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Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:
Mina Kimes, a writer, sports analyst & host, playing for SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition
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Katie Nolan, a sports media personality & host, playing for the Trevor Project
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Lisa Ann Walter, an actor & comedian, playing for Fund for Women’s Equality
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Pre-Game Stats:
Lisa Ann Walter (31.5% to win):
88 correct, 16 incorrect
8/11 on rebound attempts (on 32 rebound opportunities)
26.54% in first on buzzer (82/309)
6/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,900)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,725
Katie Nolan (39.5% to win):
135 correct, 11 incorrect
14/15 on rebound attempts (on 27 rebound opportunities)
35.01% in first on buzzer (118/337)
8/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $28,000)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,000
Mina Kimes (29.0% to win):
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’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
Our first of four Celebrity games this week is an all-woman matchup between Lisa Ann Walter, Katie Nolan, and Mina Kimes.
Katie Nolan is the favorite to take this one tonight, but she does get the rematch from a couple of seasons back against Lisa Ann Walter, as well as a matchup against fellow sports commentator Mina Kimes. Mina, despite being predicted as the third-favorite by the Unified Prediction Model, did lead everybody in the quarterfinals as well with 63 buzzer attempts.
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Final Jeopardy category: A.I.
Final Jeopardy clue: The name of this virtual assistant was inspired by an ancient library once said to contain all the world’s knowledge
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Celebrity Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, May 12, 2026 Celebrity Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: What Should We Name The Dog?; Our Watery World; Doing It For The Plot; Bobbing For Bobs; Occupations; A 10 Is Speaking)
Lisa Ann found the Daily Double, doubling up and leading through 15. At the first break, your scores were Lisa Ann $2,700 Mina $2,500 Katie $900.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Lisa Ann 5 correct 0 incorrect
Mina 6 correct 0 incorrect
Katie 2 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Mina thinks it’s a sports movie because she has to face Katie.
Katie enjoys having 0 incorrect responses in the quarterfinal.
Lisa Ann wants her trophy to become her urn.
With the high value clues all taken, the scores didn’t move too much in this segment. That said, Mina did take a $600 lead after running OUR WATERY WORLD. Lisa Ann also went 3/5 in OCCUPATIONS.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Mina 13 correct 0 incorrect
Lisa Ann 8 correct 0 incorrect
Katie 7 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Mina $3,900
Lisa Ann $3,300
Katie $1,600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Immigration; Repetitive Pop Culture; How Are We Getting There?; Non-Hollywood Stars; I Am Angry; Casting JQA)
Mina found the Daily Doubles on back-to-back clues; unfortunately, she lost $1,500 twice in a row. After 45 clues, the scores were Lisa Ann $6,100 Katie $4,000 Mina $2,100.
Statistics at the third break (45 clues):
Lisa Ann 12 correct 1 incorrect
Katie 11 correct 0 incorrect
Mina 15 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s second interviews:
Mina has a Super Bowl 48 Seahawks tattoo.
Katie got to meet Matt Amodio at a Jeopardy! event in New York.
Lisa Ann wants to thank her best friend Elaine Hendrix, who she met when filming “Parent Trap”.
A number of incorrect responses in this segment kept the scores down as Lisa Ann still led through 60.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Lisa Ann 13 correct 4 incorrect
Katie 15 correct 2 incorrect
Mina 19 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:
Lisa Ann $5,700
Katie $4,600
Mina $3,900
Triple Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Openings; TV Characters; Garden Words & Phrases; Drinks Are On Me!; Saintly Places; Literary Breakup Texts)
Mina and Katie had the opportunities on the Daily Doubles, but an incorrect response each in the round on them gave Lisa Ann the lead entering Final.
Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:
Lisa Ann 19 correct 4 incorrect
Mina 27 correct 5 incorrect
Katie 23 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Lisa Ann $9,600
Mina $8,000
Katie $5,100
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is Alexa?
Katie was the only player correct in Final Jeopardy. However, Mina went for the small bet in Final Jeopardy—and that makes her a finalist after Katie didn’t bet enough.
Tonight’s results:
Katie $5,100 + $0 = $5,100 (What is Alexa?)
Mina $8,000 – $2,210 = $5,790 (What is Claude?) (Finalist)
Lisa Ann $9,600 – $7,000 = $2,600 (What is Babylon?)
Daily Double locations:
1) DOING IT FOR THE PLOT $300 (clue #9)
Lisa Ann 1100 +1100 (Katie 500 Mina 1300)
2) NON-HOLLYWOOD STARS $800 (clue #12)
Mina 5100 -1500 (Lisa Ann 5100 Katie 3600)
3) IMMIGRATION $600 (clue #13)
Mina 3600 -1500 (Lisa Ann 5100 Katie 3600)
4) SAINTLY PLACES $900 (clue #10)
Mina 5400 +2000 (Lisa Ann 8400 Katie 6700)
5) GARDEN WORDS & PHRASES $900 (clue #14)
Katie 9100 -4000 (Lisa Ann 8400 Mina 8600)
6) OPENINGS $900 (clue #16, $9300 left on board)
Mina 10100 -3000 (Lisa Ann 8400 Katie 5100)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -8
Game Stats:
Mina $12,900 Coryat, 27 correct, 5 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer (27/84), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Katie $9,100 Coryat, 23 correct, 4 incorrect, 28.57% in first on buzzer (24/84), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Lisa Ann $8,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 4 incorrect, 25.00% in first on buzzer (21/84), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $30,800
Lach Trash: $14,000 (on 17 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,200
Lead Changes: 15
Times Tied: 4
Lisa Ann Walter, career statistics:
107 correct, 21 incorrect
9/12 on rebound attempts (on 37 rebound opportunities)
26.21% in first on buzzer (103/393)
7/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,000)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,340
Katie Nolan, career statistics:
159 correct, 15 incorrect
16/17 on rebound attempts (on 33 rebound opportunities)
33.73% in first on buzzer (142/421)
8/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $24,000)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,220
Mina Kimes, career statistics:
128 correct, 21 incorrect
6/6 on rebound attempts (on 18 rebound opportunities)
37.50% in first on buzzer (126/336)
9/13 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
1/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,825
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I am happy no matter how a contestant chooses to learn about wagering strategy.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Lisa Ann $9,600 Mina $8,000 Katie $5,100)
Lisa Ann: Cover bet over Mina is $6,401. (Actual bet: $7,000)
Katie: Bet between $700 and $1,899; this will pass Mina if she chooses to make the small bet, while still staying ahead of Lisa Ann. (Actual bet: $0)
Mina: Standard cover bet over Katie is $2,201. (Actual bet: $2,210)
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Well, I assumed they would all get this one correct. I know there have been at least several AI personal assistants (but that not everyone thinks of them by that term), but I immediately thought The Library of Alexandria, immediately followed by the thought “my Kindle is about to start replying to the screen” and it did.