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Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:
Margaret Cho, a comedian & actor, playing for Friendly House
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Patton Oswalt, an actor & comedian, playing for Alice’s Kids
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Robin Thede, an actor & comedian, playing for Black Girls Code
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Pre-Game Stats:
Robin Thede (23.1% to win):
91 correct, 12 incorrect
5/7 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
34.13% in first on buzzer (86/252)
6/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $14,000)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,300
Patton Oswalt (39.1% to win):
101 correct, 4 incorrect
7/9 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (84/252)
9/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $52,300)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,600
Margaret Cho (37.8% to win):
69 correct, 16 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
43.45% in first on buzzer (73/168)
4/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,100)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,400
Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
Today is Quarterfinal #5 of Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars, as Robin Thede, Patton Oswalt, and Margaret Cho do battle for their respective charities. I am expecting to see fireworks in this one, mostly between Patton and Margaret, neither of whom were afraid to make very bold and aggressive wagers on their last trip to the Alex Trebek Stage. I suspect that our result here may be dictated by whether or not Margaret gets a Daily Double incorrect, but we shall see—and, as it turns out, Ike Barinholtz will await this week’s winner in the semifinals.
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Final Jeopardy category: American Names
Final Jeopardy clue: in Ashland County, Ohio you can find the last living tree planted by this 19th century man
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Celebrity Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, May 1, 2026 Celebrity Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Gallivanting Around Europe; More Than A Fever Dream: The WNBA; On Camera; Fun With Internet Abbreviations; Graphic Novels & Comics; A Little Alliteration)
Patton picked up the first eight clues and had a big lead after 15 clues; scores at the first break were Patton $3,100 Robin $500 Margaret $500.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Patton 11 correct 0 incorrect
Margaret 2 correct 0 incorrect
Robin 2 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Margaret thinks “pride goeth before the fall” with her big wagers.
Patton gets reminded about losing to Ike Barinholtz by $1.
Robin thought it was a season of ups and downs last season.
Robin missed the Daily Double and sat third; in a round with only one Triple Stumper, though, Patton still held a big lead by the end.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Patton 14 correct 1 incorrect
Margaret 7 correct 1 incorrect
Robin 7 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Patton $3,900
Margaret $1,900
Robin $1,100
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: An “A” In History; The Gifting Suite; Art Of The Italian Renaissance; 14-Letter Words; A Moment Of Science; Early 2000s Coded)
Patton had the best round to start with; at the midpoint, the scores were Patton $8,100 Margaret $3,300 Robin $3,100.
Statistics at the third break (45 clues):
Patton 22 correct 1 incorrect
Margaret 9 correct 1 incorrect
Robin 11 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s second interviews:
Margaret is still doing “Best In Cho”.
Patton can’t stop about Ike Barinholtz.
Robin got lots of new social media followers after her appearance.
Margaret missed the Daily Double while Patton was correct, giving Patton a massive lead through 60 clues. Three Daily Doubles are still out, though!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Patton 27 correct 2 incorrect
Robin 15 correct 2 incorrect
Margaret 11 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:
Patton $14,400
Robin $4,500
Margaret $1,000
Triple Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Words About Nerds; Geograph”-E”; A Passion For Fashion; A Colorful Category; Rap-Tors: Rappers/Actors; Found In Celebrity)
Each player found a Daily Double, with all three getting their scores over five figures. Robin finding DD6 means that Patton didn’t have a runaway entering Final.
Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:
Patton 37 correct 2 incorrect
Robin 25 correct 2 incorrect
Margaret 18 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Patton $32,800
Robin $17,700
Margaret $11,000
Final Jeopardy correct response: Who is Johnny Appleseed?
All three players got Final Jeopardy as Patton Oswalt is now a semifinalist!
Tonight’s results:
Margaret $11,000 + $11,000 = $22,000 (Who is Johnny Appleseed?)
Robin $17,700 + $17,700 = $35,400 (Who is Johnny Appleseed?)
Patton $32,800 + $15,000 = $47,800 (Who is Johnny Appleseed) (Semi-Finalist)
Daily Double locations:
1) ON CAMERA $400 (clue #20)
Robin 900 -900 (Patton 2900 Margaret 1100)
2) A MOMENT OF SCIENCE $400 (clue #22)
Margaret 2500 -2500 (Robin 2900 Patton 8900)
3) 14-LETTER WORDS $600 (clue #28)
Patton 9900 +4500 (Robin 3700 Margaret 0)
4) GEOGRAPH”-E” $1200 (clue #14)
Margaret 4600 +4600 (Robin 7200 Patton 17700)
5) WORDS ABOUT NERDS $900 (clue #18)
Patton 19800 +10000 (Robin 7200 Margaret 9500)
6) A COLORFUL CATEGORY $1500 (clue #25, $4500 left on board)
Robin 10200 +6000 (Patton 31000 Margaret 11000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 55
Game Stats:
Patton $19,800 Coryat, 37 correct, 2 incorrect, 44.05% in first on buzzer (37/84), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Robin $14,100 Coryat, 25 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.57% in first on buzzer (24/84), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Margaret $10,100 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.43% in first on buzzer (18/84), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $44,000
Lach Trash: $6,300 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,700
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 0
Robin Thede, career statistics:
117 correct, 14 incorrect
6/8 on rebound attempts (on 21 rebound opportunities)
32.74% in first on buzzer (110/336)
7/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $19,100)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,000
Patton Oswalt, career statistics:
139 correct, 6 incorrect
7/9 on rebound attempts (on 20 rebound opportunities)
36.01% in first on buzzer (121/336)
11/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $66,800)
4/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,400
Margaret Cho, career statistics:
88 correct, 19 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
36.11% in first on buzzer (91/252)
5/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $19,200)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,967
Andy’s Thoughts:
- What a great game this was.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Patton $32,800 Robin $17,700 Margaret $11,000)
Robin: Go all in; you have to be correct to win. (Actual bet: $17,700)
Patton: Standard cover bet is $2,601. (Actual bet: $15,000)
Margaret: You might as well go all in here as well. (Actual bet: $11,000)
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I am a big fan of all three of these folks, so I wasn’t rooting for anyone in particular. But as a fellow “Comic Book Guy”, I had to smile when Patton ran that category.
I said John Chapman, thinking that Johnny Appleseed was PROBABLY going to be acceptable, but his real name was SURELY acceptable.