Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, March 7, 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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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

Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Science Fiction) for Friday, March 7, 2025 (Season 41, Game 130):

Name shared by a groundbreaking magazine launched in April 1926 & a TV anthology series that premiered in September 1985

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Roger Ghaman, a TV editor & substitute teacher from Studio City, California

Omar Abu Realh, an aerospace engineer from Annandale, Virginia

Laura Faddah, a manager from Memphis, Tennessee (7-day total: $87,400)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

The exciting 2025 postseason came to an end yesterday, as the syndicated version of Jeopardy! returns to regular play. We return with 7-day champion Laura Faddah defending her title against Virginia engineer Omar Abu Realh and California TV editor Roger Ghaman.

One thing that I find absolutely baffling, though, is so much of the viewer dislike of the new order of Jeopardy!—essentially, the build-up to Jeopardy! Masters and the need to give as many players as possible a shot at that Masters showcase—basically amounts to “how dare ABC, actually wanting to give air time to our favorite program in prime time, the absolute audacity of them!” I will tell you: most fanbases would be absolutely killing for the amount of exposure Jeopardy! gets—just look at how upset Wheel of Fortune superfan Robert Santoli has been over the years at the thought of Jeopardy! getting more exposure than Wheel.

For those of you looking forward to the return of Stephen Fry on UK television screens in Series 2 of Jeopardy!, good news on that front was released this week: Series 2 of Jeopardy! in the United Kingdom returns at 3:00 PM UK time on March 17, airing on ITV1/ITVX. This series will consist of 25 episodes, airing until April 18. For those wanting to follow in North America, things are slightly more complicated due to the airdates straddling the time change in the United Kingdom. Due to the fact that the UK switches to British Summer Time on March 30 (instead of on March 9, when the clocks change in North America), the series will be airing at 11:00 AM EDT for the first two weeks and at 10:00 AM EDT for the final three.

Correct response: What is Amazing Stories?

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Created by Hugo Gernsback in 1926, Amazing Stories was the first dedicated science fiction magazine; it published the first stories of such later luminaries in the genre as Isaac Asimov and Ursula K. Le Guin. Its name was licensed to Steven Spielberg in the 1985s to title Spielberg’s science fiction anthology series, that lasted for two seasons in the 1980s.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, March 7, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Nacho Business; Animals In Children’s Books; “G-U” Got Game; Star Wars; Rogue One; Secret Service Protection)

Both challengers had good starts, with Roger leading on the strength of seven correct responses. After 15 clues, the scores were Roger $4,000 Omar $1,400 Laura -$400.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Roger 7 correct 0 incorrect
Omar 5 correct 1 incorrect
Laura 1 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Roger was almost in engineer until he took a film class in college.
Omar delivered pizzas while he was getting his Masters.
Laura began watching when very young.

Scores stayed down in a segment littered with incorrect responses as Roger continued to lead.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Roger 9 correct 2 incorrect
Laura 7 correct 2 incorrect
Omar 8 correct 4 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Roger $3,000
Laura $1,800
Omar $800

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: European Capitals; Alphanumerics; I’m A Hoosier, Baby; Bible B Boys; Earth Science; A Heart In My Song)

Omar had some struggles early, but played very well in the last two minutes to extricate himself from a very deep hole—he was as low as -$6,000 at one point. Laura got DD3 incorrect but had 7 correct in the round to lead going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Laura 14 correct 3 incorrect
Roger 13 correct 3 incorrect
Omar 16 correct 9 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 30 (4 today).

Scores going into Final:

Laura $9,200
Roger $6,600
Omar $800

This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; Roger overbet and that makes Laura an 8-day champion! She’ll be back Monday to defend.

Tonight’s results:

Omar $800 – $0 = $800 (What is Popular Science N Pop Start)
Roger $6,600 – $3,601 = $2,999 (What is Outer Limits? <3 U Krista)
Laura $9,200 – $4,001 = $5,199 (What is Unsolved Mysteries?) (8-day total: $92,599)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) ANIMALS IN CHILDREN’S BOOKS $800 (clue #2)
Omar 600 -1000 (Laura 0 Roger 0)
2) EUROPEAN CAPITALS $1600 (clue #2)
Omar 2800 -2800 (Laura 1800 Roger 3000)
3) BIBLE B BOYS $1200 (clue #13, $16800 left on board)
Laura 6200 -1800 (Omar -4000 Roger 3000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -229

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Laura 3
Omar 4*
Roger

DJ! Round:
Laura 3 4 4 3 3 4 3*
Omar 5 4* 3† 5 5
Roger 2

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Laura 3.38
Roger 2.00
Omar 4.33

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: EUROPEAN CAPITALS $400 ALPHANUMERICS $400 BIBLE B BOYS $400 EARTH SCIENCE $400
Total Left On Board: $1,600
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 30 (0.23 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Laura $11,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.42% in first on buzzer (14/53), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Roger $6,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 30.19% in first on buzzer (16/53), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Omar $4,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 9 incorrect, 35.85% in first on buzzer (19/53), 2/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $22,200
Lach Trash: $12,200 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $18,000
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 4

Player Statistics:

Laura Faddah, career statistics:

138 correct, 28 incorrect
13/13 on rebound attempts (on 39 rebound opportunities)
31.15% in first on buzzer (138/443)
4/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $400)
3/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,775

Omar Abu Realh, career statistics:

16 correct, 10 incorrect
2/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
35.85% in first on buzzer (19/53)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,800)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,600

Roger Ghaman, career statistics:

13 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
30.19% in first on buzzer (16/53)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,600

Laura Faddah, to win:

9 games: 38.537%
10: 14.851%
11: 5.723%
12: 2.206%
13: 0.850%
Avg. streak: 8.627 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

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

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Laura $9,200 Roger $6,600 Omar $800)

Laura: Standard cover bet over Roger is $4,001. (Actual bet: $4,001)

Omar: You’re going to need two overbets to have a chance. Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $0)

Roger: If Laura bets to cover and is incorrect, she falls to $5,199. Bet no more than $1,399. (Actual bet: $3,601)

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