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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Communication) for September 13-14, 2025 (Season 41, Game 146):
Invented by a student in 1824, this system has a total of 64 combinations
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Allison Willard, a paralegal from Weddington, North Carolina
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Bryce Wargin, a post market surveillance coordinator from Kansas City, Missouri
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Josh Weikert, a politics professor from Collegeville, Pennsylvania (6-day total: $100,202)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
My resumption of weekend recaps continues today; the weekend look back at Season 41 begins with a game between a pair of ToCers in Josh Weikert and Bryce Wargin, and a third player in Allison Willard who I suspect looking back now might have a pretty strong case of a Second Chance invite, considering who her opposition was.
Meanwhile, I fully expect that the long, concerted effort by those who do not agree with my political beliefs to paint me as a figure worth mocking will continue this weekend, as it has for most of the decade of the 2020s. (Certainly, one of the easier ways to gain fake useless Internet points in some circles is to transplant my words elsewhere on the Internet in order to use me as a punching bag). I had considered posting a separate editorial, but I think my thoughts on this week—specifically, Thursday—can be summed up as follows: If the writing of Thursday’s show was intentional, that is the prerogative of the writers’ room and I respect that. However, if the actions were not intentional, then the show needs to expand their horizons within the writers’ room to ensure that all of its choices are intentional before broadcast. I also vehemently object to a belief that I must strenuously object to every perceived instance of wrongdoing each time it potentially occurs, and the expectation that anyone needs to act in such a fashion requires an undue amount of emotional labor that will ultimately drive voices out of this community. (Though, considering what I said at the beginning of this paragraph, this certainly might be one of the tools being used by my detractors in order to get me to leave.) That being said, I appreciate those of you who took my words as an opportunity to learn something about the world this week, instead of those of you who took other options. (And, for what it’s worth, the best way to get me to leave/stop writing on this website at this point would be to pay me to either retire or do something else.)
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Correct response: What is Braille?
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Louis Braille started out sighted, but an accident with one of his father’s awls at the age of 3 left him blind in both eyes. However, that didn’t stop Braille; he developed the system of tactile code now named for him while at the Royal Institute for Blind Youth; the system has since been adopted worldwide due to its ability to allow blind people to read quickly and efficiently. The 64 combinations referred to in the clue was the series of six raised dots (or, 2 to the power of 6.)
Back in March when this game originally aired, I found this to be a very straightforward Final Jeopardy clue; however, was I saw in one of those viral social media posts recently, you always remember lots of things about people/places/things you did elementary school projects on; I did one on Louis Braille (we always did one a year in French class, thank you Mlle. Gorloff.) It didn’t play quite as straightforwardly for our contestants, though.
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Game Recap:
Bryce and Josh exchanged the lead six times in this one; certainly, Bryce’s game was aided significantly by some of Allison’s clue selections. On two separate occasions, Allison picked a top-row clue (the second time in the same category as the Daily Double she’d just found!), ceding control to Bryce where he found a Daily Double immediately. Bryce doubled his score both times, which put him in striking distance going into Final despite trailing significantly in Coryat, correct responses, and being first in on the buzzer. Bryce then was the only player correct in Final Jeopardy to end Josh’s streak at six games. Certainly, if Allison does get a Second Chance invite, I hope she’ll use the opportunity to shore up her clue selection and wagering strategy; she probably could be a champion if not for that!
Next week’s game features Bryce going for his second victory.
Scores going into Final:
Josh $15,000
Bryce $12,400
Allison $11,800
Tonight’s results:
Allison $11,800 – $8,700 = $3,100 (What is ? I love)
Bryce $12,400 + $3,000 = $15,400 (What is Braille? I love you Jennifer!) (1-day total: $15,400)
Josh $15,000 – $9,801 = $5,199 (What is Semafore Morse Code)
Game Stats:
Bryce $8,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 4 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Josh $15,000 Coryat, 21 correct, 2 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Allison $11,000 Coryat, 19 correct, 5 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,400
Lach Trash: $6,400 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,200
Lead Changes: 6
Times Tied: 2
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