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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Buried at Westminster Abbey) for Tuesday, July 1, 2025 (Season 41, Game 212):
In 1991 he became the first actor in over 85 years to be interred in Poets’ Corner & rests near Shakespeare’s memorial
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Jason Singer, a real estate agent from Portland, Maine
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Heather Kompanek, a product support manager from New York, New York
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Dave McBride, a compliance consultant from Fuquay Varina, North Carolina (1-day total: $22,401)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Happy Canada Day! As the country of Canada turns 158, our “Carousel of Champions” has now reached 12 games on Jeopardy!; this is 12 consecutive episodes with a new champion. If you’ve been paying attention to Ken’s openings and closings on the show, you’ll know that we are now one away from the record of 13—set back in 2002. Dave McBride is your new champion after his win yesterday, while Heather Kompanek and Jason Singer are hoping to tie a record today.
Speaking of records, I can say that regardless of what happens, this one won’t be set today. I don’t know exactly who decided to make this specific claim, but it was certainly first mistakenly published by Kay Neufeld of the Portland Press-Herald, who proceeded make the situation ten times worse by ignoring and failing to correct the mistake when notified of it on Saturday morning; it has since managed to be repeated incorrectly in numerous other news outlets. Regardless of the outcome of today’s game, Jason will not be the second half of the first married couple to win on Jeopardy!—because this has already happened. In fact, it’s happened at least three times, with the most notable instance being Justin and Kristin Sausville—both of whom won enough to qualify for the Tournament of Champions (Justin in the 2011 Tournament, Kristin in the 2015 edition.) I should also note that this is only counting instances where the marriage happened before either spouse won on the show.
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Correct response: Who is Laurence Olivier?
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When Laurence Olivier passed away in 1989, it was announced rather quickly thereafter that the famous British stage actor would be interred at Poets Corner in Westminster Abbey; he was the first actor to receive the honor since Henry Irving. Throughout his career, Olivier became very well known for his portrayal of Shakespearean roles; in fact, Olivier won an Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of the title Dane in the 1948 film Hamlet.
I thought today’s Final Jeopardy clue was a relatively straightforward solve for me; we’ll see how the contestants play it.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, July 1, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: I Love Lamp; Homophones; Places Named For Places; Sounds Like Royalty; Please Welcome To The Stage…; Sting!)
Jason unfortunately had a couple of instances where he wasn’t quite able to get a correct response in time, one on the Daily Double. That meant Heather led after 15 clues; scores were Heather $2,400 Jason $1,000 Dave $600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Heather 3 correct 0 incorrect
Jason 7 correct 3 incorrect
Dave 2 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Jason is the husband of a Jeopardy! champion.
Heather does The Great Saunter in Manhattan.
Dave is of Irish-Scottish ancestry.
Dave and Jason had good segments, but they weren’t able to overtake Heather’s lead.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Heather 6 correct 0 incorrect
Dave 9 correct 1 incorrect
Jason 12 correct 4 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Heather $3,600
Dave $3,200
Jason $2,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Roman Britain; Stanford Alumni In Your Life; Tough TV; Literary Characters; Art House; “Sh”!)
Jason found both Daily Doubles, going all in on the first and getting $3,000 on the second—enough for him to lead going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Jason 25 correct 5 incorrect
Heather 13 correct 0 incorrect
Dave 14 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 40 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Jason $17,800
Heather $11,200
Dave $6,000
Heather and Jason were both correct in final. That makes Jason your new champion—and once again, no, this is absolutely not the first instance of both halves of a married couple winning on the show. He’ll attempt to end the one-day champion streak at 13 tomorrow, though.
Tonight’s results:
Dave $6,000 – $1,300 = $4,700 (Who is Yorrick)
Heather $11,200 + $4,000 = $15,200 (Who is Laurence Olivier)
Jason $17,800 + $4,601 = $22,401 (Who is Olivier? #BringBackSusan) (1-day total: $22,401)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) HOMOPHONES $800 (clue #13)
Jason 3400 -3400 (Dave 600 Heather 1600)
2) ART HOUSE $2000 (clue #1)
Jason 2400 +2400 (Dave 3200 Heather 3600)
3) TOUGH TV $1600 (clue #20, $8400 left on board)
Jason 11200 +3000 (Dave 4400 Heather 10000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 27
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Dave 3 5 3
Heather 4 4
Jason 5 4 5 3 5 4 5 4*
DJ! Round:
Dave 2 3
Heather 3 2 2 5 3† 1
Jason 5* 5 4 4 3 5 4† 3 4 3 4 4*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Jason 4.15
Heather 3.00
Dave 3.20
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 40 (0.19 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Jason $19,400 Coryat, 25 correct, 5 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Heather $11,200 Coryat, 13 correct, 0 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Dave $6,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,600
Lach Trash: $10,600 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,800
Lead Changes: 6
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Dave McBride, career statistics:
35 correct, 7 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (38/114)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,900
Heather Kompanek, career statistics:
14 correct, 0 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,200
Jason Singer, career statistics:
26 correct, 5 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,400
Jason Singer, to win:
2 games: 56.393%
3: 31.802%
4: 17.934%
5: 10.113%
6: 5.703%
Avg. streak: 2.293 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Thank you to the Sandusky Register for its prompt update to its own story on Jason when informed of other instances of married couples winning on the show.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Jason $17,800 Heather $11,200 Dave $6,000)
Dave: You need Jason to overbet to have a chance. Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $1,300)
Heather: To have any chance of winning, you need to bet at least $2,000. I’d probably keep my bet under $5,200, though, for a good chance at keeping at least second place. (Actual bet: $4,000)
Jason: Standard cover bet is $4,601. (Actual bet: $4,601)
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Broke a long drought by getting this one correct. I didn’t have to think too hard as it popped into my head rather quickly.
