Celebrity Jeopardy! Game Recap – Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Current Champion

Nikolas Polsinelli, career statistics:
44 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,500

To win:
3 games: 64.111%
4: 41.102%
5: 26.351%
6: 16.894%
7: 10.831%
Avg. streak: 3.786 games.
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Upcoming Encore Presentations

September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 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 $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603

Are you looking for today’s syndicated Jeopardy recap? Find that here! This site also has recaps for today’s three Pop Culture Jeopardy episodes. If you’re looking for those recaps instead: Episode 19 (The Three Seasons, A Tribe Called Quiz, Ladies of the 80s); Episode 20 (Trivia Tuesdays, The Challengers, The Quiztina Aguileras); Episode 21 (Buggsy Mogues, The Adley Clutchmans, Dyon Boys).

Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:

Jackie Tohn, an actor originally from Oceanside, New York, playing for PATH

Neil deGrasse Tyson, an astrophysicist, author, & host from New York, New York, playing for STRIVE

Melissa Peterman, an actor & game show host originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing for the Diana DiSalvatore Nursing Scholarship at St. Catherine University

Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:

Episode 2 of Season 3 of Celebrity Jeopardy! features Jackie Tohn, known for her role as Melanie Rosen on Netflix’s GLOW, Neil deGrasse Tyson, celebrity astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City, and Melissa Peterman from the new Reba McEntire sitcom Happy’s Place and host of the game show Person, Place or Thing. I think that a lot of viewers are expecting Neil to do well in this game, and I hope for his sake that he does.

One viewing note: Due to President Biden’s farewell address, this episode will be delayed 20 minutes on ABC in the Eastern and Central Time Zones. However, this delay will not be happening to the Canadian airing on CTV.

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Final Jeopardy category: The Muppets

Final Jeopardy clue: 3 crates are shipped abroad in 1981’s “The Great Muppet Caper”: “Frog” holds Kermit, “Bear” holds Fozzie & “Whatever” holds this Muppet

Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Celebrity Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Celebrity Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Travel Guides; Historical Rumors Quashed; Beverage Brand Backstory; Surviving The Movie; “Butt” Seriously; Picture The Book)

While Jackie picked up the Daily Double, Neil led after 15 clues with 6 correct responses. Scores after 15 were Neil $1,700 Jackie $1,000 Melissa $600. After the break, Neil picked up another four correct to lead after 30 clues, with Jackie second and Melissa third.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Neil 6 correct 0 incorrect
Jackie 3 correct 0 incorrect
Melissa 4 correct 2 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Jackie is friends with Brendan Sargent, who was on the show in 2021 and 2023.
Neil was introduced to the show by his friend Philip in fourth grade.
Melissa loves game shows.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Neil 10 correct 0 incorrect
Jackie 5 correct 0 incorrect
Melissa 7 correct 3 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Neil $3,400
Jackie $1,200
Melissa $700

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Grumpy Philosophers; Double Talk; Thar She Blows!; Party Like It’s 1899; Volcanoes Are So Hot Right Now; In The Kitchen With Ina Garten)

Neil struggled to get in on the buzzer in this segment as Melissa picked up six in the first half of the round to move from third to first. After 45 clues, the scores were Melissa $4,700 Neil $4,200 Jackie $2,800.

Statistics at the third break (45 clues):

Melissa 13 correct 3 incorrect
Neil 12 correct 0 incorrect
Jackie 9 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s second interviews:

Jackie learned to be a wrestling fan because of GLOW.
Neil is a veteran of “Hot Ones”, and had a bad time afterwards.
Melissa has to be on game shows because nobody in her family will play games with her.

Neil struggled to get in on the buzzer in this segment as Melissa picked up six in the first half of the round to move from third to first. After 45 clues, the scores were Melissa $4,700 Neil $4,200 Jackie $2,800. After the break, Melissa got the Daily Double immediately and picked up $2,000. Neil got DD3 incorrect for $1,800 as Melissa led after 60.

Statistics at the third break (45 clues):

Melissa 13 correct 3 incorrect
Neil 12 correct 0 incorrect
Jackie 9 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s second interviews:

Jackie learned to be a wrestling fan because of GLOW.
Neil is a veteran of “Hot Ones”, and had a bad time afterwards.
Melissa has to be on game shows because nobody in her family will play games with her.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Melissa 15 correct 3 incorrect
Neil 17 correct 1 incorrect
Jackie 10 correct 0 incorrect

Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Melissa $6,900
Neil $5,200
Jackie $3,400

Triple Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Hey “Ya”; Not-So-Surrealism; Texas Hold’Em; Name That “3” Some; Respond In German If You Der; Streamin’ To The Oldies)

Neil found all three Daily Doubles, but got two of them incorrect—and this was enough for Melissa to lead by $800 going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:

Melissa 22 correct 3 incorrect
Neil 29 correct 3 incorrect
Jackie 14 correct 0 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Melissa $12,900
Neil $12,100
Jackie $7,900

Final Jeopardy correct response: Who is Gonzo?

Shocking Jackie probably more than anyone else, she made a correct guess in Final Jeopardy, and that makes her the winner and semifinalist.

Tonight’s results:

Jackie $7,900 + $4,500 = $12,400 (Who is Gonzo?) (Semi-Finalist)
Neil $12,100 – $3,701 = $8,399 (Who is … Snufalufagus?)
Melissa $12,900 – $10,001 = $2,899 (Who is Animal?)

Daily Double locations:

1) BEVERAGE BRAND BACKSTORY $500 (clue #9)
Jackie 500 +500 (Melissa 600 Neil 1300)
2) IN THE KITCHEN WITH INA GARTEN $800 (clue #16)
Melissa 4700 +2000 (Neil 4200 Jackie 2800)
3) GRUMPY PHILOSOPHERS $400 (clue #29)
Neil 6800 -1800 (Melissa 6900 Jackie 3400)
4) NAME THAT “3” SOME $900 (clue #7)
Neil 5800 +2000 (Melissa 9300 Jackie 3400)
5) HEY “YA” $900 (clue #12)
Neil 8400 -1000 (Melissa 9300 Jackie 6400)
6) NOT-SO-SURREALISM $1500 (clue #27, $2100 left on board)
Neil 12800 -2800 (Melissa 12900 Jackie 7900)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 117

Game Stats:

Jackie $7,900 Coryat, 14 correct, 0 incorrect, 15.48% in first on buzzer (13/84), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Neil $16,600 Coryat, 29 correct, 3 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer (27/84), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Melissa $11,700 Coryat, 22 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.57% in first on buzzer (24/84), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,200
Lach Trash: $14,100 (on 22 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,700
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 0

Melissa Peterman, career statistics:

22 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
28.57% in first on buzzer (24/84)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,700

Neil deGrasse Tyson, career statistics:

29 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
32.14% in first on buzzer (27/84)
1/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,600)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,600

Jackie Tohn, career statistics:

15 correct, 0 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
15.48% in first on buzzer (13/84)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $500)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,900

Andy’s Thoughts:

• A voiceover at the conclusion of the episode stated that Jeopardy! will be making donations to aid in relief efforts in Southern California.

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

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Melissa $12,900 Neil $12,100 Jackie $7,900)

Melissa: Cover bet over Neil is $11,301. (Actual bet: $10,001)

Neil: Cover bet over Jackie is $3,701. (Actual bet: $3,701)

Jackie: Bet between $500 and $6,300. (Actual bet: $4,500)

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