Link to Adriana's full stint:
Road to 2025 Second Chance Competition (4th Edition): Adriana Harmeyer's Runners-up

With the success of Juveria Zaheer when she became the 1st Second Chance Competition winner to win Champions Wildcard & became a TOCer at the 2024 TOC. Which of the following non-winning players this season has the chance to follow Juveria's footstep?

Expect some tough cuts & surprise exclusions (possible 18-27 slots) especially the 2025 post-season games will be shortened as of the latest episode of Inside Jeopardy!.

The voice of Jeopardy! since 1984 and many other game shows such as The $100,000 Pyramid turns 96 today!! More life!! 🎂

And now, here is the host of Jeopardy!…

Hey gang!

Me and my team are moving ahead in Pop Culture Jeopardy! auditions, and that leaves me with a couple of questions.

1.) As of now, are travel and accommodations provided by Sony? I’m seeing testimonials that say they aren’t, but I’m wondering what the skinny is currently. If not, what’s the best solution?

2.) Are parents/siblings allowed to come along? What’s the procedure there?

Thanks in advance - we’re really excited!

Last night, contestant Liz told a story about how she was going to CCD right after Jeopardy. My whole family have been trying to figure out what CCD is, and we're lost. Anyone able to clue us in?

I dont understand. A couple days ago a contestant was considered wrong after the fact when the question was supposed to be 11 letters but she got it right then corrected herself and added an “ed”. To night it was supposed to be only ys in the answer. The contestant answered psyc then corrected himself and said psycology which has o,s. I was waiting for Ken to correct the score but he didn’t and that answe would have been wrong. What’s up ?

I can’t recall if an official answer has been given but this has been on my mind for a while. Compared to Yogesh Raut, he won 5 games and qualified for his TOC fairly and did not need the rules adjusted to cater to allow his participation. If winning TOC gets seed into Masters wouldn’t it make logical sense for the prior TOC winner get a seed as well, especially since he was snubbed for the last Masters? It seems to me there’s a lack of transparency with how they pick and choose participants which to me is not a good look. Curious if others share my view.

DD1 - $1,000 - SET THE TABLE - If you head to this country, take a peek at its Table Mountain, which overlooks Table Bay

DD2 - $1,200 - FIRST LADIES - This future first lady made her society debut in 1902 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City

DD3 - $2,000 - PASSIONATE ABOUT NEUTRAL WORDS - As an adjective, it means to be clear on facts, with no personal feelings; as a noun. it refers to the goal of a task

Correct Qs: >!DD1 - What is South Africa? DD2 - Who was Eleanor Roosevelt? DD3 - What is objective?!<

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... and is it always that easy?? I mean it kind of felt like a Celebrity Jeopardy show if I'm being honest. In any given episode of normal American Jeopardy, I may only be able to get approximately 40% of the questions correct but I was spiking the volleyball over-and-over on this Aussie version.

The Final Jeopardy question under 'The Solar System' category was "This is the only planet to not be named after a Greek God." That's a ridiculously easy question for a Final.

So it certainly appears to be much easier. But why?

That's about it. Just thought I'd throw that out there.

Here are today's contestants:

• Ashley Weaver, an attorney from Lakewood, Ohio;
• Mike Ferguson, a chemistry professor from Edmond, Oklahoma; and
• Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California. Isaac is a seven-day champ with winnings of $161,388.

Jeopardy!

WHO'S SPEAKING IN THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS // SET THE TABLE // U.S. COINS // TRANSPORTED TO CHICAGO THROUGH THE MAGIC OF ENTERTAINMENT // THE ONLY VOWEL IS "Y" // LAKES & RIVERS

DD1 - $1,000 - SET THE TABLE - If you head to this country, take a peek at its Table Mountain, which overlooks Table Bay (Isaac dropped $2,600 from his score of $5,600.)

Scores at first break: Isaac $3,000, Mike $3,800, Ashley -$1,000.

Scores entering DJ: Isaac $6,600, Mike $5,800, Ashley -$1,000.

Double Jeopardy!

