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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Historic Objects) for Friday, July 11, 2025 (Season 41, Game 220):
Described as both a “beautiful violet” & “French Blue” in the 1600s, this object went on tour in the 1900s before landing in the Smithsonian
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Edaureen Muhamad Nor, a book critic from Silver Spring, Maryland
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Andrew Wang, a medical student from Winnetka, Illinois
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Scott Riccardi, an engineer from Somerville, New Jersey (6-day total: $149,901)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Scott Riccardi survived a bit of a bump in the road in yesterday’s game, picking up just $4,999 after he got all four of the game’s major clues incorrect. Today, he goes for win #7 against Edaureen Muhamad Nor and Andrew Wang—much like Dan Puma earlier in the week, Andrew Wang is very well known to top quiz bowl players. We’ll see how much Scott’s game yesterday has affected him and if he’ll be able to rebound in order to sweep the week.
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Correct response: What is the Hope Diamond?
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A common clue subject on Jeopardy!, the Hope Diamond is currently the centerpiece of the Harry Winston Gallery at the Smithsonian, after Winston donated one of the world’s largest diamonds to the Smithsonian in 1958 at the conclusion of a multi-year tour. Found in India in the 1600s, it was purchased by the French and spent most of the 17th and 18th centuries as part of the French crown jewels. Although it went missing during the French Revolution, the 45.52-carat diamond resurfaced in England in the early 19th century before making its way to the United States in the early 20th century.
Interestingly, the last time a clue about the Hope Diamond played—in a game featuring Andrew He—it fell for a Triple Stumper. We’ll see how it plays today.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, July 11, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Book Excerpts; Where Not On Earth…?!; Off The Record; Sorority Now!; Tough To Spell; Finish The Drink)
Everyone got off to an excellent start; Andrew found the Daily Double and led as a result of it. After 15 clues, your scores were Andrew $6,500 Scott $4,200 Edaureen $2,200.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Andrew 7 correct 0 incorrect
Scott 5 correct 0 incorrect
Edaureen 3 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Edaureen has 3 sons: a 14-year-old, and two 11-year-old twins.
Andrew has listened to two albums in his life.
Scott once found himself trapped on a roof.
In a round that saw only the last clue fall for a Triple Stumper, Andrew picked up 4 more correct responses to continue to lead.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Andrew 11 correct 0 incorrect
Scott 9 correct 0 incorrect
Edaureen 9 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Andrew $8,100
Scott $5,400
Edaureen $4,800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: 19th Century Folks; Animal Planet; Mythellaneous Females; Oscar Winners On TV; 2-Word Palindromes; Marriage)
Edaureen and Andrew found the Daily Doubles, both leaving money on the table; this gave Scott enough of an opening. Down by over $10,000, Scott picked up correct responses on 14 of the last 22 clues to take a $1,900 lead going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Scott 23 correct 1 incorrect
Andrew 16 correct 1 incorrect
Edaureen 13 correct 0 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 40 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Scott $18,200
Andrew $16,300
Edaureen $12,000
An absolute shootout today concluded with a triple get in Final Jeopardy; Scott went for the cover bet and is now a 7-day champion! He’ll go for #8 on Monday.
Tonight’s results:
Edaureen $12,000 + $11,995 = $23,995 (What is the Hope Diamond? Hi, kids!)
Andrew $16,300 + $16,300 = $32,600 (What is the Hope Diamond?)
Scott $18,200 + $14,800 = $33,000 (What is the Hope Diamond?) (7-day total: $182,901)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) SORORITY NOW! $1000 (clue #9)
Andrew 2600 +1500 (Scott 1400 Edaureen 2200)
2) MYTHELLANEOUS FEMALES $1200 (clue #1)
Edaureen 4800 +3200 (Scott 5400 Andrew 8100)
3) 2-WORD PALINDROMES $2000 (clue #4, $30000 left on board)
Andrew 9300 +5000 (Scott 5400 Edaureen 8000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 178
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Scott 3 4 4
Andrew 5 5 5*
Edaureen 3 3 4
DJ! Round:
Scott
Andrew 4 5*
Edaureen 3* 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Scott 3.67
Andrew 4.80
Edaureen 3.20
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 40 (0.18 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Scott $18,200 Coryat, 23 correct, 1 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Andrew $12,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Edaureen $10,000 Coryat, 13 correct, 0 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $41,000
Lach Trash: $11,000 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $2,000
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
Scott Riccardi, career statistics:
173 correct, 16 incorrect
11/11 on rebound attempts (on 28 rebound opportunities)
40.10% in first on buzzer (160/399)
5/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,800)
6/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,657
Andrew Wang, career statistics:
17 correct, 1 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,500)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,800
Edaureen Muhamad Nor, career statistics:
14 correct, 0 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,000
Scott Riccardi, to win:
8 games: 56.681%
9: 32.127%
10: 18.210%
11: 10.322%
12: 5.850%
Avg. streak: 8.308 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Scott $18,200 Andrew $16,300 Edaureen $12,000)
Scott: Standard cover bet is $14,401. (Actual bet: $14,800)
Andrew: Cover bet over Edaureen is $7,701. (Actual bet: $16,300)
Edaureen: Your best chance here is to hope for a Triple Stumper. Bet between $0 and $3,400. (Actual bet: $11,995)
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Too funny! The only answer I could come up with was The Hope Diamond, and then I told myself I was wrong, but, because I had to have an answer, that’s what I went with. Sometimes you just get lucky.
