2:
(Categories: Space Oddity; Let’s Dance; Heroes; Fashion; Station To Station; Ashes To Ashes; Young Americans)
Ed found the Daily Double early, but lost £500 to an incorrect response. Ben picked up 18 correct in the round to extend his lead.
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #2:
Ben 30 correct 3 incorrect
Diane 17 correct 3 incorrect
Ed 15 correct 4 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #2:
Ben £1,950
Diane £1,025
Ed £300
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: “A” Is For Albert (Einstein); “B” Places; Hinduism; Broadway Musicals By Character; Financial Lingo; Film Title Translations)
Ed got another crack at the Daily Double about a third of the way through the round; he doubled up this time to get back up to £900. DD4 went Diane’s way and a correct response pulled her close to Ben’s lead. With 16 clues to play, the scores were Ben £3,250 Diane £2,875 Ed £1,250. Diane pulled close after the break, but Ben still led going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Ben 45 correct 4 incorrect
Diane 29 correct 3 incorrect
Ed 23 correct 5 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Ben £3,800
Diane £3,575
Ed £1,800
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is the Cook Strait?
Evertyone was correct in Final Jeopardy; Ben made the cover bet and is a 5-day champion! He’s now the all-time biggest winner in the Stephen Fry-hosted version of the show, and he’ll go for win #6 tomorrow.
Tonight’s results:
Ed £1,800 + £800 = £2,600 (What is Cook Strait?)
Diane £3,575 + £3,400 = £6,975 (What is the Cook Strait?)
Ben £3,800 + £3,731 = £7,531 (What is the Cook Strait?) (5-day total: £31,631)
Daily Double locations:
1) U.S. STATE CAPITALS £75 (clue #1)
Ben 0 +125 (Diane 0 Ed 0)
2) SPACE ODDITY £100 (clue #3)
Ed 675 -500 (Ben 825 Diane 625)
3) FINANCIAL LINGO £150 (clue #11)
Ed 450 +450 (Ben 2950 Diane 1375)
4) BROADWAY MUSICALS BY CHARACTER £250 (clue #18, £1900 left on board)
Diane 1875 +1000 (Ben 3150 Ed 1250)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 179
Game Stats:
Ben £3,750 Coryat, 45 correct, 4 incorrect, 44.55% in first on buzzer (45/101), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Diane £2,825 Coryat, 29 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.71% in first on buzzer (29/101), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Ed £2,000 Coryat, 23 correct, 5 incorrect, 21.78% in first on buzzer (22/101), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: £8,575
Lach Trash: £600 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): £1,325
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 1
Ben Jones, career statistics:
224 correct, 23 incorrect
10/11 on rebound attempts (on 24 rebound opportunities)
43.96% in first on buzzer (222/505)
8/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £4,200)
4/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £3,860
Diane Hallagan, career statistics:
30 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
28.71% in first on buzzer (29/101)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £2,825
Ed Brims, career statistics:
24 correct, 5 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
21.78% in first on buzzer (22/101)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -£50)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £2,000
Andy’s Thoughts:
- It appears as though UK Jeopardy doesn’t have the same wagering restrictions as the US version does.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Ben £3,800 Diane £3,575 Ed £1,800)
Ben: Standard cover bet today is £3,351. (Actual bet: £3,731)
Diane: Bet £26 to cover Ed. (Actual bet: £3,400)
Ed: You’re probably going to have to go all in here, in case Diane bets small. (Actual bet: £800)
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Note to self: New Zealand + islands/water = probably something related to Cook. I think I recall a similar FJ coming up in America during last season’s Champions Wildcard, but I could be incorrect.
Congratulations to Ben for becoming the third five-day champion and the biggest money winner on the UK series! I had a feeling someone would be winning big today when I saw that two players had more than £3,500 each going into Final, and I’m glad Diane and Ben obliged. (I would assume the comment about different wagering guidelines was one about what Ben would have finished today with if he gave an incorrect response in Final, but I don’t want to jump to any conclusions.)
Now I’m wondering… how long can Ben go on?
I thought the same thing — “New Zealand + islands/water = probably something related to Cook”! Unfortunately that was not before the correct response was revealed. I think you were also implying that.
Brilliant game. Really competitive and played to a great standard.
I’ve read stories of people swimming across the Cook Strait. It sounds like a mind blowing feat given the conditions.
Thanks for pointing out the significance of Ben’s wager, MasterDoge, I was going to ask Andy what the restricted wager might have been as I hadn’t noticed…! I wonder if the British production team weren’t looking out for it.
For what it’s worth, and I’m sure you’d already expected this to be the case, I’m pretty sure that Ben not only has the highest winnings of anyone in the Stephen Fry hosted series but of anyone in any of the four UK versions of Jeopardy. Most of the previous series had fixed daily prizes of a few hundred pounds (in part due to laws at the time restricting cash prizes that could be won on TV) and when the restriction was lifted in 1993, the cash amounts in the first round were one fifth of the amounts we now see.
Interesting on 15 April US broadcast on the Jeopardy round on Bodies of Water for $400 –
The Clue: Barrie Devenport in 1962 was the 1st man known to swim this strait named for an explorer, Cape Terawhiti to the coast of Wellington
The correct response: What is the Cook Strait
Wow, what a coincidence! Its just as Andy says above, the two shows are somehow moving in parallel.