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Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:
Ray Romano, an actor & stand-up comedian, playing for Harvest Home
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Mira Sorvino, an actress & activist, playing for the UN Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons
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Mo Rocca, an author & news correspondent, playing for the Inner-City Scholarship Fund
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Pre-Game Stats:
Mo Rocca (45.7% to win):
118 correct, 14 incorrect
7/9 on rebound attempts (on 24 rebound opportunities)
36.30% in first on buzzer (110/303)
11/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $42,200)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,575
Mira Sorvino (30.0% to win):
65 correct, 12 incorrect
5/7 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
36.90% in first on buzzer (62/168)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,800)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,650
Ray Romano (24.3% to win):
21 correct, 5 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
26.19% in first on buzzer (22/84)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,500)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,800
Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
Our final quarterfinal in this season of Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars features Mo Rocca, Mira Sorvino, and Ray Romano, with our winner facing off against Ike Barinholtz and Patton Oswalt in one of our semifinals. While both Mira and Mo have won on the Alex Trebek Stage before, Mo Rocca is certainly the favorite to advance—in fact, Mo is 11-for-11 lifetime in getting Daily Doubles correct. If he does make it through, I can not wait to see the fireworks that will ensue in a game with Mo, Ike, and Patton.
The competition as a whole ends next week; semifinals will be airing Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with the final taking place next Friday.
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Final Jeopardy category: Famous Scientists
Final Jeopardy clue: His 1992 doctoral thesis has a 14-word title about “the minor axis of the galactic bulge”; it features his 3-name byline
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Celebrity Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, May 8, 2026 Celebrity Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Where To?; Business As Usual; Rough Movie Reviews; Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books; I’m Thinking Of A Number; Ways To Say Get Lost)
All three players had four correct responses early, but Ray led after 15 clues. “Take a picture!” he said, with scores at Ray $1,200 Mo $1,000 Mira $700.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Ray 4 correct 1 incorrect
Mo 4 correct 0 incorrect
Mira 4 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Ray thinks it’s even more scary this time.
Mira got reactions of “wow, you’re actually smart!” after her appearance.
Mo thinks there’s less pressure now because of “the sands of time”.
Ray found the Daily Double in the round, losing only $800 from it. Mo took a slim lead through 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Mo 8 correct 1 incorrect
Ray 7 correct 2 incorrect
Mira 6 correct 4 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Mo $1,600
Ray $1,200
Mira -$900
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Historic Transportation; Celeb Town; Let’s Speak European; A Greek Myth Match; Chimps; Not An Empty Gesture)
Mira got out of the red immediately, picking up DD2 on her first pick. This segment turned into a back-and-forth battle between Mo and Mira, with Mo re-taking the lead just before the commercial. At break #3, the scores were Mo $2,800 Mira $2,700 Ray $1,600. (After the break, Ray was given a judges’ reversal to give him the lead with $3,200.)
Statistics at the third break (45 clues):
Ray 11 correct 2 incorrect
Mo 13 correct 2 incorrect
Mira 12 correct 4 incorrect
Today’s second interviews:
Ray hears that everyone’s family is crazy.
Mira just finished a run playing Roxie in “Chicago”.
Mo was told he needs to work on his “Resting Jeopardy Face”.
Mo found the Daily Double, going conservative but picking up $1,000. Mo held the lead through 60 after going 3/5 in transportation and celeb towns, while Mira went 3/5 in Greek myth.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Mo 19 correct 2 incorrect
Mira 16 correct 4 incorrect
Ray 12 correct 4 incorrect
Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:
Mo $8,000
Mira $5,100
Ray $2,200
Triple Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Ken Jennings: Literary Private Dick; Songs Of Los Angeles; Let’s Have Some Breakfast; U.S. Place Names; “T” Mobile; My Cell Phone Plan)
The game is afoot! Mo and Mira traded big Daily Double wagers early and were very close midway through the round. Mo got $6,000 from DD6, and Mira had some RTQ errors late to give Mo a big lead entering Final. Mo went 4/5 in geography and 3/5 in “T”, while Mira went 3/5 in breakfast.
Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:
Mo 32 correct 2 incorrect
Mira 26 correct 6 incorrect
Ray 13 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Mo $27,900
Mira $16,600
Ray $3,400
Final Jeopardy correct response: Who is Neil deGrasse Tyson?
Mira Sorvina was the only player to come up with the full correct response—and that makes her a semifinalist! She’ll draw Ike Barinholtz and Patton Oswalt.
Tonight’s results:
Ray $3,400 – $3,358 = $42 (One hug that’s all)
Mira $16,600 + $16,600 = $33,200 (Who is Neil DeGrasse Tyson) (Semi-Finalist)
Mo $27,900 – $6,000 = $21,900 (Who is Neil)
Daily Double locations:
1) BUSINESS AS USUAL $400 (clue #21)
Ray 1800 -800 (Mo 500 Mira -700)
2) A GREEK MYTH MATCH $800 (clue #1)
Mira -900 +1000 (Mo 1600 Ray 1200)
3) HISTORIC TRANSPORTATION $800 (clue #24)
Mo 5200 +1000 (Mira 4100 Ray 2400)
4) U.S. PLACE NAMES $1200 (clue #9)
Mo 10400 +4000 (Mira 9000 Ray 2200)
5) SONGS OF LOS ANGELES $1200 (clue #15)
Mira 9300 +7000 (Mo 16800 Ray 1900)
6) “T” MOBILE $900 (clue #18, $11700 left on board)
Mo 17400 +6000 (Mira 16300 Ray 3400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 223
Game Stats:
Mira $10,600 Coryat, 26 correct, 6 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer (27/84), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Mo $19,800 Coryat, 32 correct, 2 incorrect, 35.71% in first on buzzer (30/84), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
Ray $4,200 Coryat, 13 correct, 5 incorrect, 20.24% in first on buzzer (17/84), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,600
Lach Trash: $12,500 (on 19 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,900
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 1
Mo Rocca, career statistics:
150 correct, 17 incorrect
8/10 on rebound attempts (on 34 rebound opportunities)
36.18% in first on buzzer (140/387)
14/14 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $53,200)
2/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,220
Mira Sorvino, career statistics:
92 correct, 18 incorrect
7/10 on rebound attempts (on 24 rebound opportunities)
35.32% in first on buzzer (89/252)
7/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $11,800)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,633
Ray Romano, career statistics:
34 correct, 11 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
23.21% in first on buzzer (39/168)
0/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$6,300)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,500
Andy’s Thoughts:
- This game was taped way before the film publicity started, explaining the Triple Stumper on the “Project Hail Mary” clue.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Mo $27,900 Mira $16,600 Ray $3,400)
Mo: Standard cover bet is $5,301. (Actual bet: $6,000)
Mira: Bet at least $6,000 to have any chance of winning. (Actual bet: $16,600)
Ray: You need a massive overbet from Mo to have a chance. Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $3,358)
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It’s been pointed out before that the “clue-writing” department and the “contestant-picking” department are completely separate, and don’t consult each other. So sometimes a contestant who’s a doctor will luck out and get a “medical” category, for instance. Mira Sorvino getting a clue that referenced “Mighty Aphrodite” is perhaps not too bad, but when that final came up, I thought “Wow, it’s a good thing Neil didn’t do well enough to come back as an All-Star, that would’ve been awkward…”
Neil had 29 correct, 0 unforced errors, and (with $16,600) the second highest non-winning Coryat across all of Season 3. (Only Sean Gunn, who lost his semifinal despite a Coryat of $17,400, beats out Neil in that regard.) As a matter of fact, his numbers were the best in his episode, in… pretty much every way.
Honestly, disregarding not selecting him for this game, I’m shocked he wasn’t brought back at all!