This one also broke a drought for me (three days, in my case). For me, it was a matter of “a famous British actor who died in the late 80s/early 90s, and who was associated with Shakespeare”, and that was almost certainly Lord Olivier. I suppose it could have been Richard Burton or Sir Alec Guinness as well, but I’m pretty sure that I’d heard of Lord Olivier being interred at the Abbey over the last several years, so his name just leapt to the fore.
I guessed Sir Richard Burton. Get any good new players for your Blue Jackets today?
I’ve been on a drought myself. With knowing what the case from yesterday’s Final Jeopardy was about, and, seeing that being buried near Shakespeare was a key part of today’s answer/clue, I can kinda sorta say I’ve gotten both of this weeks Final Jeopardys right.
I figured that the most well known election law case to reach the US Supereme Court had to be the one that made the term “shard” (in)famous. Just didn’t how it was refered to legally. Today’s Final, from what I indentified as a key part of the answer clue, knew it had to be a famous (British) Shakespearean actor. My first thought was “Lord Larry,” and was right.
Are you sure you were not thinking of “hanging chads”? If you were correctly referring to shards, you know something that AI doesn’t 😉.
So many different kinds of chads in Florida in the 2000 election. Pregnant chads were always my favorite. LOL 😉
Probably. Whatever the term was that became (in)famous in the battle over the results in the 2000 US Presidential election. I could go on about how one party accepted defeat more graciously after this decision than another did after court losses after another election. But I won’t.
Well, can’t say we weren’t due an easy one.
Out of curiosity, who is Jason married to? I’ve been racking my brain to think of former Singers on the show, and the only one coming to mind is Julie Singer (who was beaten by a challenger named Arthur Chu). But that was quite some time ago, so that can’t be right.
According to the news outlets saying this, Jason’s wife is Susan McMillan (1x champion during the Dr. Oz stint).
Easy to you maybe! 😉
SPEAKING OF HENRY IRVING, check this out:
Scholars have long agreed that keys to the Dracula tale’s origin and meaning lie in the manager’s relationship with Irving in the 1880s. … There is virtual unanimity on the point that the figure of Dracula—which Stoker began to write notes for in 1890—was inspired by Henry Irving himself. … Stoker’s numerous descriptions of Irving correspond so closely to his rendering of the fictional count that contemporaries commented on the resemblance. … But Bram Stoker also internalized the fear and animosity his employer inspired in him, making them the foundations of his gothic fiction.
— Louis Warren, 2002, in the American Historical Review
Finally, a straight-forward clue.
Not for me! LOL
I feel pretty dumb now since I didn’t grasp the importance of the actor/Shakespeare connection. I was trying to think of a poet/actor or actor/poet, but didn’t think that hard due to assuming that I would not be familiar with British actor/poets who died 35 years ago!
Same here on all counts!
Per Andy’s comments, we know that there have been, at least, three married couples where each half won on “Jeopardy!” for couples where the marriage occurred before either spouse won on “Jeopardy!” We also know that Roger Craig and Julia Collins both won on “Jeopardy” before their marriage to each other. Besides Roger and Julia are there any other couples who were married after each won on “Jeopardy”? Can we credit “Jeopardy!” with bringing any other couples together?
p.s. I thought today’s final was fairly straightforward, too. Came to me immediately upon reading the clue.
Nicely done!
Yes, this has been a hot topic of discussion in the Facebook group for former contestants. We know of at least five couples (not counting Roger and Julia) who met because of the show.
July 15, 2022 was a Friday.
I guessed Sir Richard Burton. Oh well. So I guess what we’re looking for here in relation to the record is how many new champions in a row. 13 is where we’re at now. If Jason wins tomorrow, it means we would have 12 straight 1 day champions. These numbers things mess with your brain sometimes. 😉
Okay, here’s a weird one that I just noticed while doing Jeopardy stats on my piece of paper. Yesterday and today’s champion both won $22,401.
Of course it just boils down to the person in second place after Double Jeopardy having $11,200 and the person in the lead having enough to bring their final score to “double that + $1” (two days in a row) which doesn’t sound quite as special.
True that! Still doesn’t happen that often. 🙂