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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category The 21st Century) for Wednesday, September 24, 2025 (Season 42, Game 13):
A 2011 email said, “On September 17, we want to see 20,000 people…set up tents, kitchens, peaceful barricades and” these 3 words
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Jaedon Jerue, a 7th grade math teacher from Danville, Illinois
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Natalie Shapero, an English professor from Los Angeles, California
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Steven Olson, a band director from Princeton, Illinois (3-day total: $57,089)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Steven Olson is now a 3-day Jeopardy! champion, going for victory #4 today against math teacher Jaedon Jerue and English professor Natalie Shapero. As things stand right now, Steven has definitely locked up a postseason spot somewhere; it’s only a matter of how high up on the ladder he’ll start.
As I also follow the MLB playoff races in the final week of the season, imagine how baseball fans—or even teams themselves—would react if they had to wait for Rob Manfred to announce on Sunday evening at the end of the regular season exactly how many teams received playoff spots. Or, for an example that works worldwide, imagine if teams in the Premier League were on tenterhooks waiting to hear from UEFA how many teams from England qualify for the UEFA Champions League and the Europa League. The fact that Jeopardy! wants to be seen as a sport and does not do the same feels unconscionable. Knowing explicitly how many teams/players get a postseason spot is an important thing for the fanbase to know, so that they can get increasingly invested in the postseason every year; this has the potential to drive ratings higher.
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Correct response: What is “occupy Wall Street”?
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Lasting for 59 days in the fall of 2011, Occupy Wall Street was a left-wing populist movement protesting economic inequality, corporate greed, and the influence of money in politics, among other things, based out of Zuccotti Park in the Financial District of New York. Their main catchphrase, “We are the 99%”, was a direct reference to the massive inequality in wealth between the wealthiest 1% compared to the rest of the population.
Comparing 2025 to 2011, I would certainly say that Occupy Wall Street was largely unsuccessful in its aims, if one strictly looks at the increase in economic inequality in the decade and a half since. However, I certainly hope that we might look back on this paragraph in a few years and laugh at how incorrect I turned out to be.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: A Phrase In History; Country Music; 4-Letter Homophones; Street Smarts; Fellas In Novellas; Stews Of The World)
Steven found the Daily Double very early, while Natalie picked up five correct to have a slim lead after 15 clues. At the interviews, the scores were Natalie $3,600 Steven $3,400 Jaedon $1,400.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Natalie 5 correct 0 incorrect
Steven 6 correct 1 incorrect
Jaedon 2 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Jaedon used Jeopardy! to help his mother recover from a stroke.
Natalie hopped on a baggage carousel in Columbus, much to the chagrin of her daughter.
Steven honeymooned in France where he nearly missed his train back to the airport.
Steven picked up 7 correct in this half of the round to take the lead, but things were still much closer than they’ve been all week after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Steven 13 correct 1 incorrect
Natalie 8 correct 0 incorrect
Jaedon 5 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Steven $6,800
Natalie $5,600
Jaedon $2,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Geographic Name Game; “V”ocabulary; Films Out Of History; On The Silk Road; Marine Biology; Do You Like Photography?)
Things got hairy for Steven in Double Jeopardy; Jaedon found DD2 and doubled up through it, while Steven lost $4,000 on DD3. However, he still picked up 15 correct in the round, sealing a runaway game on the final $400 clue of the round.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Steven 28 correct 3 incorrect
Natalie 11 correct 0 incorrect
Jaedon 11 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 3 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Steven $17,200
Natalie $8,000
Jaedon $6,400
Natalie and Steven were correct in Final Jeopardy; that makes Steven a 4-day champion. Will he get to #5 tomorrow?
