Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, January 30, 2025

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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Latin Phrases) for Thursday, January 30, 2025 (Season 41, Game 104):

After Camillagate, a fire at Windsor Castle & marriage problems in her family, Queen Elizabeth II dubbed 1992 this

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Will Stewart, a political organizer originally from Nashville, Tennessee

Ryan Manton, a systems administrator from Columbus, Ohio

Mehal Shah, a software engineer from Seattle, Washington

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Today’s Tournament of Champions quarterfinal features Mehal Shah, Ryan Manton, and Will Stewart. I have a feeling that this is going to be the most tightly-contested quarter-final of the six, as the prediction model thinks that Mehal, Ryan, and Will are all generally strong players.

Unfortunately, I do think that there’s a chance of daytime programming being generally messed up today in the aftermath of last night’s plane crash in Washington, D.C.—there’s nothing we can do if the networks choose to cut away for updates. I’ll do my best to get results up as soon as they air.

Correct response: What is annus horribilis?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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Meaning “horrible year,” Queen Elizabeth II delivered a speech at Guildhall on November 24, 1992, marking her 40^th anniversary on the throne. In that speech, she said, “1992 is not a year on which I shall look back with undiluted pleasure. In the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondents, it has turned out to be an annus horribilis.” The Royal Family had suffered many setbacks in 1992, the most prominent being the ones mentioned in today’s Final Jeopardy clue above.

I don’t know if I’m just more “up” on Commonwealth-related matters, being Canadian and all, but I found this to be a relatively straightforward clue for a Tournament of Champions.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, January 30, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: U.S. Cities; Homonymble On Your Feet; Fitness; In The Air; Pre-Boots; Let’s Put 2 Things Together)

Mehal got to the Daily Double early and picked up $1,000 from it. After 15 clues, the scores were Ryan $2,600 Mehal $2,200 Will $1,000.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Ryan 4 correct 0 incorrect
Mehal 4 correct 1 incorrect
Will 1 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Will got temporary tattoos of his face from his mother to celebrat.
Ryan was on Pop Culture Jeopardy with his wife.
Mehal saw a harlequin duck while preparing for the ToC

Mehal picked up 6 correct after the break to take the lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Mehal 10 correct 2 incorrect
Ryan 6 correct 0 incorrect
Will 5 correct 0 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Mehal $4,200
Ryan $4,000
Will $2,200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Counts & Countesses; Filmmakers; Asian History; Communication; Authors; Starts & Ends With The Same Vowel)

“We’ve seen the dichotomy of man here.” Will found the Daily Doubles on back-to-back clues, going all in on the first to take the lead, but he bet just $100 on the second. This kept things very close as Will barely led going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Will 13 correct 2 incorrect
Ryan 13 correct 0 incorrect
Mehal 16 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 26 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Will $14,900
Ryan $14,400
Mehal $7,400

Mehal’s response wasn’t accepted, as it was missing a syllable—that puts Ryan through to the semifinals as he made a small bet in Final.

Tonight’s results:

Mehal $7,400 – $7,001 = $399 (What is an Annus Horriblis? Thanks for the awesome crew for having me!)
Ryan $14,400 – $501 = $13,899 (What is annum no grata) (Semi-Finalist)
Will $14,900 – $14,000 = $900 (What is anno terribilis)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) IN THE AIR $600 (clue #9)
Mehal 0 +1000 (Ryan 2400 Will 1000)
2) COMMUNICATION $1600 (clue #14)
Will 7400 +7400 (Mehal 5400 Ryan 12800)
3) AUTHORS $1600 (clue #15, $10800 left on board)
Will 14800 +100 (Mehal 5400 Ryan 12800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 201

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Mehal 4 3 3*
Ryan 5 5 4 5 4
Will 5

DJ! Round:
Mehal 3 4
Ryan 5 5 5 5 5 4 3
Will 4 5 4 3 4* 4*

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Ryan 4.58
Will 4.14
Mehal 3.40

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 26 (0.25 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Ryan $14,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 0 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Will $10,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Mehal $7,000 Coryat, 16 correct, 5 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $32,000
Lach Trash: $15,200 (on 18 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,800
Lead Changes: 12
Times Tied: 4

Player Statistics:

Mehal Shah, career statistics:

170 correct, 24 incorrect
13/13 on rebound attempts (on 33 rebound opportunities)
35.68% in first on buzzer (162/454)
9/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $37,200)
1/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,925

Ryan Manton, career statistics:

125 correct, 11 incorrect
10/11 on rebound attempts (on 29 rebound opportunities)
32.46% in first on buzzer (111/342)
5/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
2/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,100

Will Stewart, career statistics:

99 correct, 10 incorrect
15/15 on rebound attempts (on 31 rebound opportunities)
28.87% in first on buzzer (82/284)
6/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $22,900)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,280

Andy’s Thoughts:

• The show’s website has this spelled out for all viewers.Written responses to the Final Jeopardy! clue do not have to be spelled correctly, but they must be phonetically correct and not add or subtract any extraneous sounds or syllables. Mehal’s response was ruled to have subtracted a syllable; thus, the judges made the correct ruling in this case. I realize this may be counter-intuitive to many viewers who have seen other incorrect spellings accepted, but the line is “if you add or subtract a syllable, you’ll be ruled incorrect”. I think the show is going to receive a lot of undue criticism tonight for what is ultimately a fair rule, and I think the show needs to ignore the negative feedback that comes its way tonight.

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

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Will $14,900 Ryan $14,400 Mehal $7,400)

Mehal: You can’t both win a Triple Stumper and defend against a small bet against Ryan. If you think that Ryan will make a small bet, bet at least $6,600. If you think he’ll make a big bet, then go small—no more than $6,400. (Actual bet: $7,001)

Ryan: Standard cover bet over Mehal is $401. (Actual bet: $501)

Will: Standard cover bet over Ryan is $13,901. (Actual bet: $14,000)

Updated ToC odds:

Adriana +700
Isaac +570
Drew B. +630
Will W. +970
Amy +1400
Neilesh +390
Ryan +830
Mark +2300
Allison G. +3600
Kevin +6300
Drew G. +2000
Amar +3600
Lucas +5100

Finals length odds:

3 games: +710
4 games: +310
5 games: +210
6 games: +290
7 games: +700

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