2025 PrimetimeCelebrity Jeopardy!quarterfinal game 4.
Phoebe Robinson — a comedian, writer, and actor originally from Cleveland, Ohio
Brian Jordan Alvarez — an actor, comedian, and filmmaker originally from Winchester, Tennessee
Roy Wood Jr. — a comedian and actor originally from Birmingham, Alabama
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy!! | $300 | $400 | $3,200 |
$22,200
Winner: semifinalist |
$13,600
26 R (including 1 DD), 10 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Brian | $1,700 | $2,800 | $6,800 |
$15,200
2nd place: $30,000 to Communities in Schools |
$14,900
30 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W |
| Phoebe♡ | $1,300 | $1,000 | $4,200 |
$0
3rd place: $30,000 to (RED), a division of The ONE Campaign |
$4,600
16 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| ALL I SEE IS Y-O-U | RECENT TV | TEXTING ABBREVIATIONS | WE DON'T DESERVE DOGS | ALLITERATIVE ANATOMY | FERN BABY FERN |
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$100
[14]
This food is made by letting warm, bacteria-laden milk sit out for hours; sounds deliciousYO_U__
yogurt
Brian
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$100
[1]
There's no sign of Batman, but we'll settle for a latex-laden Colin Farrell as the titular villain of this 2024 series
The Penguin
Phoebe♡
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$100
[4]
SMH:I'm showing disapproval by moving my skull from side to side
shaking my head
Phoebe♡
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$100
[7]
According to the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, topping a wiener with this tomato-y condiment after you turn 18 is a no-no
ketchup
Roy!!
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$100
[17]
Estimates show that, among humans, 10% of these umbilici are "outies"
bellybuttons
Brian
Phoebe♡
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$100
[16]
Ferns are plants that reproduce using spores, which means they don't grow flowers & they don't produce or spread these
seeds
Brian
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$200
[22]
John Fogerty sang that he was born on this type of waterway, but he's actually from Northern California__YOU
a bayou
Roy!!
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$200
[2]
This rock boss memorably appears in the final season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm"; he blames Larry for giving him COVID
Bruce Springsteen
Phoebe♡
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$200
[5]
NVM:Actually, disregard what I just said (like how much I love that 1991 Nirvana album)
nevermind
Brian
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$200
[8]
In the U.S., we officially celebrate hot dogs in this month, as nothing says independence like grabbing onto a plump foot-long
July
Roy!!
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$200
[18]
Your entire sole is resting on the ground? It's likely you have this condition
flat feet
Roy!!
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$200
[30]
A little canary told us... decayed ferns from the Carboniferous Period helped create this fossil fuel; we still use it today
coal
Roy!!
Brian
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$300
[23]
This nimble dog breed can reach top speeds of up to 45 mph___Y_OU__
a greyhound
Phoebe♡
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$300
[3]
According to one journalist, this catchphrase from "The Bear" denotes "a collective thirst now felt toward Jeremy Allen White"
Yes, Chef
Brian
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$300
[6]
TLDR:Dude, you need an editor--that is overly verbose & I'm not looking at it
too long; didn't read (too long; don't read accepted)
Brian
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$300
[9]
Put an all-beef wienie on a poppy seed bun & "drag it through the garden" to make ahot dogin the style of this Midwestern city
Chicago
Brian
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$300
[19]
The layman's term for a fontanelle, an area on a newborn baby's head; it's also used to mean "a sentimental weakness"
a soft spot
Roy!!
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$300
[29]
This "F" word refers to the leaves of a fern, which are often featherlike in shape; it can apply to palm leaves, too
a frond
Brian
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$400
[24]
This Massachusetts town is home to Pilgrim Memorial State Park; it really rocks__Y_OU__
Plymouth
Brian
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$400
[13]
Kathryn Hahn acts like a total witch as the star of "Agatha All Along", a 2024 spin-off of this TV marvel
WandaVision
Phoebe♡
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$400
[10]
NGL:I shall tell you the truth, the whole truth & nothing but the truth
not gonna lie
Roy!!
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$400
[15]
A man with a dream, Kevin Malone says, "I just wanna lie on the beach & eat hot dogs. That's all I've ever wanted" on this sitcom
The Office
Roy!!
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$400
[20]
Also called a laryngeal prominence, it's more prominent in males than females
a Adam's apple
Brian
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$400
[28]
Some ferns are epiphytic, meaning they grow on plant surfaces like tree trunks; others are epipetric, meaning they grow on these
rocks
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$500
[25]
It's the longest side of a right triangle_Y_O___U__
a hypotenuse
Roy!!
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$500
[11]
A rabbi & a podcaster walk into a relationship: it's the premise of this 2024 rom-com series starring Adam Brody & Kristen Bell
Nobody Wants This
Brian
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$500
[12]
WYWH:Like Pink Floyd said, my desire is for you to be in the same place as me right now
wish you were here
Phoebe♡
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DD
$500
[26]
In 1916 Polish immigrant Nathan Handwerker got "Famous" selling dogs for a nickel in this Brooklyn neighborhood
Coney Island
Roy!!