Tonight’s results:
Jaedon $6,400 – $1,601 = $4,799 (What is “Love you, Mom”)
Natalie $8,000 + $6,000 = $14,000 (What is Occupy Wall Street)
Steven $17,200 + $93 = $17,293 (What is… Occupy Wall Street Hi Megan <3) (4-day total: $74,382)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) A PHRASE IN HISTORY $600 (clue #2)
Steven 800 +1000 (Natalie 0 Jaedon 0)
2) GEOGRAPHIC NAME GAME $2000 (clue #4)
Jaedon 2200 +2200 (Steven 6400 Natalie 5600)
3) “V”OCABULARY $2000 (clue #14, $14800 left on board)
Steven 14000 -4000 (Natalie 5600 Jaedon 3200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 171
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Steven 4 3*
Natalie
Jaedon
DJ! Round:
Steven 4 4 3 3 4 2 3 5 5*
Natalie
Jaedon 3 4 5* 5 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Steven 3.64
Natalie 0.00
Jaedon 4.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 3 (0.23 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Steven $20,800 Coryat, 28 correct, 3 incorrect, 49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Natalie $8,000 Coryat, 11 correct, 0 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Jaedon $6,200 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,000
Lach Trash: $11,800 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,200
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Steven Olson, career statistics:
115 correct, 16 incorrect
3/6 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
48.89% in first on buzzer (110/225)
9/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $16,200)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,600
Natalie Shapero, career statistics:
12 correct, 0 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,000
Jaedon Jerue, career statistics:
11 correct, 3 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,200
Steven Olson, to win:
5 games: 62.794%
6: 39.431%
7: 24.760%
8: 15.548%
9: 9.763%
Avg. streak: 5.688 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Steven $17,200 Natalie $8,000 Jaedon $6,400)
Steven: Bet no more than $1,199. (Actual bet: $93)
Natalie: Because you hold the tiebreaker over Jaedon and he’s exactly four-fifths of your score, I would bet exactly $4,800 here (just in case he bets $3,200 because of the exact four-fifths scenario.) (Actual bet: $6,000)
Jaedon: I would bet between $1,601 and $3,199. (Actual bet: $1,601)
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Unfortunately, I did “The Ninety-Nine Percent”, not “Occupy Wall Street”. I realized also, after reading the reveal, that my answer wouldn’t even work, being that it is a compound word and thus counting as 4 rather than 3 as the question required.
” I certainly hope that we might look back on this paragraph in a few years and laugh at how incorrect I turned out to be.”
Doubtful…always good to try to be positive…but it’s gonna get worse not better. Gotten worse every year.
Had occupy but because that spread to other cities of the country-Wall Street never entered my mind!
It took me 15-20 seconds to remember what exactly was to be occupied.
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Thank you! I saw that comment and appreciate its removal. My original hometown is Princeton, and I heard that the students and town folks are all very excited for Steven. I hear he is a very good person, and I’m happy for him that he was able to compete in thw game and be so successful.
Steven’s been averaging an impressive 29 correct answers per game since he’s been on. Way to go!
Considering that the movement was, itself, known as “Occupy Wall Street,” this was a fairly easy get for anyone who was around at the time. I’m not sure today’s contestants would have been old enough at the time to be aware of it, but for those of us of a certain age, this was a fairly easy memory.
Steven seems to be a very likeable, decent and capable guy so I’m very happy to see him doing so well and hope he continues for a while. Seems as though a lot of people with a musical background do well on “Jeopardy!”
Well, this was the last of the 3 shows I saw taped on August 8. I got FJ right…..well…from home tonight. In studio though, my brain got stuck and said Take Over Wall Street and I knew that wasn’t 3 words. I was a bit frustrated with myself when the answer was revealed.
This is where my road with Steven comes to an end. I am now like everyone else and have no idea how far he goes. I hope he goes far, as he seemed like a very cool player when I was there watching. Tomorrow and Friday conclude the final 2 shows taped on August 8.
Okay, here’s the funny I promised everyone. In the Jeopardy round and country music category for $600, the answer was Kris Kristofferson and no one knew (I did in studio, cause I’m old). Ken’s reply on tonight’s show was “what a shame.” But that was an edit. After no one knew the answer Ken replied to the players with a “shame on you.” So after the show ended, one redo that Ken had to do was his reply, as her said the producers of the show thought he was a little too harsh. LOL I found this to be utterly hilarious!
Will Steven get win # 5 tomorrow? I can’t wait to see! 🙂
I also got the Kris Kristofferson photo clue correct, though less because I’m old than because I lived in Nashville for so long. However, I felt like the contestants were less likely to get it not because of them being fairly young, but because for most of his movie appearances and even concerts (and being a musical guest or interviewee or in advertising) he was older than in that photo. I barely recognized him myself. I also want to say that his hair did not look as red in the clue photo as it usually did (before becoming pure white), but that might have been my TV. [Also, I bet most people think of him with a beard and though I might be wrong, I am remembering him clean-shaven in the clue photo.]
“as he said”
Jeff, you seem to get to attend Jeopardy shows fairly frequently. Do other people do so to the degree that you run into some people you’ve seen there before? Just wondering.
Hi Lisa,
I’ve now been 5 times and have never seen any of the same audience, except for former Jeopardy players. I have seen some of them 2 to 3 times. The former Jeopardy players are all so nice. I’ve had a few good horse racing and poker conversations with Rowan Ward. Talk about a cool person. 🙂
1 guy I was talking to at the taping says he’s been to over 100 tapings! Like, wow! The Jeopardy people, including Ken, all know him well.
Why don’t you list the triple stumpers each day?
Because I don’t need to duplicate the work of J! Archive?
But don’t we have to go through all 60 clues one by one to find all the triple stumpers? Or is there a list (or an indication) in J! Archive that I have missed?