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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Words From World War II) for Wednesday, October 1, 2025 (Season 42, Game 18):
As they lived below the surface of daily life, Jews who hid in Berlin in WWII were called human these, a German-derived word
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Lisa Mueller, an anthropologist from Rochester, Minnesota
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James Thajudeen, a librarian from San Jose, California
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Curtis Bogetti, a Ph.D. candidate from Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada (1-day total: $30,001)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Season 42 enters its second month today with a Canadian taking the space behind the champions’ lectern on Jeopardy; Kamloops, B.C.’s Curtis Bogetti picked up US$30,001 (somewhere just north of $40,000 Canadian) in victory yesterday. Today, he faces off against James Thajudeen and Lisa Mueller from Minnesota (a player not to be confused with the Lisa Mueller from Illinois who was on in 2018). If Lisa plays this game even half as well as Season 34’s Lisa did, I’ll be a happy Jeopardy! fan.
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Correct response: What are U-boats?
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Named after the German submarines during the war, the term “human U-boat” was used to describe Jews who figuratively hid like the submarines in Berlin during the war. Of the estimated 6,500 of them, about 1,700 did survive the war.
Walter Frankenstein, who lived to the age of 100 and passed away in April, had an obituary published in the New York Times detailing his experiences living in Berlin as a Jew during the war and trying to evade capture.
I have to say, though: this sort of Final Jeopardy is knowledge. It is fact—esteemed publications such as the New York Times have used the term. It is also inherently political; I would say there is very little coincidence that the show is bringing up such matters in 2025. History is often political, and trying to silence “political” discussion in 2025 seems foolhardy to me. If you want to tell people in the future that when fascism came calling, you stuck your fingers in your ears and said “no politics”, history will treat you like the enabler you truly are. (I know that certain people are going to be mad that I said this. My pre-emptive reply: The truth hurts.)
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: It Happened In Philly; An Artist’s Life; About A Boy; Your House Is Smart; Homophones; Enter-Train-Ment)
Lisa found the Daily Double just after midway through the first segment, picking up $1,000 and leading at the commercial break. At the interviews, the scores were Lisa $4,800 Curtis $1,800 James $1,000.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Lisa 6 correct 0 incorrect
Curtis 3 correct 1 incorrect
James 3 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Lisa once played in the Kings Cup Scrabble tournament in Thailand.
James is a big fan of bad movies.
Curtis once met Guillermo del Toro at a bookstore.
Lisa picked up another seven correct after the break to continue to lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Lisa 13 correct 0 incorrect
Curtis 7 correct 1 incorrect
James 6 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Lisa $6,800
Curtis $3,400
James $3,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: World Heritage Sites; Oh! The Places You’ll Never Go!; 2010 In Pop Culture; The Patience Of Job; That Animal’s Got A Name; I Need Some “Air”)
Things definitely worked out Lisa’s way in Double Jeopardy; both trailers had an opportunity in the first three clues with a True Daily Double, but Lisa ended up as the only one with money at that point. While James and Curtis both rebounded to a respectable score, Lisa picked up a runaway going into Final Jeopardy on the strength of 10 more correct responses.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Lisa 23 correct 0 incorrect
James 13 correct 4 incorrect
Curtis 16 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 3 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Lisa $17,600
James $7,600
Curtis $6,800
This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; Lisa bet $0 and is your new Jeopardy! champion on the strength of her runaway game. She’ll defend her title tomorrow.
Tonight’s results:
Curtis $6,800 – $799 = $6,001 (What is IDK)
James $7,600 – $4,400 = $3,200 (What is Moles?)
