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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Movie Titles) for Monday, June 9, 2025 (Season 41, Game 196):
This title of a Hollywood blockbuster is a national symbol of Gabon
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Jackie Rogoff, a writer & library student from Santa Cruz, California
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Ted Nyman, a startup founder from San Francisco, California
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Nikhil Joshi, a veterinarian originally from Montville, New Jersey (2-day total: $20,199)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
A new week of Jeopardy! play—the 40th of 46 of Season 41—begins this week. With sister program Wheel of Fortune entering reruns as usual after 39, this is your yearly reminder that no other syndicated game show puts out more episodes per season than Jeopardy! does at 230. (46 weeks of 5 episodes).
Veterinarian Nikhil Joshi returns today to the Alex Trebek Stage as a 2-day champion, doing battle with startup founder Ted Nyman and writer/library student Jackie Rogoff. I know of the two challengers, I think I’m more likely to cheer for the one with ties to libraries!
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Correct response: What is Black Panther?
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2018’s Black Panther was certainly a blockbuster, grossing more than $1.3 billion worldwide, and is still one of the top 20 highest-grossing films of all time. It also shares its name with the black panther, one of Gabon’s national symbols—with a pair of them as supporters of the shield on the Gabonese coat of arms.
I always enjoy Final Jeopardy clues when they can be worded incredibly succinctly like this. Short and sweet!
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, June 9, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The American Revolution; Logo-A-Go-Go; Quasi-Stupid Answers; “In-” & “-Out”; Bird Song; Let’s Talk About Pollution)
Jackie found the Daily Double, picked up $1,000 from it, and led after 15 clues. At the interviews, your scores were Jackie $4,000 Nikhil $2,600 Ted $1,000.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Jackie 5 correct 0 incorrect
Nikhil 5 correct 1 incorrect
Ted 3 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Jackie deals with rejection by posting them on her home office wall.
Ted often gives directions to tourists in San Francisco.
Nikhil would watch the show while at work in an emergency department.
Jackie picked up another five correct response to continue to lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Jackie 10 correct 0 incorrect
Nikhil 11 correct 1 incorrect
Ted 5 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jackie $7,000
Nikhil $4,800
Ted $2,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: World Geography; Scientific Rhyme Time; The Renaissance; That Food Is People!; Grammys For Best Spoken Word; Say Goodbye To A Good Book)
Jackie found both Daily Doubles, and although she missed one of them, she had a strong finish to the round, sealing a runaway by getting four of the last five clues correct.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Jackie 23 correct 1 incorrect
Ted 12 correct 3 incorrect
Nikhil 17 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 37 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Jackie $23,600
Ted $11,000
Nikhil $10,400
Jackie having a runaway was important, as Ted was the only player correct in Final. This makes Jackie your new champion! She’ll be back tomorrow to defend.
Tonight’s results:
Nikhil $10,400 – $601 = $9,799 (What is TCBW <3 KBHD)
Ted $11,000 + $10,500 = $21,500 (What is Black Panther)
Jackie $23,600 – $1,599 = $22,001 (What is ? Hi Mom!) (1-day total: $22,001)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $600 (clue #6)
Jackie 1000 +1000 (Nikhil 1800 Ted 200)
2) THE RENAISSANCE $1600 (clue #8)
Jackie 10200 -2000 (Nikhil 6800 Ted 5400)
3) SCIENTIFIC RHYME TIME $800 (clue #18, $10800 left on board)
Jackie 15400 +5000 (Nikhil 9600 Ted 4600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 113
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Nikhil 4 5 5
Ted 5
Jackie 4 3*
DJ! Round:
Nikhil 3 3 4 4 3†
Ted 4 5 2 5
Jackie 3 4* 4 3 5 2 5 2 2*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Jackie 3.36
Ted 4.20
Nikhil 3.88
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 37 (0.19 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Jackie $21,000 Coryat, 23 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Ted $11,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Nikhil $10,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 1 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,400
Lach Trash: $6,200 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,400
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Nikhil Joshi, career statistics:
51 correct, 7 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (51/171)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,667
Ted Nyman, career statistics:
13 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,000
Jackie Rogoff, career statistics:
23 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,000
Jackie Rogoff, to win:
2 games: 61.222%
3: 37.481%
4: 22.947%
5: 14.049%
6: 8.601%
Avg. streak: 2.579 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Wagering suggestions are not posted due to today’s game being a runaway.
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I thought the clue could refer to an animal.
After considering The Lion King and Black Panther I chose the latter
I’ve always been of the opinion that Gabon’s Coat of Arms would look really great on their flag. Maybe, someday, they will see fit to add it. Having been familiar with their Coat of Arms, I was able to come up with this without taking too much time.
Librarians usually seem to do pretty well on “Jeopardy!” so I joined Andy in rooting for Jackie. Plus, it’s always nice to have a woman win once in a while as they seem to win less frequently (not sure that’s the case but it seems that way anyway).
I didn’t know the answer to FJ. Definitely a blockbuster that I didn’t see.
Retro congrats to Jackie on the win and we’ll see if she can get win #2 tomorrow night.
Be safe all. Not a lot of fun here in the LA area lately and working in Downtown LA makes it less so.
Jeff!
You are in my thoughts at this difficult time in LA.
Thank you very much Rick! I appreciate that. Hopefully peaceful times come soon. Little area of Downtown LA under curfew now from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., which is a good idea.