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$500
[21]
Known as the building blocks of proteins, lysine & tryptophan are 2 types of these
amino acids
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$500
[27]
Because they'reshapedlike the scroll of a violin, the curled-upleavesof young ferns are called these, & you can eat them
fiddleheads
Phoebe♡
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| HBCUs | CHESS | OVER, UNDER, OR EXACTLY 100 | THE GREATEST YEAR IN MOVIE HISTORY? | SAT VOCABULARY FLASHCARDS | A CLUE TOO "FAR" |
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$200
[1]
Showcased in the doc "Homecoming", her epic 2018 Coachella gig was a loving tribute to HBCU culture
Beyoncé
Roy!!
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$200
[14]
Using this word is the chess version of a mic drop; it means escape for your opponent's king has become impossible
checkmate
Roy!!
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$200
[16]
Members of the U.S. Senate, at full capacity
exactly 100
Roy!!
Brian
Phoebe♡
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$200
[7]
1994?"Pulp Fiction", "The Shawshank Redemption" & this comedy about 2 numbskulls who drive a mini-bike to Aspen
Dumb and Dumber
Phoebe♡
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$200
[4]
Fraught with danger:puerile, precocious, precarious
precarious
Phoebe♡
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$200
[19]
It's a journey you might take to observe animals in the wild--or the web browser you might use to book the tickets
Safari
Phoebe♡
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$400
[2]
Founded mostly at HBCUs, the so-called "Divine 9" includes 4 of these groups; Kamala Harris is in Alpha Kappa Alpha, which is one of them
sororities
Roy!!
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$400
[24]
This chess piece often looks like a horse but it's named after the chivalrous guy who might ride one
a knight
Roy!!
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$400
[27]
Total number of elements on the periodic table
over 100
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$400
[8]
1999?"The Sixth Sense", "The Matrix" & this rom-com about a movie star who falls for a floppy-haired bookstore owner
Notting Hill
Phoebe♡
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$400
[5]
Capable of being molded or changed:mellifluous, maudlin, malleable
malleable
Phoebe♡
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$400
[20]
Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors" is one of these works with a highly improbable plot; so are "Zoolander" & "Blazing Saddles"
farce
Brian
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$600
[3]
Need to locate an alum of this revered D.C. school? Just shout out "H-U!"; any Bison who hears you will shout back, "You know!"
Howard University
Phoebe♡
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$600
[15]
Often shortened to "GM", it's the highest title conferred on players by the International Chess Federation
grandmaster
Brian
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$600
[28]
Number of bathrooms in the White House
under 100
Roy!!
Phoebe♡
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DD
$800
[9]
2007?"There Will Be Blood", "No Country for Old Men" & this drama starring George Clooney as a law firm fixer
Michael Clayton
Phoebe♡
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$600
[6]
A feeling of regret:corpulence, compunction, conjecture
compunction
Roy!!
Brian
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$600
[21]
This old-timey British coin was worth about 1/4 of a penny--in other words, diddly-squat
a farthing
Roy!!
|
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$800
[12]
This state has the most HBCUs: 14, including Talladega College & Selma University
Alabama
Roy!!
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$800
[26]
This Emmy-winning series about a chess prodigy took its name from one of the game's oldest & best-known openings
The Queen's Gambit
Brian
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$800
[29]
The record for most points scored by a single player in an NBA game, set by Wilt Chamberlain in 1962
exactly 100
Roy!!
Phoebe♡
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$800
[10]
1939?"Ninotchka", "Gone with the Wind" & this Jimmy Stewart classic about a young senator who takes on corruption
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Phoebe♡
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$800
[17]
Being of questionable authenticity:apocryphal, arboreal, assiduous
apocryphal
Brian
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$800
[22]
Not to be confused with the legal term "infraction", it's the medical term for death of tissue due to lack of blood supply
infarction
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$1,000
[13]
Martin Luther King Jr., Spike Lee & Samuel L. Jackson all attended this Atlanta school, the largest men's college in the U.S.
Morehouse College
Roy!!
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$1,000
[25]
Feeling bouncy? Trythisspecial strategic move; it's the only time a player can move two pieces at once
a castle (castling)
Roy!!
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$1,000
[30]
Number of people who have ever served as a U.S. Supreme Court justice
over 100
Roy!!
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$1,000
[11]
1986?"Ferris Bueller's Day Off", "Aliens" & this coming-of-age drama about 4 boys who go looking for a dead body
Stand By Me
Roy!!
Brian
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$1,000
[18]
Expressing contempt or disapproval:pedantic, proverbial, pejorative
pejorative
Brian
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DD
$1,000
[23]
A modern form of Persian, it's the official language of Iran
Farsi
Brian
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Unable to lift the ball as a toddler, Jason Belmonte devised a 2-handed throw that made him an outcast, then a champ, in this sport
bowling