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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Historic Names) for Friday, June 13, 2025 (Season 41, Game 200):
Some 200 years after her birth, she was awarded the rank of General in Maryland’s National Guard on Veterans Day 2024
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Kelly Cui, a student from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Katie Kornacki, a professor of English from Hartford, Connecticut
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Matt Massie, an attorney originally from South Charleston, West Virginia (3-day total: $79,800)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
At this point in the season, it would be almost impossible to unseat current champion Matt Massie from a spot in Champions Wildcard at least, and assuming there are no changes to the postseason format, he has a very strong chance of qualifying for the Tournament of Champions. However, those chances are not yet 100% for either tournament, and he can get those chances closer to 100% by continuing his strong play. That being said, challengers Kelly Cui and Katie Kornacki obviously want to unseat Matt and spend the weekend as champion themselves. We shall see what happens!
For those who watch on NBC during the day, U.S. Open golf coverage this afternoon on NBC is causing pre-emptions; Matt Carberry’s Google sheet is available for consultation, or check local listings.
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Correct response: Who is Harriet Tubman?
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Maryland-born Harriet Tubman, as an honor to her military contributions to the United States, was posthumously commissioned as a one-star general on Veterans Day 2024 by the state of Maryland.
“Each daring mission behind enemy territory was worthy of a medal,” said Major General Janeen L. Birckhead, the adjutant general of Maryland, during the ceremony. “With courage and selflessness, Harriet Tubman nobly advanced the survival of the Union and the proposition that all people are created equal.”
What I find most interesting about this clue is that it’s something that’s happened to Harriet Tubman since the last time she was asked about in Final Jeopardy—on June 17, 2022. Let’s just hope everyone completes her name this time.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, June 13, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Places In World History; Book Tours; When I Grow Up I Want To Be…; Die Hard; Describing The Olympic Event; Fin”Al” Words)
All three players got off to a good start; Matt found the Daily Double immediately, though, and used it to propel himself to an early lead. At the break, your scores were Matt $4,800 Katie $2,600 Kelly $2,000.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Matt 9 correct 1 incorrect
Katie 3 correct 0 incorrect
Kelly 3 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Kelly learned dessert baking out of necessity; her parents rarely used an oven.
Katie is the mother of a 3-year-old daughter.
Matt would like to do the NASCAR Racing Experience with his winnings.
Some incorrect responses from Matt kept the game close; all three players were within $2,200 after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Matt 14 correct 3 incorrect
Kelly 6 correct 0 incorrect
Katie 8 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Matt $6,400
Kelly $4,600
Katie $4,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Jamaica; Movie Sequels; Complete The Quote; Bloom County; Opus; Bill The Cat)
In a round with some difficult bottom-row clues, Matt and Kelly got Daily Doubles incorrect. The game was artificially closer with a number of ties, but a judge’s reversal of one of Katie’s incorrect responses gave Katie a $1,200 lead going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Katie 15 correct 1 incorrect
Matt 23 correct 7 incorrect
Kelly 9 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 40 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Katie $10,600
Matt $9,400
Kelly $5,200
Matt and Katie were both correct in Final Jeopardy, which makes Katie your new Jeopardy! Champion! She’ll be back Monday to defend.
Tonight’s results:
Kelly $5,200 – $5,199 = $1 (Who is Clara Barton?)
Matt $9,400 + $9,400 = $18,800 (Who H. Tubman)
Katie $10,600 + $9,400 = $20,000 (Who is Harriet Tubman?) (1-day total: $20,000)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) PLACES IN WORLD HISTORY $1000 (clue #1)
Matt 0 +1000 (Katie 0 Kelly 0)
2) OPUS $1200 (clue #15)
Matt 6800 -1000 (Katie 7400 Kelly 4600)
3) BLOOM COUNTY $1200 (clue #17, $8400 left on board)
Kelly 6200 -1400 (Matt 5800 Katie 7400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 63
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Matt 5*
Katie
Kelly
DJ! Round:
Matt 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 5 4 3* 4
Katie 4 5 3 3 4
Kelly 3*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Katie 3.80
Matt 4.33
Kelly 3.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 40 (0.20 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Katie $10,600 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Matt $10,400 Coryat, 23 correct, 7 incorrect, 47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Kelly $6,600 Coryat, 9 correct, 2 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $27,600
Lach Trash: $17,200 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,200
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Matt Massie, career statistics:
97 correct, 20 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
44.44% in first on buzzer (100/225)
5/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,200)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,700
Katie Kornacki, career statistics:
16 correct, 1 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,600
Kelly Cui, career statistics:
9 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,600
Katie Kornacki, to win:
2 games: 42.661%
3: 18.200%
4: 7.764%
5: 3.312%
6: 1.413%
Avg. streak: 1.744 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- If I may make a suggestion to Matt, as he appears to be enough of a racing fan to want to drive a NASCAR stock car at 200mph: go all out, buy yourself a racing simulator, and join iRacing for its NASCAR content.
