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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Mythology) for Friday, August 15, 2025 (Season 41, Game 115):
On an early book of Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator’s maps, an image of this Titan holding the world was used
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Drew Basile, a graduate student from Birmingham, Michigan
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Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California
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Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
The encore presentations of the 32nd Tournament of Champions conclude today with the Tournament of Champions exhibition game. Due to the fact that the Tournament of Champions final took 5 games, the show elected to air this game on the Friday back in February, even though it had aired on TuneIn Radio on January 24. This allowed the show to promote that the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament started the following Monday while also obfuscating the fact that the Tournament of Champions final took 5 games and not 6.
This game featured the three seeded quarterfinalists in the tournament—Adriana Harmeyer, Isaac Hirsch, and Drew Basile—who got seeded into the semifinals thanks to their regular play win streaks.
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Correct response: Who is Atlas?
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In Greek mythology, Atlas was the Titan condemned to hold up the sky for eternity. Due to Mercator publishing his book of maps in honor of Atlas in the 16th century, the term “atlas” has been used since in referring to books of maps.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, August 15, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Sounds Like An Actor’s Name; They Drive On The Left Side Of The Road; Newspaper Terms; “Ime” On It; The Vice Presidency: America Decides; Give Me Some Backup)
After Adriana missed the Daily Double, Isaac picked up 8 correct to lead after 15 clues. After 15 clues, the scores were Isaac $3,600 Adriana $2,400 Drew $1,600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Isaac 8 correct 1 incorrect
Adriana 4 correct 1 incorrect
Drew 2 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Drew got a lot of heat in his first appearance for thinking Michigan State was the Trojans.
Isaac regrets losing on a wagering error and had to relearn subtraction on paper.
Adriana bought a new pair of more comfortable shoes before returning.
Isaac picked up another 8 correct to continue to lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Isaac 16 correct 2 incorrect
Adriana 7 correct 1 incorrect
Drew 5 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Isaac $8,200
Adriana $3,200
Drew $3,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Conversational Esperanto; Bird “E”s; Authors & Their Characters; Sports Movies; Anagrammed Bible People; Let’s Talk About 6)
Drew successfully converted a pair of True Daily Double to hop from third to first going into Final. Isaac sat second and Adriana third.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Drew 13 correct 1 incorrect
Isaac 26 correct 4 incorrect
Adriana 15 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 26 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Drew $19,200
Isaac $15,000
Adriana $10,800
All three players got this Final correct; Drew went all in in Final and took victory.
Tonight’s results:
Adriana $10,800 + $10,000 = $20,800 (Who is Atlas?)
Isaac $15,000 + $6,600 = $21,600 (Who is Atlas?)
Drew $19,200 + $19,200 = $38,400 (Who is Atlas?) (Winner)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) SOUNDS LIKE AN ACTOR’S NAME $600 (clue #2)
Adriana 400 -1000 (Isaac 0 Drew 0)
2) AUTHORS & THEIR CHARACTERS $1600 (clue #1)
Drew 3000 +3000 (Adriana 3200 Isaac 8200)
3) BIRD “E”s $1200 (clue #13, $16000 left on board)
Drew 8400 +8400 (Adriana 7600 Isaac 8600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 100
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Adriana 2 3*
Isaac
Drew
DJ! Round:
Adriana 3 4 5 3 4 4 5
Isaac 3 4
Drew 4* 3 5† 3*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Drew 3.75
Isaac 3.50
Adriana 3.67
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 26 (0.23 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Drew $10,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Isaac $15,000 Coryat, 26 correct, 4 incorrect, 50.88% in first on buzzer (29/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Adriana $11,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,400
Lach Trash: $7,400 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,200
Lead Changes: 6
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
Adriana Harmeyer, career statistics:
376 correct, 43 incorrect
21/24 on rebound attempts (on 63 rebound opportunities)
37.23% in first on buzzer (360/967)
12/18 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $18,000)
14/17 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,094
Isaac Hirsch, career statistics:
299 correct, 51 incorrect
16/21 on rebound attempts (on 45 rebound opportunities)
47.60% in first on buzzer (298/626)
14/20 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,800)
8/11 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,909
Drew Basile, career statistics:
198 correct, 41 incorrect
10/15 on rebound attempts (on 45 rebound opportunities)
38.72% in first on buzzer (199/514)
11/16 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $37,400)
4/9 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,111
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Due to the fact that this game aired out of taping order—and aired on TuneIn Radio back in late January–the cumulative statistics above are reflective of players’ stats as of “Jeopardy! Production Time”.
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Andy – you often make the point that we need easy Final Jeopardy answers as well as Tournament’s finals being harder.
Do you think this was too easy? Or again, still needed to keeping the betting honest?
Considering that the stakes of this game were zero, I don’t mind the show putting out an easy Final here.