DOOM SCROLLING // GARDENING GLOSSARY // ART AROUND EUROPE // FIRST LADIES // PASSIONATE ABOUT NEUTRAL WORDS // LAKES & RIVERS

DD2 - $1,200 - FIRST LADIES - This future first lady made her society debut in 1902 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City (Isaac added $2,500 to his total of $11,800 vs. $5,800 for Mike.)

DD3 - $2,000 - PASSIONATE ABOUT NEUTRAL WORDS - As an adjective, it means to be clear on facts, with no personal feelings; as a noun. it refers to the goal of a task (Mike added $6,000 to his score of $7,400 vs. $21,900 for Isaac.)

Isaac had another solid game, but Mike was able to get close enough on DD3 to make it competitive into FJ $17,000 vs. $21,500 for Isaac. Ashley finished out of the running at -$2,600.

Final Jeopardy!

NAMES IN MEDICINE - He got a special presidential citation in 1955, passed away in 1995 & was dubbed "the man who saved the children"

Both players were correct on FJ. Isaac added $12,501 to win with $34,001 for an eight-day total of $195,389.

Final scores: Isaac $34,001, Mike $21,501, Ashley -$2,600.

Triple Stumper of the day: Is a category about people named Lake, River or Rivers, no one identified a photo of actress Lake Bell.

Judging the writers: Why couldn't those round one categories simply be called HARRY POTTER BOOK QUOTES and CHICAGO-SET ENTERTAINMENT? Do they think adding more words makes it sound clever or something? I honestly don't get it.

Correct Qs: >!DD1 - What is South Africa? DD2 - Who was Eleanor Roosevelt? DD3 - What is objective? FJ - Who was Salk?!<

NAMES IN MEDICINE

He got a special presidental citation in 1955, passed away in 1995 & was dubbed "the man who saved the children"

!Who was Jonas Salk?!<

WRONG ANSWER 1: >!Dr. Spock!<

WRONG ANSWER 2: >!Mr. Rogers!<

WRONG ANSWER 3: >!Christopher Carseat!<

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Hello! My wife and I record Jeopardy and are a bit behind, so we just watched Isaac's 2nd win and are having a bit of a disagreement. What pattern of shirt is he wearing?

Thank you in advance!

My name is James Hayakawa and I’ll be competing on Jeopardy this Monday, July 15th! Come cheer me on and see how I do! 👀

Does anyone know why PlutoTV only has up to Season 37 available to stream? Feels like they’re missing out on a huge chance to make money capitalizing off of Masters by not allowing people to stream Matt, Mattea, Amy, Andrew, and Yogesh’s original runs.

DD1 - $800 - LET'S GO TO THE CONCERT HALL - It's a daytime concert, so the program will include accessible stuff for the kids like "Mars, the Bringer of War"

DD2 - $800 - 19th CENTURY NOVELS - Cynical clerk Newman Noggs has the same initials as the hero of this Dickens book he's in

DD3 - $1,600 - ALPHABETICALLY LAST - Of the 6 U.S. presidents named James

Correct Qs: >!DD1 - What is "The Planets"? DD2 - What is "Nicholas Nickleby"? DD3 - Who was Polk? !<

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Lately I've been pondering the value of "studying for Jeopardy" versus having been a lifelong reader and generally "information-omnivorous." When I'm playing the game on my couch, I find that very, very, very few of my correct responses ever come from any studying I did with Jeopardy in mind. The only areas I made a point of memorizing that regularly pay off are Capital Cities (world and US) and general Jeopardy "pavlovs" for quick retrieval.

Learning isolated facts, with no context, just doesn't work for me. How about y'all? Especially those of you who were vastly more successful on the show than I was?

Here are today's contestants:

• Liz McKenna, a school administrator from South Plainfield, New Jersey;
• Robert Voyles, a public librarian originally from Lindenhurst, New York; and
• Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California. Isaac is a six-day champ with winnings of $141,388.

Jeopardy!

MORE THAN ONE MEANING // LET'S GO TO THE CONCERT HALL // OCCUPATIONAL POTPOURRI // WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT // 1980s AMATEUR WRESTLING // STATES THAT END IN HAMPSHIRE

DD1 - $800 - LET'S GO TO THE CONCERT HALL - It's a daytime concert, so the program will include accessible stuff for the kids like "Mars, the Bringer of War" from this suite (Isaac improved by $1,200 to $2,800.)