- Viewers are reminded that in order to go from an incorrect response to a correct one, a player is given twice the clue’s value in correction.
- Katie’s bet sizing today in Final Jeopardy unnecessarily gave Kelly further pathways to victory—it’s just one more reason why leaders should not bet a dollar more than they have to in Final Jeopardy.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Katie $10,600 Matt $9,400 Kelly $5,200)
Matt: Cover bet over Kelly is $1,001. (Actual bet: $9,400)
Katie: Standard cover bet is $8,201. (Actual bet: $9,400)
Kelly: You can’t both defend against a Triple Stumper and bet to pass Matt if Katie bets just to cover Matt and Matt bets just to cover you. So, this comes down to what you think Matt will do. If you think Matt will bet big, bet less than $2,800. If you think he’ll bet small, bet at least $3,200. (Actual bet: $5,199)
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Took an embarrassingly long time — like halfway through the think music — to pull this one. If you’re a fast reader, of course, you get more like 35-40 seconds to think of the answer, and that benefits me. (What took so long? I associate Tubman with New York, not Maryland, because of where she lived post-Civil War.)
Still, good way to start the weekend!
We never stopped claiming her as our own here in Maryland.
Given that tomorrow is Flag Day, I guessed Betsy Ross.
and for some reason I was thinking that 200 years ago was the 1700s :-O
What’s a century between friends? 🙂
I guessed Clara Barton, who was born in 1821 and died in Glen Echo, MD, in 1912. She was born in Massachusetts however. The state where someone was born seems to be more significant when awarding such honors.
Except for Lincoln. Kentucky seems to get the shaft when it comes to Lincoln. You never hear Kentucky called ‘The Land of Lincoln’.
Lincoln’s family moved to Indiana when he was 7, and to Illinois when he was about 21. One satirist (probably Richard Armour) said that Lincoln was born in 3 states, and in 2 log cabins, the original and the reconstructed.
True enough. KY ought to take Lincoln back from IL.
Well, I think Illinois is more important for “land of”, but Indiana has a “boyhood home of” dedicated to Lincoln and Kentucky has the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park with an impressive monument containing a replica of the birthplace cabin and the Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home at Knob Creek in Kentucky is also part of the National Park System as a unit of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site. Of course Daniel Boone is maybe more strongly associated with Kentucky, but I guess as the years pass fewer people are that aware of him, but Abe Lincoln will never be forgotten.
I also guessed Clara Barton.
As a native Marylander, this one was pretty easy as I remember when the event took place (the honor, not her birth as I’m not that old).
In an odd twist of fate, the contestant that didn’t quite get to finish Harriet Tubman’s name was also from Maryland. She got as far as “Tubma” but ran out of time. If I remember correctly, there was enough of a kerfuffle, that the show brought her back for a second opportunity. Does anyone else recall that happening?
Yes, I do, without Andy obliquely mentioning it. I feel like your comment sounds like she was brought back to a later regular show, but it was to the (first?) Second Chance Tournament, wasn’t it?
Yes, Lisa, you are correct. Sadie came back for the “Second Chance Tournament” in 2022. As it happens, she finished second in that tournament, I do believe.
I figured that it would be Harriet Tubman since I know she was from Maryland.
I got this FJ. It wasn’t quite a “Who else could it be?” but was a “Who’d deserve it more than her?”. But I also am certain that I have read that many of her associates called her “the general”, but I can’t say for sure it was truth rather than embellishment.
I enjoyed the clue about Field Marshall Bluecher of Prussia, but I can’t believe that neither Ken nor any of the contestants took this opportunity to whinny like a horse. So serious!
RIP Cloris Leachman.