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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Olympic Host Cities) for Wednesday, October 29, 2025 (Season 42, Game 38):
This city would have hosted in 1916 but for cancellation due to WWI; it would be the last city to host before they were canceled again
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Katie Mantoan, an attorney from Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Eli Bondar, an HR administrator & puppeteer from Franklin, Massachusetts
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Aaron Levine, a sports anchor from Seattle, Washington (2-day total: $28,999)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Aaron Levine is now a 2-day champion on Jeopardy! following a Triple Stumper in Final Jeopardy yesterday; today’s challengers are Eli Bondar of Massachusetts, an HR administrator & puppeteer, as well as Katie Mantoan of Oregon, an attorney. It’s hard to say where Aaron slots in at this point stats-wise in terms of a Champions Wildcard invitation; as things stand right now, he’s probably most likely to bubble out of the field. However, a third win today would ensure his return in some fashion to the Alex Trebek Stage.
Yesterday saw the announcement that Celebrity Jeopardy will be returning for its fourth season on Friday, February 27th at 8 PM Eastern. I’m happy with the move back to 8:00 Eastern, and considering how often the Celebrity Jeopardy games get rerun on ABC, I’m not as worried by a move to Fridays as I would be for a more normal series. This season is being billed as Celebrity Jeopardy! All Stars (as the entire field consists of people who have been on since the series’ move to prime time in 2022) and certainly has seen one audience member leaking the names of contestants on Reddit, to the point where I feel confident in predicting that the event is going to be a 21-player event taking place over 10 episodes, with the winners of Seasons 1, 2, and 3—Ike Barinholtz, Lisa Ann Walter, and W. Kamau Bell—receiving byes into the semifinals of the competition. The nice thing is that with all of the players having competed before, it will be possible to use the Unified Prediction Model to make previews and predictions.
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Correct response: What is Berlin?
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Berlin in Germany was named as the host of the 1916 Summer Olympics; however, World War I broke out in the interim, and the games were eventually cancelled; it was 20 years before the country was able to host again, with the country awarded the 1936 Games (it should be said that the Games were awarded to Germany prior to the Nazi takeover of that country.)
It’s hard for me to say how common this knowledge is for today’s Final Jeopardy; The Olympics—especially host cities—is one of my best categories (to the point where it was the category of my first-ever correct response in Final Jeopardy at the age of 7 in the early 1990s. (Somehow incredibly, though, that is one of the handful of games from that era that has still yet to make it into J! Archive.)
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, October 29, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: A Historic Game Of Clue; Raising Arizona; What’s Your Government Name?; Go Red Birds!; X, Y, Z Abbreviations; More Than A Football Player)
Aaron got off to a hot start, but Katie clawed back to take a brief lead. A Daily Double miss gave Aaron the lead, though, at the break. Those scores at the commercial were Aaron $3,200 Katie $2,600 Eli $800.
Statistics at the first break (14 clues):
Aaron 5 correct 0 incorrect
Katie 6 correct 1 incorrect
Eli 2 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Katie is a soccer coach for her twin sons.
Eli got to perform for Jim Henson’s daughter at a puppetry conference.
Aaron was the runner-up on ESPN’s “Dream Job”.
All three players had a good segment as Aaron continued to lead after 30.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Aaron 11 correct 0 incorrect
Katie 11 correct 1 incorrect
Eli 5 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Aaron $6,000
Katie $4,800
Eli $1,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: This Old Opera House; Mais Oui, French Lit; The Judge Has Spoken; Lucky “Seven”; Word Origins; TV Dinners)
Aaron picked up DD2; then a very long hunt for DD3 took place; Eli found it despite some clue selection missteps. He did what he had to, going all in, but an incorrect response dropped him to $0, ensuring Aaron had a runaway entering Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Aaron 20 correct 1 incorrect
Katie 14 correct 1 incorrect
Eli 16 correct 7 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 6 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Aaron $18,600
Katie $7,200
Eli $400
Aaron and Katie were correct in Final; he bet to get to an even $20,000. He’ll go for win #4 tomorrow.
Tonight’s results:
Eli $400 – $7 = $393 (What Seoul)
Katie $7,200 + $6,000 = $13,200 (What is Berlin? <3 L+D+V)
Aaron $18,600 + $1,400 = $20,000 (What Berlin) (3-day total: $48,999)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) WHAT’S YOUR GOVERNMENT NAME? $600 (clue #14)
Katie 4600 -2000 (Aaron 3200 Eli 800)
2) MAIS OUI, FRENCH LIT $1600 (clue #7)
Aaron 6400 +5000 (Eli 3400 Katie 4800)
3) LUCKY “SEVEN” $800 (clue #23, $3200 left on board)
Eli 9000 -9000 (Aaron 17400 Katie 6000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -65
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Aaron 4 3 5 4 3 4
Eli 5 5
Katie 4 5 3 2 1 3*
DJ! Round:
Aaron 4 3 4* 3 5 2 4 3 4 2
Eli 5 4 3 5 4 5† 3 5 3† 2† 2 2*
Katie 5
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Aaron 3.56
Katie 3.29
Eli 3.79
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 6 (0.16 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Aaron $15,200 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Katie $9,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Eli $9,400 Coryat, 16 correct, 7 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,800
Lach Trash: $10,400 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,800
Lead Changes: 6
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Aaron Levine, career statistics:
59 correct, 7 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
32.16% in first on buzzer (55/171)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,800)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,600
Eli Bondar, career statistics:
16 correct, 8 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$9,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,400
Katie Mantoan, career statistics:
15 correct, 1 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,200
Aaron Levine, to win:
4 games: 55.312%
5: 30.594%
6: 16.922%
7: 9.360%
8: 5.177%
Avg. streak: 4.238 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s double runaway means that no wagering suggestions will be posted.
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
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I’ve got atleast one correct final question each week, in the past 4 weeks.
Given the history of Jesse Owens at those games, I’d be surprised if someone missed this one – that’s assuming you know the 1940 games were canceled as well as the 1944. Some time ago there was a question asking what countries besides the US has hosted the summer games in multiple cities. Germany was one of them – Berlin and Munich – both being very ‘memorable’ games.
And the 1940 Games (both Summer and Winter) had been scheduled for Tokyo!
Assumed the next cancellation after would be related to World War II and guessed based on which countries/cities would have been most involved in both… considering how hard FJ has played for me this month, I’ll absolutely take it!