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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category The 1960s) for Tuesday, June 17, 2025 (Season 41, Game 202):
Following the Baptist Church bombing in 1963, MLK telegrammed him that the blood of 4 girls “is on your hands”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Stefany Meyer, a data analyst from Burke, Virginia
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Dan Hopkins, a teacher from Hanover, New Hampshire
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Sarah Cox, a chief of staff from Austin, Texas (1-day total: $15,050)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
We have a new champion on Jeopardy! in Austin, Texas’s Sarah Cox, proving once again that Austin has some of the best trivia players in America with a runaway victory on yesterday’s show. Today, she faces off against New Hampshire teacher Dan Hopkins and Virginia data analyst Stefany Meyer (who I’m sure has been the target of way too many Twilight references over the past two decades.)
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Correct response: Who is George Wallace?
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In the aftermath of Alabama Governor George Wallace’s 1963 inaugural address, most infamously known for the line “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever”, racial violence against Black Americans, especially in Alabama, increased. This culminated in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, where three 14-year-old girls and one 11-year-old girl was killed by the bomb. In the aftermath, MLK immediately sent a telegram to Governor Wallace, stating “the blood of our little children is on your hands”.
To me, this is one of those Final Jeopardy clues that whatever the get rate is, I believe the get rate should be higher than it actually ends up playing.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, June 17, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Flash Mob Logbook; World History; 2-Word Responses; In The Junk Drawer; “Con”s; Stephen King)
Sarah picked up six consecutive correct responses in this segment, with the Daily Double mixed in there as well. At the break, your scores were Sarah $6,200 Stefany $1,800 Dan $1,400.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Sarah 7 correct 0 incorrect
Stefany 4 correct 1 incorrect
Dan 4 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Stefany wants to ride every roller coaster in existence.
Dan lived in Bhutan, where he had to camp in a cave for a night.
Sarah encountered what she thought was her doppelganger statue in the UK: “Bust of a Young Boy”.
Dan picked up 7 correct in this half of the round, but Sarah continued to lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Sarah 11 correct 1 incorrect
Dan 11 correct 2 incorrect
Stefany 4 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Sarah $7,600
Dan $3,400
Stefany $1,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Heroes Need Help; Science; That Is Sad; Old To The OED; Some Free Advice; You Can A Fjord It)
Dan found both Daily Doubles, but only picked up $5,000 combined on them. Stefany had the best end of the round, though, to ensure Dan didn’t have a runaway going into Clue 61, as everybody was still in score contention entering Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Dan 21 correct 2 incorrect
Stefany 11 correct 3 incorrect
Sarah 14 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 40 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Dan $16,000
Stefany $10,600
Sarah $8,000
This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; that makes Dan your new champion! He’ll be back tomorrow to defend.
Tonight’s results:
Sarah $8,000 – $7,000 = $1,000 (Who is J.E. Hoover?)
Stefany $10,600 – $2,000 = $8,600 (Who is JFK? Hi Zach!)
Dan $16,000 – $5,201 = $10,799 (Who John F Kennedy) (1-day total: $10,799)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) 2-WORD RESPONSES $1000 (clue #5)
Sarah 800 +1000 (Dan 800 Stefany 1400)
2) OLD TO THE OED $2000 (clue #13)
Dan 7400 +2000 (Sarah 7600 Stefany 5400)
3) YOU CAN A FJORD IT $1200 (clue #15, $14000 left on board)
Dan 9400 +3000 (Sarah 7600 Stefany 5400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 159
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Sarah 4 5*
Dan 3
Stefany 4 4
DJ! Round:
Sarah 2 4
Dan 4 3 5 3 5* 4 3*
Stefany 4 3 3 4 5 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Dan 3.75
Stefany 3.75
Sarah 3.75
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:
Dan $14,200 Coryat, 21 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Stefany $10,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 3 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Sarah $8,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $32,800
Lach Trash: $15,400 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,800
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Sarah Cox, career statistics:
35 correct, 8 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
32.46% in first on buzzer (37/114)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,600
Dan Hopkins, career statistics:
21 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,200
Stefany Meyer, career statistics:
11 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,600
Dan Hopkins, to win:
2 games: 54.603%
3: 29.815%
4: 16.280%
5: 8.889%
6: 4.854%
Avg. streak: 2.203 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- John Lithgow should have taken his own advice regarding saying “no” to playing Dumbledore.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Dan $16,000 Stefany $10,600 Sarah $8,000)
Sarah: You have to be correct to win. Bet at least $2,800—but you might as well go all in (or really close to it) in order to maximize winnings (and force Stefany to make a cover bet.) (Actual bet: $7,000)
Dan: Standard cover bet over Stefany is $5,201. (Actual bet: $5,201)
Stefany: Cover bet over Sarah is $5,401. Being that she has to be correct to win, she has occasion to go all in—therefore, you should cover her. Additionally, you also have to be correct to win, which is even further reason to make the cover bet here. (Actual bet: $2,000)
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I was way off. I guessed J Edgar Hoover.
Impeccable timing by Jeopardy! writers once again….
This headline, just this morning…
Trump removes Martin Luther King bust from White House in latest disrespectful move.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-removes-martin-luther-king-bust-from-white-house-in-latest-disrespectful-move/ar-AA1GS9oo?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=666e94b069d34424ad463e32ab79dac1&ei=15
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I went too specific on this one and said Bull Connor.
Actually, Bull Connor was not a bad guess. It was my first choice, but within 30 seconds I thought (I watched the episode on TV), maybe … it’s George Wallace.
I was thinking RFK not JFK because he was the AG
Got it right, and I think being alive at the time helped. I wonder how familiar, if at all, today’s players are with Wallace and his place in history. Their ages may have placed them at a disadvantage.
But I thought that was Richard Harris and Michael Gambon…
I believe Andy is making a reference to the Harry Potter TV show (in which John Lithgow was cast as Professor Dumbledore) that is now in production.
Living in Birmingham, Alabama in the 1960s helped me get today’s FJ right.
I got this one. Although I was totally opposed to Wallace and his VP candidate Curtis “Curtains” LeMay, I attended a 1968 Boston rally for his presidential run. It was a bit of history that I wanted to witness. He was a fiery speaker and expert at responding to hecklers.
Having lived through that era, this was pretty well fixed in my memory so it came to me right away. At first, I thought this would be a triple get but, then, it occurred to me that today’s contestants would be much too young to have lived through this part of history so that they would have no memory of those times. At that point, I decided it would be a triple stumper for today’s contestants (as it proved to be). This was one of those finals that getting it would depend on what generation you were from; easy for my generation, difficult for younger ones.
My first guess was Bull Connor, but within 30 seconds I thought (I watched the episode on TV), maybe … it’s George Wallace.
I really thought it would be the then governor of Alabama but as I could not recall who that was, I guessed Robert F. Kennedy. With RFK being U.S. Attorney General, I feel that was a better guess than JFK.
I guessed JFK, but that sure didn’t seem right. I briefly said Strom Thurmond. Stuck with JFK. Not knowing that the church was in Alabama didn’t help me. Had I known that bit of info, I might have gravitated to Wallace.