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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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Both non-winners should be considered for the second chance tournament. Has a third-place finisher ever been invited to this?
Yes – Long Nguyen, Juveria Zaheer, Emily Kawaler, Christopher Pennant, Sadie Goldberger, rowan ward, and probably quite a few others that I’m currently forgetting!
Hey Master Doge!
Can you answer my question I posed above to Jeff?
Thanks, Rick
Hi, Rick!
It seems as though Lisa has already answered your question re; most of the big streakers, but I can very easily go through and get the rest of the 10+ game winners!
As promised, here are the numbers! This goes over every single player who’s won 10 games or more; Final records are included in all of these numbers, to match what Andy does on the site. (I will also give credit to him for the numbers for Ken as well as Austin Rogers onward.)
In order, the list goes…
James Holzhauer – 97.05% (1,186 correct, 36 incorrect)
Matt Jackson – 95.20% (397 correct, 20 incorrect)
Amy Schneider – 94.55% (1,337 correct, 77 incorrect)
Jason Zuffranieri – 93.05% (576 correct, 43 incorrect)
Cris Pannullo – 93% (664 correct, 50 incorrect)
While Cris’ accuracy rate technically does not equal 93% exactly, the actual % – 92.997% – is so close that I rounded it up so as to be consistent with how I treated the rest of the numbers (sans Adriana’s as her accuracy rate is already an exact fraction).
Dave Madden – 92.02% (484 correct, 42 incorrect)
Matt Amodio – 91.45% (1,305 correct, 122 incorrect)
Mattea Roach – 91.30% (661 correct, 63 incorrect)
Julia Collins – 91.18% (517 correct, 50 incorrect)
Ken Jennings – 91.10% (2,693 correct, 263 incorrect)
Seth Wilson – 90.29% (316 correct, 34 incorrect)
Adriana Harmeyer – 90% (360 correct, 40 incorrect)
Ray Lalonde – 89.17% (354 correct, 43 incorrect)
Jonathan Fisher – 88.95% (306 correct, 38 incorrect)
Austin Rogers – 88.59% (334 correct, 43 incorrect)
Arthur Chu – 86.78% (315 correct, 48 incorrect)
Ryan Long – 86.35% (405 correct, 64 incorrect)
Scott’s accuracy rate – 91.53% (173 correct, 16 incorrect) – would be between David Madden’s and Matt Amodio’s accuracy rates, so it’s about average-to-slightly-above-average for a 10+ game winner. However, Scott has also missed many more Daily Doubles than those champions tended to, which only brings his average down further – if his success rate on those looked similar to the 10+ game winners’ success on them, I’m assuming his accuracy rate would be around 93% to 94%, or pretty close to Amy Schneider.
MasterDoge!
Glad to hear from you and hope you are well.
Thanks so much for this detailed analysis!!!
Yes, thank you MasterDoge! 🙂 I’m glad that you asked this question Rick. I hope that you’re well.