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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category South America) for Thursday, October 23, 2025 (Season 42, Game 34):
An airport at this South American city is named for archaeologist Maria Reiche, who was known as the “lady of the Lines”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Jake Tomlin, a middle school teacher from Lynchburg, Virginia
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Elijah Perseus Blumov, a poet & podcaster from Evanston, Illinois
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Tom Devlin, an attorney from Washington, D.C. (2-day total: $43,199)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Tom Devlin has had a very strong pair of victories thus far, but he’s only found 1 Daily Double in 6 (on the first board of his first game at that.) Today, he goes for win #3 against Jake Tomlin and Elijah Perseus Blumov. What’s at stake in today’s game? Though I’m guessing Tom’s stats are already at a point where he’s garnering a Champions Wildcard invitation, a win today would put away any doubt, as well as very likely put him in the Tournament of Champions. Meanwhile, Matt Massie is mathematically guaranteed a ToC invite unless Tom wins with a score of $36,602 or greater.
How are we sure of this? The postseason format was announced on Inside Jeopardy! yesterday. The major change from last year is that the producers are reserving the right to look at more than just “wins and money won” for Champions Wildcard invitations; however, the field is still the same size (15) as last year, with 3 weeks of Second Chance feeding in. Do I think it’s perfect? No—I wish there were more spots available in Champions Wildcard—but it is still significantly better than it was, in my opinion. Owing to the taping schedule (which I believe may have been compressed slightly because of the renewal of Pop Culture Jeopardy), I presume that the invitations have already been extended in “Jeopardy! Production Time”, so there’s certainly no more ability to lobby for invitations. But I will still be posting my thoughts on who I think the stats should invite this weekend.
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Correct response: What is Nazca, Peru?
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The Nazca Lines, located in the Nazca Desert near what is now the city of Nazca in southern Peru, are a collection of hundreds of geoglyphs made by creating shallow ruts in the desert floor. Reiche and historian Paul Kosok theorized in the 1940s that these lines converged at a point that pointed to the sun on the winter solstice, while others pointed to the sun on the summer solstice (similar to many geoglyphs in the northern Hemisphere). She then spent her life lobbying for the preservation of the lines after the Pan-American Highway cut through one of them.
That being said: my issue with this Final Jeopardy clue today is that I don’t think the requisite parts of being able to put today’s Final Jeopardy clue together—namely, that the Nazca Lines exist and that they are named for Nazca, which is in and of itself a large enough city in Peru to have an airport—are well-known enough to be the subject of a Final Jeopardy in regular play. That said, I do think that this Final would have been perfect as a ToC-level Final—and I think it absolutely could have been saved for a couple of months to put into a ToC (or even early-round JIT) board.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, October 23, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Presidential Facts; Beer Me; Disney Characters; That’s Totally Sus; Tough 6-Letter Vocab; “Saint” Somewhere)
Tom found the Daily Double and had a big lead after 15 clues. At the break, the scores were Tom $7,000 Jake $0 Elijah -$1,600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Tom 8 correct 1 incorrect
Jake 3 correct 2 incorrect
Elijah 0 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Jake accidentally got hits of nitrous oxide during his wife’s labor.
Elijah was a rapper in high school.
Tom was on SportsCenter for cheering at Fenway Park.
Tom picked up a good-sized number of correct responses as he expanded his lead.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Tom 17 correct 1 incorrect
Jake 6 correct 3 incorrect
Elijah 2 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Tom $9,400
Jake $1,400
Elijah -$600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: An Italian Renaissance Man; You Are Wrong; Alliterative Pop Culture; Transportation; An Ill Wind; Book Ends)
For the first time in his run, Tom found both Daily Doubles; while he made a gaffe on DD2, he was correct on DD3, cruising to a runaway after that point.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Tom 33 correct 3 incorrect
Jake 14 correct 4 incorrect
Elijah 5 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 6 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Tom $27,800
Jake $7,800
Elijah $3,400
Tom closed out this one with a correct response in Final, picking up another $2,200 for an even $30,000. He’ll go for win #4 tomorrow!
Tonight’s results:
Elijah $3,400 – $3,399 = $1 (What is Lima)
Jake $7,800 – $0 = $7,800 (What is Kuzco?)
Tom $27,800 + $2,200 = $30,000 (What is Nazca?) (3-day total: $73,199)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) THAT’S TOTALLY SUS $800 (clue #6)
Tom 2600 +2600 (Elijah 0 Jake 0)
2) YOU ARE WRONG $1200 (clue #12)
Tom 12200 -4000 (Elijah 2600 Jake 5400)
3) AN ITALIAN RENAISSANCE MAN $800 (clue #16, $13200 left on board)
Tom 11800 +6000 (Elijah 2600 Jake 5400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 118
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Tom 4 3 3 4 3 4*
Elijah
Jake
DJ! Round:
Tom 3 4 3* 3 4 2 2*
Elijah 3 4 3 4
Jake 5 5 4 5 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Tom 3.23
Jake 4.40
Elijah 3.50
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 6 (0.18 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Tom $24,800 Coryat, 33 correct, 3 incorrect, 50.88% in first on buzzer (29/57), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Jake $7,800 Coryat, 14 correct, 4 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Elijah $3,400 Coryat, 5 correct, 3 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,000
Lach Trash: $8,000 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,000
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Tom Devlin, career statistics:
91 correct, 9 incorrect
8/8 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
49.71% in first on buzzer (85/171)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,933
Elijah Perseus Blumov, career statistics:
5 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,400
Jake Tomlin, career statistics:
14 correct, 5 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,800
Tom Devlin, to win:
4 games: 69.096%
5: 47.743%
6: 32.988%
7: 22.794%
8: 15.749%
Avg. streak: 5.236 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s double-runaway game means that no wagering suggestion will be posted.
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
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South America + “Lines” = Nazca
I predict a Triple Get. Someone might go with Lima, if they overthink Nazca as too small for an airport. But then, would a capital city airport be named after some esoteric archaeologist?
I went with Lima. I considered Cuzco. Wasn’t aware Nazca had an airport
would a capital city airport be named after some esoteric archaeologist?
That was my thinking as well.
Interestingly enough, I knew this one immediately and would rank it as considerably easier than several recent ones. People obviously know different stuff lol 😉
Line(s) made me think of Equator so I went with Quito
Same here.
The main challenge here is to believe that the town of Nazca is large enough to have an airport. I did.