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Today’s contestants:
Lewis Jones, a project manager from Sheffield
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Rachel Ball, an ecommerce manager from Streatham
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Ben Jones, a hotel receptionist from Caerphilly (5-day total: £31,631)
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
Yesterday, Caerphilly’s Ben Jones won his 5th game, becoming the UK’s all-time leading money winner on Jeopardy at £31,631. With only five games to go in Series 2, though, there’s only so much more that Ben can win, but he does keep playing in this series until he loses! Streatham’s Rachel Ball and Sheffield’s Lewis Jones are hoping that today is the day that Ben does lose.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! UK today? Here’s the Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Jeopardy! UK by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round #1:
(Categories: Dad Rock!; B&B’s; Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland; Roald Dahl Characters; “Quiz” Time; British Actresses; Top 10 Baby Names)
Are there cracks in Ben’s armor? He found the Daily Double, but got it incorrect. Lewis had a lot of success early on the buzzer and led after 35 clues.
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #1:
Lewis 14 correct 0 incorrect
Ben 17 correct 3 incorrect
Rachel 3 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #1:
Lewis £1,125
Ben £750
Rachel £125
Today’s interviews:
Lewis has been a regular quizzer for years now.
Rachel works for a fashion brand.
Ben has the nickname “the bad boy of quizzing”.
Jeopardy! Round #2:
(Categories: Brighton; “Colour” Tv; Whose Autobiography?; Ends In “U”; Organisations In Full; Election Campaign Gaffes; Nothing)
Lewis found the Daily Double a few clues in and had a better time of it, extending his lead. Lewis picked up another double-digit number of correct responses to lead after 70.
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #2:
Lewis 30 correct 1 incorrect
Ben 32 correct 5 incorrect
Rachel 5 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #2:
Lewis £2,550
Ben £1,600
Rachel £300
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Car Trek; Oz; Extreme Sports Anagrams; Places To “C”; It Happened In March; President When These Films Came Out)
Ben found DD3 on clue #3 and jumped into the lead on a correct response. Lewis did well on the film category to jump back into the lead, despite a phrasing misstep. With 16 clues, and a Daily Double, still out, the scores were Lewis £3,650 Ben £2,850 Rachel -£100. After the break, Lewis found DD4 with 9 clues to play, getting it correct. It wasn’t enough to give Lewis a runaway, though, as Rachel made sure she was around for Final as well.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Lewis 45 correct 3 incorrect
Ben 44 correct 10 incorrect
Rachel 8 correct 3 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Lewis £5,300
Ben £3,400
Rachel £100
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is 35?
All three players wrote down their responses quickly; however, only Ben was correct—and that makes Ben a 6-day champion! He’ll go for win #7 tomorrow.
Tonight’s results:
Rachel £100 – £100 = £0 (40)
Ben £3,400 + £3,199 = £6,599 (What is 35?) (6-day total: £38,230)
Lewis £5,300 – £1,501 = £3,799 (What is 45?)
Daily Double locations:
1) ROALD DAHL CHARACTERS £125 (clue #9)
Ben 450 -350 (Rachel 0 Lewis 425)
2) BRIGHTON £125 (clue #7)
Lewis 1475 +475 (Ben 875 Rachel 125)
3) THEY’RE POETS & THEY KNOW IT £250 (clue #3)
Ben 1550 +1000 (Rachel 100 Lewis 2350)
4) IT HAPPENED IN MARCH £150 (clue #26, £1000 left on board)
Lewis 4250 +750 (Ben 2900 Rachel -100)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 37
Game Stats:
Ben £3,000 Coryat, 44 correct, 10 incorrect, 47.52% in first on buzzer (48/101), 2/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Lewis £4,350 Coryat, 45 correct, 3 incorrect, 40.59% in first on buzzer (41/101), 5/5 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Rachel £100 Coryat, 8 correct, 3 incorrect, 8.91% in first on buzzer (9/101), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: £7,450
Lach Trash: £950 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): £2,100
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 0
Ben Jones, career statistics:
269 correct, 33 incorrect
12/15 on rebound attempts (on 29 rebound opportunities)
44.55% in first on buzzer (270/606)
9/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £4,850)
5/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £3,717
Rachel Ball, career statistics:
8 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
8.91% in first on buzzer (9/101)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £100
Lewis Jones, career statistics:
45 correct, 4 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
40.59% in first on buzzer (41/101)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £1,225)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £4,350
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Lewis £5,300 Ben £3,400 Rachel £100)
Ben: Bet at least £400 to have a chance of victory; bet no more than £3,199 to keep Rachel locked out. (Actual bet: £3,199)
Rachel: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: £100)
Lewis: Standard cover bet is £1,501. (Actual bet: £1,501)
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Wow, that was quite intense. Fascinating that Ben and Lewis seemed to know each other quite well from their quizzing, it changed the dynamic and made it feel a bit like a duel. I felt sorry for Rachel having to face them. It would have been impossible to keep up with the Joneses (sorry, couldn’t resist the pun).
I guessed 30 for FJ, having wavered between that and 21. One of them even more wrong than the other, I guess.
Took the citizenship test required for high schoolers to graduate here in the U.S. last week (and passed it, luckily!), so this has been on my mind for a bit.
If there was a UK Second Chance competition for the last two series, Lewis would absolutely be my first pick for that tournament! Today was one of the best duels the show has seen at this point, and I thought Lewis might be able to clutch out a runaway at some point before Double Jeopardy was over. I don’t envy Rachel whatsoever for pretty much having a front-row seat to that battle (and thanks, David in London, for saving me from being the one to have to make the “Keeping up with the Joneses” pun!)
I knew it was 35 because I have wasted my eligibility for more than that number of years 😉.