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Today’s contestants:
Ben Jones, a hotel receptionist from Caerphilly
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Claire Murphy, a communications manager from Bromley
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Dan Afshar, an events manager from Kingston upon Thames (7-day total: £24,200)
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
Dan Afshar has won two more games than anyone else has in the two series of UK Jeopardy!; however, he is still £6,351 behind Michael Hutchinson’s 5-day total of £30,551 last series. Will today be the end of the line for Dan, though, as he faces off against Claire Murphy of Bromley and Ben Jones of Caerphilly?
One thing that I am starting to notice: as always seems to be the case when contestants start rattling off a large number of victories, a small portion of the viewing audience begins to cheer against the champion. And, as I have said numerous times over the years to American fans: not every single thought you have in your head needs to be posted on social media. You are allowed to keep some thoughts to yourself.
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Final Jeopardy category: European Connections
Final Jeopardy clue: This word connects a large lake in northern Italy, and an Irish word meaning “guardian”
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! UK today? Here’s the Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Jeopardy! UK by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round #1:
(Categories: Sandwich Board; Las Vegas Residencies; Political Memoirs; Year’s Highest TV Ratings; Animals In Another Language; 20 Years Since…; UK “Postcode” Clues)
It took Ben all of two clues to figure things out on the buzzer; he went 4/5 in the opening category. Ben and Dan were tied when Dan found the Daily Double, picking up £300 from it. Dan led after 35 on the strength of that.
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #1:
Dan 11 correct 1 incorrect
Ben 12 correct 0 incorrect
Claire 7 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #1:
Dan £1,000
Ben £775
Claire £325
Today’s interviews:
Ben reached the semifinals of University Challenge before losing to Michael Hutchinson.
Claire is a former TV journalist; she realized she was too old during a Roman Kemp interview.
Dan was born in Whitechapel.
Jeopardy! Round #2:
(Categories: Dancing Queen; Money Money Money; The Winner Takes It All; I Have A Dream; I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do; The Name Of The Game; Super Trouper)
Ben found the Daily Double about a third of the way through the round; he picked up £750 to take the lead. However, Dan battled back to re-take the lead by the second commercial break.
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #2:
Dan 29 correct 2 incorrect
Ben 19 correct 3 incorrect
Claire 13 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #2:
Dan £2,125
Ben £1,850
Claire £725
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Banksy; Tech Device Anagrams; Name The Film’s Two Male Leads; Kings Named Edward; Bodies Of Water; Irish Music Acts)
Dan found DD3 early in the round and extended his lead by betting £600. Ben battled back well, and with 16 clues (and a Daily Double) left, Dan had £3,475 to Ben’s £2,750 and Claire’s £1,175. Dan found DD4 immediately after the break, but bet just £425; there wasn’t enough left on the board afterwards to get him to a runaway position, though. Ben was within two-thirds of Dan’s score going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Dan 41 correct 6 incorrect
Ben 30 correct 6 incorrect
Claire 16 correct 3 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Dan £4,050
Ben £3,000
Claire £1,225
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is garda?
Claire and Ben were correct in Final; Dan was not—and that ends his run at 7 wins. That makes Ben our new winner! He’ll be back tomorrow to defend.
Tonight’s results:
Claire £1,225 + £1,225 = £2,450 (What is Garda?)
Ben £3,000 + £3,000 = £6,000 (What is ‘garda’?) (1-day total: £6,000)
Dan £4,050 – £2,000 = £2,050 (What is Como?)
Daily Double locations:
1) SANDWICH BOARD £100 (clue #22)
Dan 550 +300 (Claire 200 Ben 550)
2) I HAVE A DREAM £75 (clue #13)
Ben 1000 +750 (Dan 1450 Claire 675)
3) BODIES OF WATER £200 (clue #3)
Dan 2525 +600 (Claire 725 Ben 1850)
4) HUMAN PHYSIO”L”OGY £150 (clue #20, £1350 left on board)
Dan 3475 +425 (Claire 1175 Ben 2750)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 166
Game Stats:
Ben £2,325 Coryat, 30 correct, 6 incorrect, 30.69% in first on buzzer (31/101), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Claire £1,225 Coryat, 16 correct, 3 incorrect, 15.84% in first on buzzer (16/101), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
Dan £3,175 Coryat, 41 correct, 6 incorrect, 40.59% in first on buzzer (41/101), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: £6,725
Lach Trash: £2,475 (on 18 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): £1,300
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 5
Dan Afshar, career statistics:
363 correct, 72 incorrect
13/18 on rebound attempts (on 41 rebound opportunities)
48.64% in first on buzzer (393/808)
9/16 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £1,975)
4/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £3,234
Claire Murphy, career statistics:
17 correct, 3 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
15.84% in first on buzzer (16/101)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £1,225
Ben Jones, career statistics:
31 correct, 6 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
30.69% in first on buzzer (31/101)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £750)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £2,325
Andy’s Thoughts:
- It’s harder to suggest in the UK that Dan play for a runaway on DD4. If this was a US game, it would be automatic, but in my opinion, the UK writing staff doesn’t have as much experience writing for this format, and difficulty between categories hasn’t quite been calibrated as tightly as a US board would be.
- Lake Garda, near Verona, shares its name with the Irish “garda”, their national police force.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Dan £4,050 Ben £3,000 Claire £1,225)
Dan: Standard cover bet is £1,951. (Actual bet: £2,000)
Claire: You have to be correct to win. Go all in. (Actual bet: £1,225)
Ben: Bet no more than £549 to keep Claire locked out. (Actual bet: £3,000)
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A great episode – all three played really well and it felt like a really nice game today played in a particularly good spirit with everyone enjoying it.
Congratulations, Ben (great winning score!) and bad luck today, Dan – a great champion though. I’m sorry to hear about the outbreak of ‘tall poppy syndrome’ towards Dan on social media – he certainly does not deserve that.
I got the FJ today – via the police link as I did not know Garda meant ‘guardian’ in Gaelic.
I should have thought of Garda due to at least one UK police series I’ve seen on PBS, though the only lake I know of in Italy was Como — bet anyone can guess why. [Though I thought it was spelled Cuomo, so I wouldn’t have been correct even if I had been “right”.]