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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Scientists’ Names) for Wednesday, August 6, 2025 (Season 41, Game 108):
The first man to observe bacteria & protozoa had a name containing the Dutch word for this much bigger creature
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Amy Hummel, an ER doctor from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Mark Fitzpatrick, a content manager from Riverside, Connecticut
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Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
The encore presentation of the 32nd Tournament of Champions continues with semifinal #2, between the seeded Isaac Hirsch and quarterfinal winners Mark Fitzpatrick and Amy Hummel. As I said back in February, “Amy seemed surprised to win her quarterfinal, while Mark had a comfortable win in his. Anything can happen on the Alex Trebek Stage, though!”
A couple of things I’ve found interesting recently, one on the show front, and one on the production front: firstly, looking back on Isaac’s Jeopardy! career, one thing that I have definitely found, especially through the semifinals of Masters this year, is that he just finds a way to pull out victories when he needs to. That, most importantly, is the mark of a champion.
Secondly, on the production front, I’d like to commend Michael Davies on some of his recent explanations that could be seen as a complete rebuttal of some of the absurd things that are discussed from time to time on Reddit—most recently, Davies having to explain that tournaments get rerun in the summer because they pull higher ratings (certainly implying that using the summer break to air very old reruns as fan service that would make about a hundred fans happy at most is as terrible of an idea as it sounds to anyone outside of r/Jeopardy.)
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Correct response: What is a lion?
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, famed Dutch microbiologist, used his own microscope designs to observe microbes. The second step to this is knowing that the Dutch word for “lion” is “Leeuw”. It’s a difficult step, but it’s fair for the Tournament of Champions in my opinion.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, August 6, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Italian Words & Phrases; Have I Got News For You; Elemental Names; Occupational Hazards; A Half Hour Of Television; English Class)
Isaac missed a True Daily Double, but—proving why it’s always a good idea to do it early in a game—regained the lead within four clues. At a 16th-clue break, the scores were Isaac $2,800 Amy $2,600 Mark -$200.
Statistics at the first break (16 clues):
Isaac 7 correct 1 incorrect
Amy 4 correct 1 incorrect
Mark 1 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Amy fears Daily Doubles. (Judging by her stats, this does not surprise me.)
Mark had a watch party in Mexico City.
Isaac has been recognized a couple of times.
Isaac picked up another 7 correct to continue to lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Isaac 14 correct 1 incorrect
Amy 7 correct 1 incorrect
Mark 4 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Isaac $5,000
Amy $4,000
Mark $1,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: U.N. Secretaries-General; Movies After You Press Play; Lit-Pourri; Around The World; Where The Buffalo Roam; Let’s Get Qui”zz”ical)
The two Daily Doubles proved crucial in this round. Mark doubled up on DD2 in the midst of a run of five consecutive correct. Isaac found DD3 shortly after retaking the lead, but losing $5,000 put him in trouble. He recovered to be within two-thirds going into Final, but Mark led.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Mark 16 correct 2 incorrect
Isaac 28 correct 3 incorrect
Amy 9 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 26 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Mark $18,400
Isaac $13,600
Amy $5,600
Isaac was the only player correct in Final Jeopardy, and that makes him a finalist after Mark went for the cover bet.
Tonight’s results:
Amy $5,600 – $5,599 = $1 (What is a goose?)
Isaac $13,600 + $4,000 = $17,600 (What is a lion?) (Semi-Finalist)
Mark $18,400 – $8,801 = $9,599 (What is leviathan?)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) ELEMENTAL NAMES $800 (clue #11)
Isaac 3200 -3200 (Mark 0 Amy 2000)
2) AROUND THE WORLD $1600 (clue #5)
Mark 4400 +4400 (Isaac 8600 Amy 4000)
3) MOVIES AFTER YOU PRESS PLAY $1200 (clue #17, $10000 left on board)
Isaac 15000 -5000 (Mark 14400 Amy 3600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -33
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Isaac 3 4 5 5 3 4*
Mark
Amy 3 4 3 4 5
DJ! Round:
Isaac 4 3 2 4 3 4 3*
Mark 5 5 4* 3† 5 4 3 3 5
Amy 5
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Isaac 3.62
Mark 4.11
Amy 4.00
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:
Isaac $21,800 Coryat, 28 correct, 3 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Mark $15,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Amy $5,600 Coryat, 9 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $43,000
Lach Trash: $4,000 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,000
Lead Changes: 10
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Isaac Hirsch, career statistics:
328 correct, 54 incorrect
19/24 on rebound attempts (on 49 rebound opportunities)
47.44% in first on buzzer (324/683)
14/22 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,600)
9/12 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,067
Mark Fitzpatrick, career statistics:
167 correct, 34 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 30 rebound opportunities)
37.14% in first on buzzer (169/455)
14/18 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $39,000)
2/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,275
Amy Hummel, career statistics:
143 correct, 30 incorrect
9/12 on rebound attempts (on 44 rebound opportunities)
32.15% in first on buzzer (145/451)
3/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$11,700)
4/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,675
Andy’s Thoughts:
- This game was taped before the allegations against Brian Jordan Alvarez were made public.
- To get ahead of the inevitable comments: The informal way to address a male judge or mayor is spelled “hizzoner”.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Mark $18,400 Isaac $13,600 Amy $5,600)
Isaac: Bet between $0 and $2,399 to keep Amy locked out. (Actual bet: $4,000)
Mark: Cover bet here is $8,801. If you think Isaac is going to play to win a Triple Stumper, though, you might want to consider a bet of between $2 and $799. ($2 because it defends against a bet of $4,801, and $799 because it defends against a bet of $4,000, with $4,801 and $4,000 being the two most likely suboptimal wagers from Isaac at this point.) (Actual bet: $8,801)
Amy: Bet at least $4,000, but you can go all in, as you pretty much have to be correct to win. (Actual bet: $5,599)
Updated ToC odds:
Adriana +220
Isaac +190
Drew Basile +850
Neilesh +510
Drew Goins +660
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