Boom Kathleen! 🙂
Having seen the Hope Diamond at the Smithsonian in 1977, it was the only guess that I had.
The “beautiful violet” part of the clue put me off for a brief moment but I ended up getting it right. I’ve seen it at the Smithsonian, and “violet” is not a word I would use to describe its color. Simply blue, or French blue, or periwinkle (maybe), but not violet.
The flowers of violets (or at least a lot of them) are quite blue even though the word makes one think of amethysts.
As a DC guy, Hope Diamond was an easy get.
Also, 5/5 week baby! WHOO!
Nice week sir!
Blue was the cue. Instant idea, Hope diamond.
“French Blue” + 1600s and 1900s mentioned in the clue… yeah, there was really only one answer. Nice to end the week with a get, although I feel like my get rate for Fridays is disproportionately higher when compared to the rest of the week! :p
That because you’re ready for the weekend? By the way, I am going to the 10 a.m. taping on Friday, August 8. So if you’re there, we’ll have to meet up. 🙂
Maybe it was the description of it’s color, or, just something random. But as Ken finished reading the answer/clue, I said (what is) the Hope Diamond. Not at all confident in my response, was extremely happy to find out I finished the week with a win.
Happy Birthday Johnny Gilbert. I was happy to see everyone had recorded congratulations for you. Sad to see you weren’t in studio to recieve them, and, a cake,
Yes! Happy Birthday Johnny! How old is he now? 90 something ?
Wow, great game. Thanks to all three contestants for a super competitive game. Lot of fun to watch.
Living in the Maryland suburbs of D.C., I’ve seen the Hope Diamond when chaperoning class trips, on dates when I was younger, when serving as tour guide for out of town visitors, and family educational excursions. This one was a can’t miss final for me because of so much familiarity with the Hope Diamond. Not surprised at all at a Triple Get.
I only saw it once many years ago (sometime in the latter part of the 1970s) but I “got” it from the beginning of the clue and just became even more confident at the end of the clue.
Once again, I had no idea on tonight’s FJ. Oh well!
2 weeks to go in the season.
Tonight’s game was a great one, played by 3 awesome players. Quite the charge by Scott to retake the lead and thus, win the game!
Retro congrats on win #7. Looking forward to seeing if he can get win #8 on Monday, but here’s to a nice and relaxing weekend first! 🙂
Does anyone know the record for highest 3rd place score? Tonight has to be at or very close to the top.
In the first week of Season 39 Second Chance in December 2023, Jake Garrett finished his semifinal in third place despite having a score of $35,800 at the end of the game.
The regular play record is much older – in October 1992, Chuck Wills finished his second game in third place despite a score of $16,000 (which translates to $32,000 in today’s values). Without the doubling of dollar values, the record belongs to Margaret Miles, who finished with a third place score of $31,999 in Andrew Pau’s first game in April 2016.
Hey Jeff!
I was unable to watch last night’s match, but as usual read Andy’s recap very carefully.
The section on Scott’s overall statistics was very revealing. Quite impressive stats in most categories.
I am wondering where he ranks in correct/incorrect ratio?
Back during the rash of ultra champions [about four years ago?] I was keeping up with their error rates and they were sometimes averaging around 4%. Looking back after their streaks ended, Mattea Roach’s was about 8.5%, Matt Amodio’s about 8%, Amy Schneider about 5% and James Holtzhauer about 3%. During that period other champions rarely got down much close to 10%. [After that “boundary” continued for a while I quit keeping up with it.] Scott’s error rate is currently a Mattea-like 8.5%. Just during Ken’s 74-game winning streak, his was 8.9%. So I’d say Scott is doing quite well concerning percent correct, but not breaking any records.
Lisa!
Thanks so much for this analysis!!
Yes, thank you Lisa!
And Rick, after the game on July 11, Scott had 167 correct/15 wrong and that’s not counting FJ. His FJ responses, were 6 correct/1 wrong.
That translates to 91.76% correct and 8.24% wrong. Pretty stout!