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Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:
Timothy Simons, an actor & comedian, playing for Silver Lake Children’s Theatre Group
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Andy Richter, an actor & comedian, playing for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
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Mina Kimes, a writer, sports analyst & host, playing for SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition
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Pre-Game Stats:
Mina Kimes (28.9% to win):
69 correct, 9 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
39.29% in first on buzzer (66/168)
6/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,000)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,100
Andy Richter (46.6% to win):
103 correct, 7 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
51.65% in first on buzzer (94/182)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $23,767
Timothy Simons (24.5% to win):
27 correct, 7 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
34.52% in first on buzzer (29/84)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,100
Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
After a couple of weeks off for Good Friday and the Artemis II splashdown, Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars returns with a matchup between Mina Kimes, Andy Richter, and Timothy Simons. Certainly, Andy Richter comes in as the favorite; most fans see Andy as one of the top Celebrity players ever, especially after the famed comprehensive demolishing of Wolf Blitzer back in September 2009. That being said, no player is ever truly unbeatable in this game; Andy was upset in the series premiere of prime-time Celebrity play back three years ago by Simu Liu. Mina and Timothy are both more than capable of taking victory if things fall their way this evening.
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Final Jeopardy category: Historic Defendants
Final Jeopardy clue: In 2022 Elizabeth Johnson Jr. was formally exonerated of this by the state of Massachusetts, 329 years after her conviction
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Celebrity Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, April 17, 2026 Celebrity Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Non-Coastal America; Sports History; Hot Sauce, Horror Movie, Or Heavy Metal; 21st Century Bookshelf; It’s Wine O’Clock; Live, Laugh, Love)
At the interviews, our scores were Mina $1,500 Andy $1,500 Timothy $300.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Andy 5 correct 0 incorrect
Mina 6 correct 2 incorrect
Timothy 2 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Timothy claim to have gotten over the “Bohr’s pore” ruling in his original game. (He hasn’t.)
Andy has been on Jeopardy! 3 times before, but is not confident in himself.
Mina raised twice as much money for SELAH doing a painting auction as she did on Celebrity Jeopardy!
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Mina 11 correct 3 incorrect
Timothy 8 correct 2 incorrect
Andy 7 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Mina $2,400
Timothy $1,400
Andy $1,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Meet The Planets; T.V. Jamming; U.S. History; Mknow Your Mnemonics; Buy Local; The Dreaded Opera Category)
At our third commercial break, the scores were Mina $7,900 Timothy $2,000 Andy $800; Mina is en fuego!
Statistics at the third break (45 clues):
Mina 18 correct 3 incorrect
Timothy 9 correct 2 incorrect
Andy 10 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s second interviews:
Timothy is married to fellow Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Star Jackie Tohn… on Nobody Wants This.
Andy was on Dancing with the Stars and thinks it’s harder than Jeopardy!
Mina’s friends were disappointed with how she lost last time.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Mina 21 correct 5 incorrect
Timothy 13 correct 2 incorrect
Andy 16 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:
Mina $9,300
Timothy $3,600
Andy $2,800
Triple Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Mommy Daddy Read It Again!; Directors, Cut; Check Out My Dance Moves; Capital Letters; Entourage Members; From Beyond The Grave)
What is happening to Andy Richter? A lot of brackets are looking like they’re about to be busted after Andy missed DD4. Timothy then missed DD5 and DD6 to put Mina in a great position. Mina took full advantage, getting enough to cement a runaway entering Final.
Scores going into Final:
Mina $17,100
Timothy $8,000
Andy $5,600
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is witchcraft?
Mina and Andy were correct in Final; Mina is a semifinalist!
Tonight’s results:
Andy $5,600 + $5,599 = $11,199 (What is witchcraft?)
Timothy $8,000 – $8,000 = $0 (What is the tea party? Throwing all that tea in)
Mina $17,100 + $0 = $17,100 (What is witchcraft) (Semi-Finalist)
Daily Double locations:
1) 21st CENTURY BOOKSHELF $300 (clue #3)
Mina -100 +500 (Andy 400 Timothy -300)
2) MKNOW YOUR MNEMONICS $600 (clue #6)
Andy 2800 -2800 (Mina 4400 Timothy 1400)
3) THE DREADED OPERA CATEGORY $800 (clue #15)
Mina 6400 +1500 (Andy 800 Timothy 2000)
4) CAPITAL LETTERS $1200 (clue #2)
Andy 3700 -1700 (Mina 9300 Timothy 3600)
5) DIRECTORS, CUT $1200 (clue #6)
Timothy 5100 -1500 (Mina 9300 Andy 3500)
6) MOMMY DADDY READ IT AGAIN! $1500 (clue #10, $15900 left on board)
Timothy 6300 -1000 (Mina 9900 Andy 3500)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -68
Game Stats:
Mina $16,200 Coryat, 31 correct, 6 incorrect, 39.29% in first on buzzer (33/84), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Andy $10,100 Coryat, 22 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.19% in first on buzzer (22/84), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Timothy $10,500 Coryat, 22 correct, 5 incorrect, 26.19% in first on buzzer (22/84), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,800
Lach Trash: $6,300 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,500
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 5
Mina Kimes, career statistics:
101 correct, 15 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
39.29% in first on buzzer (99/252)
8/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,000)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,800
Andy Richter, career statistics:
126 correct, 10 incorrect
7/8 on rebound attempts (on 22 rebound opportunities)
43.61% in first on buzzer (116/266)
5/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $12,500)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,350
Timothy Simons, career statistics:
49 correct, 13 incorrect
2/4 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
30.36% in first on buzzer (51/168)
1/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,700)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,300
Andy’s Thoughts:
- A massive thank you to MasterDoge from our comments section for his assistance tracking tonight’s game.
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