Scores at first break: Isaac $4,200, Robert $400, Liz $400.

Scores entering DJ: Isaac $6,400, Robert $1,000, Liz $0.

Double Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY NOVELS // ANIMAL SYNERGY // ALPHABETICALLY LAST // NO.1 ALBUMS BY PEOPLE WHO AREN'T TAYLOR SWIFT // HEIR // "B" & "B"

DD2 - $800 - 19th CENTURY NOVELS - Cynical clerk Newman Noggs has the same initials as the hero of this Dickens book he's in (Liz added $2,000 to her score of $400.)

DD3 - $1,600 - ALPHABETICALLY LAST - Of the 6 U.S. presidents named James (On the very next clue after DD2, Liz dropped $2,000 to return to $400.)

This was an easy one for Isaac, clearly leading at every break and on cruise control into FJ at $18,400 vs. $5,800 for Robert and $1,200 for Liz.

Final Jeopardy!

COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD - Until 1991 this country, named for a river, had a capital whose name means “lakes” in Portuguese

Only Isaac was correct on FJ, adding $1,600 to win with $20,000 for a seven-day total of $161,388.

Final scores: Isaac $18,400, Robert $5,800, Liz $1,200.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one guessed the weight class in amateur wrestling that is even heavier than heavyweight is super heavyweight.

Judging the writers: If your category title has so many words that you have to shrink the font, making it difficult to read when the full board is displayed, that's too many words.

Correct Qs: >!DD1 - What is "The Planets"? DD2 - What is "Nicholas Nickleby"? DD3 - Who was Polk? FJ - What is Nigeria?!<

COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD

Until 1991 this country, named for a river, had a capital whose name means “lakes” in Portuguese

!What is Nigeria?!<

WRONG ANSWER 1: >!Brazil!<

WRONG ANSWER 2: >!Portugal!<

WRONG ANSWER 3: >!Angola!<

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I work for the USPS and they will be honoring Alex with his own postage stamp later this month!!

DD1 - $1,000 - ROUGH TIMES IN THE CITY - On Dec. 14, 1825 the Decembrist revolt in this port city sought to end serfdom; harshly, forcefully, serfdom did not end

DD2 - $1,200 - AFRICAN ISLANDS - The Aswan Museum was founded in 1912 on Elephantine Island in this river

DD3 - $1,600 - ENDS IN "GH" - Fittingly, since the audience is about to go home, it's the last word spoken by Macbeth

Correct Qs: >!DD1 - What is St. Petersburg? DD2 - What is the Nile? DD3 - What is enough? !<

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I have wondered about this for years and never found an answer. It seems to me there are just an extraordinary number of questions related to mythology, particularly Greek and Roman. It seems so over the top to me that I figured there was a story behind it, that maybe Alex or Merv Griffin was a big mythology buff. But my internet research has come to naught, and now I am wondering if it is just me, and that somehow mythology is just a bigger deal to others than to me. I also wondered if maybe everyone had their own pet peeve about an area of knowledge that Jeopardy seems to call on with more frequency than they think it deserves. So I am putting this out to reddit...does it seem like there are ton of mythology questions? Are there other sectors of knowledge that you wonder why Jeopardy hits so hard?

Here are today's contestants:

• Larry P. Wellington, an entrepreneur from Madison, Mississippi;
• Alex Pribil, a fundraiser from Orlando, Florida; and
• Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California. Isaac is a five-day champ with winnings of $120,187.

Jeopardy!

ROUGH TIMES IN THE CITY // NATIVE AMERICA // POTPOURRI // BREAD // TV REBOOTS // RHYME TIME

DD1 - $1,000 - ROUGH TIMES IN THE CITY - On Dec. 14, 1825 the Decembrist revolt in this port city sought to end serfdom; harshly, forcefully, serfdom did not end (Isaac doubled to $2,800.)

Scores at first break: Isaac $6,200, Alex $200, Larry $600.

Scores entering DJ: Isaac $8,000, Alex $3,200, Larry $1,800.

Double Jeopardy!

AFRICAN ISLANDS // AMERICAN LIT // ENDS IN "GH" // AUTOMAKERS // VISION & VISIONS // WHAT'S THAT MOVIE AGAIN?

