Celebrity Jeopardy! Game Recap – Wednesday, February 5, 2025

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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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August 12: S42 E98 (January 21, 2026)
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August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
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August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
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August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
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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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Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:

Corbin Bleu, an actor & singer from Brooklyn, New York, playing for the Entertainment Community Fund – The Looking Ahead Program

Natalie Morales, an actor, writer & director originally from Miami, Florida, playing for Happy Trails for Kids

Chris Distefano, a comedian from Queens, New York, playing for the 34.3 Foundation

Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:

This week’s Celebrity Jeopardy! matchup is between Corbin Bleu (Chad in High School Musical), Natalie Morales (Monica Beltran on Gray’s Anatomy and the upcoming film My Dead Friend Zoe) and stand-up comedian Chris Distefano. In case viewers need reminding, High School Musical and Gray’s Anatomy are two of the most iconic series of the 21^st century—saying you have not heard of these celebrities is not the flex you think it is.

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Final Jeopardy category: Million-Dollar Ideas

Final Jeopardy clue: Art Fry co-invented this product as a bookmark for his choir hymnal; only later did he realize it was “a whole new way to communicate”

Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Celebrity Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, February 5, 2025 Celebrity Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Thanksgiving; “General” Knowledge; Podcasts About TV Shows; Like Hot Cakes; The State Where It Happened; Seat Change)

All three players played well to open the game. After 15 clues, the scores were Chris $2,100 Corbin $1,300 Natalie $1,000. The Daily Double came out quite late, but Chris doubled up through it to take a big lead after 30 clues.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Chris 6 correct 0 incorrect
Corbin 5 correct 0 incorrect
Natalie 4 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Corbin loves board games, video games, and game shows.
Natalie practiced her handwriting for the show.
Chris has parents who are very excited for him to be on the show.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Chris 10 correct 0 incorrect
Natalie 8 correct 1 incorrect
Corbin 8 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Chris $5,600
Natalie $2,600
Corbin $1,200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Let’s Keep This Short; Cryptozoology; Death Looks Good On You; Life’s A Beach; The Bathroom; Who Posted It?)

Both Daily Doubles were found early, with Corbin getting DD2 incorrect and Natalie going all in on DD3. Unfortunately, she could not come up with the correct response and fell back to $0. After 45 clues, the scores were Chris $6,600 Corbin $2,000 Natalie $1,200. After the break, Natalie recovered well but Chris still led.

Statistics at the third break (45 clues):

Chris 12 correct 0 incorrect
Corbin 11 correct 2 incorrect
Natalie 15 correct 2 incorrect

Today’s second interviews:

Corbin prepared by playing the video game on the Switch and by shoring up on some weak categories.
Natalie watched a few game shows with her aunt.
Chris would watch the show at his father’s place on Staten Island.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Chris 17 correct 1 incorrect
Natalie 20 correct 3 incorrect
Corbin 12 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Chris $8,200
Natalie $3,600
Corbin $3,000

Triple Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Global Markers; Finish The Jingle; The Cow Goes Mu; Fashionable Logos; Bond Villains; Life Of “E”s)

DD4 went Chris’s way, while Natalie pulled closer by doubling up through DD5. Corbin found DD6 late, but bet just $2,000. Chris led going into Final.

Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:

Chris 23 correct 3 incorrect
Natalie 27 correct 4 incorrect
Corbin 24 correct 3 incorrect

Scores going into Final:

Chris $14,100
Natalie $12,000
Corbin $11,600

Final Jeopardy correct response: What is a Post-It Note?

Natalie Morales was the only player correct in Final, that makes her a semifinalist!

Tonight’s results:

Corbin $11,600 – $11,599 = $1 (What is This was)
Natalie $12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000 (What is a Post It) (Semi-Finalist)
Chris $14,100 – $5,190 = $8,910 (What is Bluetooth?)

Daily Double locations:

1) THANKSGIVING $300 (clue #27)
Chris 2700 +2700 (Natalie 2400 Corbin 1200)
2) DEATH LOOKS GOOD ON YOU $800 (clue #5)
Corbin 2200 -1000 (Chris 5600 Natalie 3400)
3) THE BATHROOM $400 (clue #11)
Natalie 4600 -4600 (Chris 6000 Corbin 2000)
4) GLOBAL MARKERS $1200 (clue #14)
Chris 11800 +2000 (Natalie 3900 Corbin 5400)
5) FASHIONABLE LOGOS $1500 (clue #17)
Natalie 4500 +4500 (Chris 13800 Corbin 5400)
6) BOND VILLAINS $1200 (clue #25, $5400 left on board)
Corbin 9300 +2000 (Chris 13800 Natalie 11100)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 93

Game Stats:

Natalie $13,600 Coryat, 27 correct, 4 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (28/84), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Chris $10,900 Coryat, 23 correct, 3 incorrect, 27.38% in first on buzzer (23/84), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Corbin $11,800 Coryat, 24 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.57% in first on buzzer (24/84), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,300
Lach Trash: $11,400 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,300
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 0

Chris Distefano, career statistics:

23 correct, 4 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
27.38% in first on buzzer (23/84)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,700)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,900

Natalie Morales, career statistics:

28 correct, 4 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (28/84)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$100)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,600

Corbin Bleu, career statistics:

24 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
28.57% in first on buzzer (24/84)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,800

Andy’s Thoughts:

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

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Chris $14,100 Natalie $12,000 Corbin $11,600)

Chris: Cover bet over Natalie is $9,901. (Actual bet: $5,190)

Natalie: You have two choices here: either really big (at least $11,201 to cover Corbin) or really small (no more than $399, forcing Corbin to be correct to pass you.) (Actual bet: $12,000)

Corbin: Bet no more than $7,399. (Actual bet: $11,599)

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