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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Romans) for Tuesday, November 11, 2025 (Season 42, Game 47):
In a work likely written in the 170s, this leader wondered what were ancient generals “compared to Diogenes…& Socrates?”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Jessica Marshall, a stay-at-home mom & adjunct English professor from Madison, Wisconsin
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Harrison Whitaker, a researcher originally from Terre Haute, Indiana
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Allegra Kuney, a Ph.D. candidate from New Brunswick, New Jersey (4-day total: $92,600)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
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Yesterday, Allegra Kuney became the 476th player to win 4 times in the post-1984 history of syndicated Jeopardy!. Today, she looks to become the 290th 5-time champion. If Allegra does win today, it will also guarantee Aaron Levine’s spot in the Tournament of Champions, and the 20th spot in the tournament will either go to Allegra or Bill McKinney (based on if Allegra is still champion at the end of Friday’s game). If either challenger wins, that challenger will need to win exactly 3 games and more than $49,000 to take Aaron’s ToC spot.
That being said, if some of the community chatter is to be believed, I think Allegra might have her work cut out for her today with our challengers in Wisconsin’s Jessica Marshall and Indiana’s Harrison Whitaker. Harrison became known recently for steamrolling opponents in the UK on University Challenge, and his “researcher” occupation notes the fact that he’s been hired as a researcher for that programme.
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Correct response: Who is Marcus Aurelius?
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“Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Pompey the Great–what are they compared to Diogenes the Cynic, Heraclitus, and Socrates?” Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius is said to have written this in his Meditations, a series of his own personal writings to himself as well as his own ideas on Stoic philosophy.
I think that the writers are going to receive criticism today for the wording of this Final; I would have worded this clue In a work likely written in the 170s, this leader wondered how ancient generals were viewed “compared to Diogenes…& Socrates”; the presented wording just feels clunky to the point that both viewers and players are going to need to spend precious time actually trying to figure out the wording here before anything else. I think Billy, Michelle, et al are probably going to want a mulligan on having sent this clue out in this fashion.
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Sadly, I said Caligula. Being my initials are M A, my later mother would some times call me Marcus Aurelius – at the time I thought he was a made up person.
Was totally lost on the timeline and thought it was Plutarch quoting someone, which meant it could have been anyone.
Plutarch was Greek, not Roman.
A got it thinking about the Roman-Philosopher emperor, but I agree with Andy that the language was awkward.