Pop Culture Jeopardy Recap – Wednesday, December 25, 2024 (Episode 11)

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Current Champion

Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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All Time Winnings

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:

1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):

1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

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Here’s the Pop Culture Jeopardy Final Jeopardy (in the category 2020s TV) for Wednesday, December 25, 2024 (Season 1, Game 11):

Rita Rudner & Elaine May were character inspirations according to one of the writers who created this show that debuted in 2021

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Triple D Dragons, Charlton, Justin, and Andre

For Queso The Cat, Alix, Josh, and Anna Marie

The Last Resort, Ailish, Steve, and Ashley

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Our second game of the day on Pop Culture Jeopardy features The Last Resort, For Queso The Cat, and Triple D Dragons. As someone who suffers from prosopagnosia (face blindness), I am struggling to recognize if any of these players have been on the main show—I’m sure someone will chime in to provide further information if I’m actually missing something here.

Correct response: What is Hacks?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2024 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

Hacks is a recent TV series, airing on HBO Max, that stars Jean Smart as Deborah Vance, a legendary Vegas comedian (based partly on legendary comedians Elaine May and Rita Rudner), and Hannah Einbinder as Ava Daniels, a down-on-her-luck up-and-coming comedy writer.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Here’s the recap for Season 1, Episode 11:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Celebs On Insta; Narrators; Athlete Cameos; So Help Me, Pod; TV By Episode Titles; The “C.W.”)

For Queso The Cat got a True Daily Double correct and used it to propel themselves into a big lead after 15 clues. Scores at the interviews were For Queso The Cat 6,000 The Last Resort 1,600 Triple D Dragons 800.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

For Queso The Cat 9 correct 0 incorrect
The Last Resort 3 correct 0 incorrect
Triple D Dragons 2 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Triple D Dragons are all from Dallas and are here to “dominate, destroy, and deliver a flawless victory”.
For Queso The Cat is named after a fostered “demon cat”.
The Last Resort had Steve and Ashley meet as a result of a sketch comedy scene.

The Triple Play in the round ended with a net negative as For Queso The Cat continued to lead. The Last Resort picked up 9 correct, though, to cut into the lead significantly.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

For Queso The Cat 13 correct 2 incorrect
The Last Resort 12 correct 1 incorrect
Triple D Dragons 5 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

For Queso The Cat 7,200
The Last Resort 6,200
Triple D Dragons 1,800

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Redheads; Name The L.A Musician; Modern Heroines; Come To Brazil; New Glasses; Better 1, Better 2?)

The Last Resort nearly had a disaster on DD2, but a quick correction gave them 5,000 as Colin hesitated on a ruling. DD3 saw For Queso The Cat pickup 4,000, and an incorrect response on the Triple Play on the following clue from Queso saw The Last Resort hold a 400-point lead going into FInal.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

The Last Resort 25 correct 3 incorrect
For Queso The Cat 24 correct 3 incorrect
Triple D Dragons 12 correct 6 incorrect

Scores going into Final:

The Last Resort 21,200
For Queso The Cat 20,800
Triple D Dragons 7,000

For Queso The Cat was the only team correct on this Final—and that puts them through to the quarter-finals.

Tonight’s results:

Triple D Dragons 7,000 – 6,999 = 1 (What is… Dead to Me)
For Queso The Cat 20,800 + 20,800 = 41,600 (What is Hacks?) (Quarter-Finalist)
The Last Resort 21,200 – 21,000 = 200 (What is Marvelous Mrs Maisel)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) NARRATORS 800 (clue #9)
For Queso The Cat 1200 +1200 (The Last Resort 1600 Triple D Dragons 600)
2) NAME THE L.A MUSICIAN 800 (clue #8)
The Last Resort 10600 +5000 (For Queso The Cat 10000 Triple D Dragons 2600)
3) MODERN HEROINES 1600 (clue #22, 9200 left on board)
For Queso The Cat 16400 +4000 (The Last Resort 18800 Triple D Dragons 8600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 172

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
The Last Resort 2 3 1 3
For Queso The Cat 1 2 4*
Triple D Dragons 4 5

DJ! Round:
The Last Resort 3 5 1 2* 5† 2 3 4 1
For Queso The Cat 4 2 3 5 4 5 4*
Triple D Dragons 4 3 1† 1 3 2

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

For Queso The Cat 3.40
The Last Resort 2.69
Triple D Dragons 2.88

Game Stats:

For Queso The Cat 18,000 Coryat, 23 correct, 2 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
The Last Resort 17,000 Coryat, 23 correct, 1 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 4/5 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Triple D Dragons 7,000 Coryat, 11 correct, 5 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: 42,000
Lach Trash: 800 (on 1 Triple Stumpers)
Lead Changes: 11
Times Tied: 2

Player Statistics:

The Last Resort, career statistics:

25 correct, 4 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 5,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 17,000

For Queso The Cat, career statistics:

25 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 5,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 18,000

Triple D Dragons, career statistics:

12 correct, 7 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 7,000

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: The Last Resort 21,200 For Queso The Cat 20,800 Triple D Dragons 7,000)

The Last Resort: Standard cover bet over Queso is 20,401. (Actual bet: 21,000)

For Queso The Cat: Bet no more than 6,799 to keep the Triple D Dragons locked out. (Actual bet: 20,800)

Triple D Dragons: Bet no more than 6,200 and hope for a Triple Stumper or some overbets. (Actual bet: 6,999)

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