Lisa $17,600 – $0 = $17,600 (What is I love you, Kai!) (1-day total: $17,600)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) IT HAPPENED IN PHILLY $1000 (clue #11)
Lisa 3200 +1000 (Curtis 1000 James -400)
2) WORLD HERITAGE SITES $1600 (clue #1)
James 3000 -3000 (Curtis 3400 Lisa 6800)
3) THE PATIENCE OF JOB $1600 (clue #3, $30800 left on board)
Curtis 5400 -5400 (James 0 Lisa 6800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -169
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Curtis 4 4 4 4
James 5
Lisa 3 5 3 4 5 5*
DJ! Round:
Curtis 4*
James 4* 5†
Lisa
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Lisa 4.17
Curtis 4.00
James 4.67
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 3 (0.17 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Lisa $17,600 Coryat, 23 correct, 0 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Curtis $12,200 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
James $10,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $40,400
Lach Trash: $6,200 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,400
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Curtis Bogetti, career statistics:
37 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (36/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,200)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,400
James Thajudeen, career statistics:
13 correct, 5 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,600
Lisa Mueller, career statistics:
23 correct, 1 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,600
Lisa Mueller, to win:
2 games: 55.311%
3: 30.593%
4: 16.921%
5: 9.359%
6: 5.177%
Avg. streak: 2.238 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Lisa $17,600 James $7,600 Curtis $6,800)
Curtis: For the best chance of second place, bet between $1,601 (to cover any potential really small bets from James) and $5,199. (Actual bet: $799)
James: Cover bet over Curtis is $6,001. (Actual bet: $4,400)
Lisa: Congratulations on your runaway victory! Bet between $0 and $2,399. (Actual bet: $0)
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Was not familiar with this term. I am a child (and grandchild) of Holocaust survivors, but they were from outside of Hamburg, not Berlin.
My father fought in WWII and would sometimes speak of Jews that ‘hid’ to save themselves from what was going on and called them “German U-boats. I have not heard that term in decades. Brings up memories of my fathers’ stories.
I couldn’t come up with U-boats; I was thinking something related to rats/mice, mainly because I love the novel Maus.
Same happened to me. Sometimes pop culture knowledge can hinder other pathways to the correct response.
by the first commercial break, Lisa had $4,200, not $4,800
I don’t normally approve comments like this, but Ken literally utters the phrase “You have the lead at $4,800” to Lisa as he threw to the commercial.
I’d never heard the term “U-boats” applied to people like Anne Frank so I was stumped by this final.
Apropos Andy’s comments, I’d say to those who try to squelch free speech or political speech, sunshine is the best disinfectant or similar sentiments. I think it was Justice Louis Brandeis who said words to that effect over 100 years ago. Those words are still relevant today. I didn’t use quotation marks as I don’t know exactly the words used by Brandeis but I hope you get the gist of the remark/phrase.
While I agree to an extent, I do hate when people snap back at those who react negatively to abhorrent speech with “but it’s free speech!” Also, I don’t believe that private outlets are under any obligation to platform abhorrent speech. I’ve had people say “it’s better to have it out in the daylight”, but I’ve found, as a queer person, that the more that people with dark inner thoughts see others express abhorrent ideas and those ideas being given endorsement by being given a platform, those ideas end up being reinforced and strengthened in those predisposed to adopt them. This is also true for “debates” between young-Earth Creationists and scientists; you’re dignifying anti-intellectual ideas under the guise of “open debate”, which gives those ideas the veneer of legitimacy. But that’s just my belief based on what I’ve seen happening, particularly around trans rights issues, over the last decade.
Lisa played an excellent game, but I am sorry to see Curtis go home.
I was totally clueless on the FJ! clue. Guess I slept through that class in high school.
I am looking for the name of the Chef that was on October 1st and the name of the sandwich.
I love to try new recipes
I hope you can help me.
Thank you
Debra Check
The sandwich category was September 30; the chef was Gordon Ramsay.
Here’s a transcript of every clue from September 30: https://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=9279
I am curious which of the 5 sandwiches you were wondering about. Only the “croque monsieur” and the “po’ boy” seemed to have names. If you don’t know about “po’ boys” you should look up their history as it is interesting, though I don’t think there is only one “recipe” for them, just a basic form.
All I could think of for an answer to this FJ was “vermin” and I was never happier to be wrong. Especially since that’s a word used by the President.