DD2 - $1,200 - AFRICAN ISLANDS - The Aswan Museum was founded in 1912 on Elephantine Island in this river (From third place, Alex lost $4,400 on a true DD.)

DD3 - $1,600 - ENDS IN "GH" - Fittingly, since the audience is about to go home, it's the last word spoken by Macbeth (Still in third with just a few clues remaining, Alex added $2,000 to his score of $3,200.)

Isaac controlled the first round, then Larry made a strong move early in DJ, after which Isaac drew off again to lead into FJ at $16,800 vs. $10,600 for Larry and $5,600 for Alex.

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS AMERICANS - In his 1999 memoir he wrote, "I had been shot down a short walk's distance from the French-built prison Hoa Lo"

Everyone was correct on FJ. Isaac added $4,401 to win with $21,201 for a six-day total of $141,388.

Final scores: Isaac $21,201, Alex $9,600, Larry $16,801.

Triple stumper of the day: For a top-row clue, no one guessed the South Korean automaker whose first model was introduced in 1975 is Hyundai.

Wagering strategy: By holding back $1,200 from his DD3 wager, in the end Alex had no chance to win the game, while if he had gone all-in, he could have won with a large enough bet on FJ and if both opponents had missed.

Correct Qs: >!DD1 - What is St. Petersburg? DD2 - What is the Nile? DD3 - What is enough? FJ - Who was John McCain?!<

FAMOUS AMERICANS

In his 1999 memoir he wrote, "I had been shot down a short walk's distance from the French-built prison Hoa Lo"

!Who was John McCain?!<

WRONG ANSWER 1: >!John Kerry!<

WRONG ANSWER 2: >!Kurt Vonnegut!<

WRONG ANSWER 3: >!Colin Powell!<

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Why do sometimes they require the first and last name like Ethel Barrymore and sometimes just the last name is fine ?

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THIS IS A CORRECTED CORYAT POLL FOR JULY 9, 2024. IF YOU PARTICIPATED IN THE EARLIER NOW-DELETED ONE, PLEASE REPLY AGAIN HERE. THANKS.

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Welcome to the daily r/Jeopardy Coryat performance review.

How did everyone do today? Were these boards to your liking? Did they trip you up more than you would like or leave you reluctant to buzz in? Let’s share how we did and talk over today‘s clues. Were they tricky? Just really difficult? Or surprisingly easy for you?

What's a Coryat score?

Karl Coryat was a 2-time champion in Season 12 (1996). During his three episodes, he earned $42,400, including a season record of $26,100 in a single game. (Sidebar: this is an impressive score considering the dollar values of clues hadn't yet been doubled). Following his appearance, he devised an informal method for keeping track of his performance at home. Thus the Coryat Score was born. It can be a useful tool to track your progress if you're studying to be a contestant.

How do you track your Coryat Score?

For every clue, note the dollar value and decide whether you are going to "buzz in" or not.

• If you don't buzz in, count it as zero.
• If you buzz in and respond correctly, you'll add the dollar value.
• If you buzz in and respond incorrectly, you'll subtract the dollar value.

What about Daily Doubles?

• Do not place a wager on a Daily Double; use the face value of the clue.
• If you respond correctly, you'll add the face value.
• If you do not respond correctly, your score remains unchanged.

Final Jeopardy is not used for Coryat scores.

Once the game is over, add everything up and that's your Coryat score!

Read Karl Coryat's article for more information: http://www.pisspoor.com/jep.html

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DD1 - $800 - A NOVEL INTRODUCTION - This novel opens on a rather bleak note with "Mother died today. Or maybe it was yesterday, I don't know"

DD2 - $1,600 - SOUNDS LIKE THE MOVIE'S SEQUEL - The animated "Bee Movie" didn't precede this 1973 movie that conned its way into winning 7 Oscars

DD3 - $1,200 - ANCIENT CONTEMPORARIES - Galen was learning medicine in Greece about tbe time this Egyptian astronomer was writing his "Almagest"

Correct Qs: >!DD1 - What is "The Stranger"? DD2 - What is "The Sting"? DD3 - Who was Ptolemy?!<

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