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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 20th Century Figures) for Tuesday, April 29, 2025 (Season 41, Game 167):
After studying business in Chicago in the 1920s, this man obsessed with Sherlock Holmes was an investigator for a credit company
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Rahel Zubairi, a physicial from Scottsdale, Arizona
Ben Ganger, a data analyst from Goshen, Indiana
Erin Morin, a digital pre-press specialist from Aldie, Virginia (1-day total: $29,600)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
We have a new champion on Jeopardy! in Erin Morin, who ended the 6-game run of Liam Starnes after being the only player to get Final Jeopardy correct. Today, she defends her title for the first time against Arizona’s Rahel Zubairi and Indiana’s Ben Ganger. I would say, though, that Erin will very likely need a second victory (assuming no changes from 2025 to the postseason format) in order to cement a place in the 2026 postseason.
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Correct response: Who is Eliot Ness?
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Eliot Ness, whose life and career served as the inspiration for the TV/movie franchise known as The Untouchables (because his team was handpicked for their moral character and incorruptibility), was an American Prohibition agent best known for his efforts fighting against Al Capone in Chicago. While Ness was not behind the tax evasion pursuits against Capone, Ness and his team did significant harm to Capone’s business operations by hampering Capone’s illegal stills and bootlegging. While Capone was indicted of violations of the Volstead Act (the Act permitting Prohibition), the federal judge decided that it was better to have Capone brought up on the tax evasion charges.
I suspect that this will probably play easier for viewers at home who would have seen The Untouchables in the 1980s. We shall see, though.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Empire Strikes Back; Scientists; One-Team Players; Suffixes; Good Eats; Leftovers)
Ben picked up 5 of the first 6 clues, punctuated with a Daily Double. By the time the commercial hit, Ben had 12 correct, and the scores were Ben $11,600 Rahel $600 Erin -$1,000.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Ben 12 correct 0 incorrect Rahel 2 correct 1 incorrect
Erin 0 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Rahel honeymooned in Maui, where he jumped off a waterfall. Ben sings opera in a bar in South Bend.
Erin took up archery in college.
No, Ben’s opening round wasn’t a record—Ken Jennings had an opening round with 24 correct on September 8, 2004—but it was still incredibly impressive. He had a huge lead after 30.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Ben 23 correct 0 incorrect Rahel 5 correct 2 incorrect
Erin 0 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ben $15,600 Rahel $1,400
Erin -$1,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Around The World; Her First Published Novel; Ancient Architecture; “C.S.”, I; Not-Quite-Grammy-Winning Songs Of The Year; 6-Letter Words With 4 Vowels)
Ben went conservative on DD2, betting just $3,500. However, Rahel went on a roll, and was within reach when Ben found DD3. Ben bet just $2,000—and then Rahel picked up two of the last three clues to leave Ben $1,000 short of a runaway.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Ben 34 correct 2 incorrect Rahel 15 correct 2 incorrect Erin 6 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 30 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Ben $25,900 Rahel $13,400
Erin $2,600
Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper, and that means Ben is your new champion! He’ll be back tomorrow to defend.
Tonight’s results:
Erin $2,600 – $2,000 = $600 (Who is Raymond Chandler?)
Rahel $13,400 – $11,601 = $1,799 (Whois Dashiell Hamett?)
Ben $25,900 – $901 = $24,999 (Who is Pinkerton?) (1-day total: $24,999)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) SCIENTISTS $600 (clue #6) Ben 2600 +2600 (Erin 0 Rahel 800) 2) AROUND THE WORLD $1200 (clue #6) Ben 17200 +3500 (Erin -1800 Rahel 3000) 3) 6-LETTER WORDS WITH 4 VOWELS $800 (clue #27, $2400 left on board) Ben 23500 +2000 (Erin 2600 Rahel 11400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 129
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round: Erin 1 Ben 5 4 4 3*
Rahel 3
DJ! Round: Erin 1 2 4 1 1 2 4 Ben 4 5 3* 4 5 2 5 5 4 5 5 2*
Rahel 3 3 2† 3 1 3 4 1
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Ben 4.06 Rahel 2.56
Erin 2.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None! DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 30 (0.18 per episode average), 0 Daily DoublesGame Stats:
Ben $20,400 Coryat, 34 correct, 2 incorrect, 49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57), 4/5 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities) Rahel $13,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities) Erin $2,600 Coryat, 6 correct, 5 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,400
Lach Trash: $7,200 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,400
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 0Player Statistics:
Erin Morin, career statistics:
27 correct, 10 incorrect 4/5 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities) 25.44% in first on buzzer (29/114) 1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000) 1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,900
Ben Ganger, career statistics:
34 correct, 3 incorrect 4/5 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities) 49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57) 3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,100) 0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,400
Rahel Zubairi, career statistics:
15 correct, 3 incorrect 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities) 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57) 0/0 on Daily Doubles 0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,400
Ben Ganger, to win:
2 games: 70.399% 3: 49.560% 4: 34.890% 5: 24.562% 6: 17.291%
Avg. streak: 3.378 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I was fine with Ben’s bet sizing on DD2; he was cruising and it’s probably good not to give your opponents too much of an opening. On DD3, though, that was absolutely the time to make a larger bet in order to ensure that Rahel had zero chance of coming back.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Ben $25,900 Rahel $13,400 Erin $2,600)
Erin: Bet no more than $799 for the best chance of second place. (Actual bet: $2,000)
Ben: Standard cover bet is $901. (Actual bet: $901)
Rahel: Bet at least $11,600 to have a chance of winning. (Actual bet: $11,601)
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