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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Countries of the World) for Tuesday, August 5, 2025 (Season 41, Game 107):
About 80 miles from Vladivostok, its 11-mile land border with Russia is the shortest of that country’s 14 neighbors
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Will Wallace, a game design director from Austin, Texas
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Ryan Manton, a systems administrator from Columbus, Ohio
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Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
The semifinals of the encore presentation of the 32nd Tournament of Champions open today with a matchup between Adriana Harmeyer, Ryan Manton, and Will Wallace. As I said back in February, “both Ryan and Will were strong on high-value clues in the quarterfinals. That being said, Adriana is always in contention if she’s in score contention going into Final Jeopardy—she was 14/17 lifetime on the 61st clue of a game up to this point.”
One thing that I do want to mention this morning: I really think that it cheapens the professionalism of the show that someone—presumably a lower-level staffperson somewhere within the workings of the show itself—is blabbing to tabloids giving “exclusives” about the show’s changes. Especially considering some of the things that I think the show will need to do going forward in terms of potentially making changes silently—and I’ll talk about this a little bit more in the coming weeks—I personally believe that having a tabloid mole inside the show actually threatens the show’s entire existence.
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Correct response: What is North Korea?
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Currently connected only by the Korea–Russia Friendship Bridge—a rail bridge—over the Tumen River, Russia’s shortest border is with North Korea at the mouth of the Tumen. In 2024, the two countries reached an agreement to build a road bridge.
Interestingly, this was an insta-get final for me because this specific border was once the subject of a question in one of my pub quizzes many years ago. I’m curious to see how our players on stage handle this Final Jeopardy clue.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, August 5, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Black Mystery Month; It’s Hyphenated; Celebrity Podcasts; Senators; Any Day Of The Week; Big “C”ities)
Ryan found the Daily Double and picked up another five correct to lead after 15. At the interviews, the scores were Ryan $4,000 Adriana $2,000 Will $-600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Ryan 6 correct 1 incorrect
Adriana 5 correct 1 incorrect
Will 2 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Will regrets mispronouncing “Weimaraner”, but donated to a pet rescue charity over it.
Ryan had a big watch party in Columbus.
Adriana was the grand marshal of a parade after her run.
Adriana had the best second half of the round and briefly re-took the lead, but Ryan led after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Ryan 9 correct 1 incorrect
Adriana 9 correct 1 incorrect
Will 5 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ryan $5,200
Adriana $4,400
Will $200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: My Condiments To The Chef!; Poets & Poetry; Scientists; Movie & Song Title; Once Upon A February; Here’s 2 “U”!)
Adriana went on a roll in this round, picking up 13 correct. She also got $4,000 from DD2 and nearly had a runaway. Meanwhile, Will struggled with DD3 and needed the last clue of the round to be able to stick around for Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Adriana 22 correct 1 incorrect
Ryan 15 correct 2 incorrect
Will 10 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 26 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Adriana $22,000
Ryan $12,000
Will $200
Ryan got Final Jeopardy correct, putting the pressure on Adriana. But Adriana was correct as well, and that makes her a finalist!
Tonight’s results:
Will $200 – $200 = $0 (What is Bhutan? I had fun!)
Ryan $12,000 + $10,001 = $22,001 (What is North Korea)
Adriana $22,000 + $3,000 = $25,000 (What is North Korea?) (Semi-Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) ANY DAY OF THE WEEK $1000 (clue #4)
Ryan 1000 +1000 (Adriana 1400 Will 0)
2) SCIENTISTS $1200 (clue #15)
Adriana 11200 +4000 (Ryan 12000 Will 1400)
3) MOVIE & SONG TITLE $1200 (clue #22, $5600 left on board)
Will 1000 -2000 (Adriana 18400 Ryan 11200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 36
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Adriana 3 4 5
Ryan 5*
Will
DJ! Round:
Adriana 3 4 4 5 3* 3 2 2 2 1 1
Ryan 4 5 5 4 5 5
Will 3 5 4 3 3*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Adriana 3.00
Ryan 4.71
Will 3.60
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 26 (0.24 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Adriana $19,200 Coryat, 22 correct, 1 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Ryan $12,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Will $2,200 Coryat, 10 correct, 5 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,400
Lach Trash: $13,800 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,800
Lead Changes: 12
Times Tied: 7
Player Statistics:
Adriana Harmeyer, career statistics:
399 correct, 44 incorrect
22/26 on rebound attempts (on 68 rebound opportunities)
37.11% in first on buzzer (380/1024)
13/19 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $22,000)
15/18 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,267
Ryan Manton, career statistics:
141 correct, 13 incorrect
11/12 on rebound attempts (on 32 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (126/399)
6/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
3/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,371
Will Wallace, career statistics:
116 correct, 25 incorrect
8/9 on rebound attempts (on 34 rebound opportunities)
29.07% in first on buzzer (116/399)
6/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,200)
3/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,543
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I’m generally okay with Adriana trying $400 clues in more academic categories over a more pop culture-oriented category in the search for DD3. I could definitely see her thinking that it would be less likely to be in the MOVIE & SONG TITLE category.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Adriana $22,000 Ryan $12,000 Will $200)
Adriana: Standard cover bet over Ryan is $2,001. (Actual bet: $3,000)
Ryan: You have to bet at least $8,000 to have a chance of winning. If this was regular play, I’d say to cap your bet at $11,599. (Actual bet: $10,001)
Will: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $200)
Updated ToC odds:
Adriana +180
Isaac +670
Drew B. +770
Amy +1700
Neilesh +480
Mark +960
Drew G. +600
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