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Today’s contestants:
Tom Mead, an operations manager from Sheffield
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Alexandra Hardwick, a university lecturer from Oxford
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Ben Jones, a hotel receptionist from Caerphilly (7-day total: £45,630)
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
The 4-day Easter weekend is over, and Ben Jones returns to our television screens as a 7-day champion, on the cusp of winning £50,000. Today, he faces off against a pair of equally strong quizzers in Oxford’s Alexandra Hardwick and Sheffield’s Tom Mead; Alexandra also being a quizzing teammate of Series 1 3-game champion Emma Laslett. Especially in a game that has an extra 44 buzzer clues than the American version, I think we are very likely to see a very closely contested game between all three players today.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! UK today? Here’s the Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Jeopardy! UK by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round #1:
(Categories: TV Title Roles; Shades Of Red; Airlines; Who Directed It? Classic Films; UK Newspaper Mastheads; Cities Of The UK; Most Popular Dog Names)
Tom had the best round, finding the Daily Double and using it to build a lead after 35 clues.
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #1:
Tom 16 correct 1 incorrect
Ben 10 correct 3 incorrect
Alexandra 6 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #1:
Tom £1,200
Ben £525
Alexandra £300
Today’s interviews:
Tom met his partner at university in Leeds.
Alexandra met her partner at an “Assassin’s Guild” event.
Ben regards quizzing as a mental athletic sport.
Jeopardy! Round #2:
(Categories: Cliffs; Acting Families; TV Shows Explained Badly; 2024 General Election; Greek Gods; Ends In “EE”; Travel Writers)
Ben got to this Daily Double and re-took the lead thanks to a big wager. Ben led after 70, while Alexandra had 14 correct to lead everyone this round.
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #2:
Ben 23 correct 3 incorrect
Tom 23 correct 1 incorrect
Alexandra 20 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #2:
Ben £2,000
Tom £1,825
Alexandra £1,150
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Solar System; U.S. Authors; No. 1 Singles Of The 2020s; Monarch Birthplaces; Team GB At Paris 2024; Hymns)
Alexandra found DD3 and went all in. Unfortunately, she fell to £0 with an incorrect response. Ben found DD4, betting just £400, but ceding the lead back to Tom. However, Ben retook the lead before the commercial, leading with 16 clues to play. Scores at the commercial were Ben £2,500 Tom £2,175 Alexandra £350. The final segment went back and forth between Ben and Tom; Ben had a small lead going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Ben 38 correct 7 incorrect
Tom 32 correct 2 incorrect
Alexandra 24 correct 7 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Ben £3,200
Tom £3,075
Alexandra £100
Final Jeopardy correct response: Who is L. Frank Baum?
Everyone was correct in Final; Ben bet enough and is now an 8-day champion, north of £50,000! He’ll go for win #9 tomorrow.
Tonight’s results:
Alexandra £100 + £99 = £199 (Who is Baum? Hi (Eli & Alex! <3))
Tom £3,075 + £3,000 = £6,075 (Who is L. Frank Baum??)
Ben £3,200 + £3,000 = £6,200 (Who is L. Frank Baum?) (8-day total: £51,830)
Daily Double locations:
1) CITIES OF THE UK £100 (clue #22)
Tom 750 +250 (Ben 400 Alexandra 350)
2) CLIFFS £75 (clue #16)
Ben 950 +650 (Alexandra 600 Tom 1500)
3) U.S. AUTHORS £250 (clue #7)
Alexandra 1250 -1250 (Ben 2150 Tom 2075)
4) POSH HOTELS £200 (clue #13, £3400 left on board)
Ben 2400 -400 (Alexandra 100 Tom 2175)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -15
Game Stats:
Ben £3,025 Coryat, 38 correct, 7 incorrect, 38.61% in first on buzzer (39/101), 2/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Tom £2,925 Coryat, 32 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.73% in first on buzzer (27/101), 6/6 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Alexandra £1,350 Coryat, 24 correct, 7 incorrect, 28.71% in first on buzzer (29/101), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: £7,300
Lach Trash: £1,075 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): £2,125
Lead Changes: 12
Times Tied: 2
Ben Jones, career statistics:
356 correct, 43 incorrect
15/20 on rebound attempts (on 41 rebound opportunities)
44.06% in first on buzzer (356/808)
12/15 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £8,050)
7/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £3,741
Alexandra Hardwick, career statistics:
25 correct, 7 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
28.71% in first on buzzer (29/101)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -£1,250)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £1,350
Tom Mead, career statistics:
33 correct, 2 incorrect
6/6 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
26.73% in first on buzzer (27/101)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £250)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £2,925
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Transphobes are not welcome on this website.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Ben £3,200 Tom £3,075 Alexandra £100)
Ben: Standard cover bet is £2,951. (Actual bet: £3,000)
Alexandra: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: £99)
Tom: Limit your bet to £2,874 to keep Alexandra locked out. (Actual bet: £3,000)
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Another super game.
However, I chose a bad moment to realise I didn’t know who wrote the Wizard of Oz!
I was surprised that all three of these players knew it, though I would have expected all three in the original/American Jeopardy! to do so. This is because the original ‘Wizard of Oz’ and movie is such an institution here (and takes place in Kansas), whereas the ‘Wicked’ versions are newer and just about Oz.
I agree. Having said that, I wasn’t surprised all three of the contestants yesterday got it because they all seemed to be really good. It was another really fun episode to watch. Don’t think all that many people here would be able to answer that FJ.