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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 1980s Television) for Tuesday, November 25, 2025 (Season 42, Game 57):
This spin-off premiered 21 years after the show that inspired it but took place nearly a century later
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Lyman Howard, a financial advisor from Mill Valley, California
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Emma Passariello, a Naval architecture student from Westbury, New York
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Harrison Whitaker, a researcher originally from Terre Haute, Indiana (10-day total: $289,600)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Yesterday, Harrison Whitaker became the 19th superchampion in the show’s history; today, he goes for victory #11 against Emma Passariello and Lyman Howard. Of course, as happens every time we get a superchamp, we also get a very vocal minority (who I’ve found congregating on Facebook) clamoring for the show to return to the pre-2003 rules where contestants were limited to five victories. This is a reminder that these sorts of decisions are driven by ratings—long win streaks drive ratings—and if the rule hadn’t changed, we’d be looking at a situation where players like Emma and Lyman would get on the show, to be met with half their friends going “Oh, that show is still on the air?” instead of Jeopardy! being the cultural phenomenon it is. It’s almost as if that section of the fandom wants the show to just be some sort of niche media that only they and their small cadre of friends enjoy, instead of the institution the show has become.
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Correct response: What is Star Trek: The Next Generation?
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Although the original 1960s version of Star Trek only lasted for three seasons, it became a massive cult classic in syndicated reruns in the 1970s. Coupled with the popularity of the films made in the series as well, Gene Roddenberry was asked in the mid-’80s to develop a spin-off series for first-run syndication, and Star Trek: The Next Generation was born, with the new series set in the 24th century instead of the 23rd century of the original series.
As someone who got to rediscover a lot of the 1980s history of Jeopardy! when the tapes came over a few years ago from the National Archives of Game Show History, Jeopardy! and Star Trek: The Next Generation both aired on KCOP in the 1980s in Los Angeles. Something also tells me that I’m glad show writer Mark Gaberman was glad to (finally) get this sort of a Final Jeopardy clue in—earlier in Mark’s career, he wrote a couple of episodes for the franchise (writing Voyager episodes).
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, November 25, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The U.S. Between The World Wars; Odd Museums; Don’t You Hate It When…?; Shared Roots; Pour Decisions; Where Am “I”?)
Harrison got off to a slow start today as both challengers got in a number of times. After 15 clues, the scores were Emma $3,800 Lyman $1,600 Harrison $600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Emma 6 correct 1 incorrect
Lyman 4 correct 2 incorrect
Harrison 2 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Lyman learned celestial navigation.
Emma spent two months aboard a chemical tanker.
Harrison watches the show in double speed.
Harrison picked up a full dozen correct in between the two commercials, including the Daily Double, to take a big lead into the game’s midpoint.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Harrison 14 correct 0 incorrect
Emma 6 correct 2 incorrect
Lyman 5 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Harrison $8,300
Emma $3,600
Lyman $1,800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Shakespeare, Who Said It?; Pew Pew Pew; 9-Letter Words; Italian Americans; Song Title Before & After; Animals Of Zootopia)
Harrison found both Daily Doubles in Double Jeopardy; despite getting DD3 incorrect, he still had more than enough money to have a runaway going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Harrison 29 correct 3 incorrect
Emma 8 correct 4 incorrect
Lyman 8 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 6 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Harrison $19,700
Emma $2,400
Lyman $600
Lyman was given credit for his response to be the only player correct in Final; Harrison is now an 11-time champion, going for win #12 tomorrow!
Tonight’s results:
Lyman $600 + $500 = $1,100 (What is…Star Trek Next Generation?)
Emma $2,400 – $0 = $2,400 (What is ?)
Harrison $19,700 – $300 = $19,400 (What is I prefer movies! :)) (11-day total: $309,000)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) SHARED ROOTS $1000 (clue #22)
Harrison 4000 +2500 (Emma 3800 Lyman 1600)
2) PEW PEW PEW $1200 (clue #4)
Harrison 11100 +3000 (Emma 3600 Lyman 1800)
3) SHAKESPEARE, WHO SAID IT? $2000 (clue #14, $14000 left on board)
Harrison 22900 -6000 (Emma 2000 Lyman -1800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 63
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Harrison 4 4 5 3 4 5 3 3 5*
Emma 4 5 1 4 3 4 5 2
Lyman 3 5 3 2 2
DJ! Round:
Harrison 3 4 3* 4 5 3 3 4† 5† 5 3 4 5*
Emma
Lyman 4
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Harrison 3.95
Emma 3.50
Lyman 3.17
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 6 (0.11 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Harrison $22,400 Coryat, 29 correct, 3 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Emma $2,400 Coryat, 8 correct, 4 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Lyman $600 Coryat, 8 correct, 5 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $25,400
Lach Trash: $16,800 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,800
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Harrison Whitaker, career statistics:
321 correct, 35 incorrect
21/23 on rebound attempts (on 48 rebound opportunities)
47.21% in first on buzzer (296/627)
15/26 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $12,300)
7/11 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $24,055
Emma Passariello, career statistics:
8 correct, 5 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $2,400
Lyman Howard, career statistics:
9 correct, 5 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $600
Harrison Whitaker, to win:
12 games: 64.959%
13: 42.197%
14: 27.411%
15: 17.806%
16: 11.566%
Avg. streak: 12.854 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- An earlier version of this recap noted that Mark Gaberman wrote episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. This was an error, it has since been corrected to note that Gaberman wrote episodes of Star Trek: Voyager. The Jeopardy! Fan regrets the error.
- Harrison moves to 15th place all time in terms of regular play winnings.
- Today’s double runaway means that no wagering suggestions will be posted.
- As someone who also prefers to watch the show in an accelerated fashion when possible, I feel validated by Harrison’s interview today.
- I am going to presume that the “The” in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” was somehow considered a leading article and not an internal article by the show, explaining why Lyman’s response was accepted.
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
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I guessed it was one of the Star Treks knowing that Star Trek came out in the 60’s, and in the 80’s they started having spin offs – but having never watched, I wouldn’t have gotten ‘next generation’.
Hey MarkO!
I had to think a bit about the air dates of ST: The Next Generation and ST: Deep Space Nine.
Andy – thanks for the interesting intel re the writer you mentioned.
I had a feeling it had something to do with Star Trek. But “The Next Generation” did not come to mind….so much Star Trek in the 1990’s…an overload perhaps…
I got this one immediately. By far, the best of the Treks. ST:TNG remains one of my favorite TV shows of all time.
As one old enough to have watched it from the beginning, it was obvious. Maybe less so to a younger generation. And as good as the original series usually was, Next Generation had some truly great, outstanding episodes.
It was obvious to me as well-after I thought about it for a moment, and,then the light bulb came on.
And, Mason, Ken’s aside was right. There ARE Star Trek movies, four of them featured the cast of ST: TNG.
If it had been a close game and the usage or absence of “The” had determined the winner I think they would have been more picky.
I don’t think the show would do that–because it knows that a future contestant, in a situation that matters, could then refer back to this as a precedent.
My wife and I love Picard so this was an easy get, only part that gave me any hesitation was worrying if Next Gen started in the 90s.
Barely got it in time and I wonder if the judges would have accepted Star Trek TNG as acceptable as that seems to be the accepted abbreviation for the series.
Andy! In your ‘Andy’s Thoughts’ section you discuss the “The” with respect to being considered a leading article.
The official title of that series is ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ not ‘Star Trek: Next Generation’.
Shouldn’t the “The” be needed for a correct response?
I am interested in your comment. Thanks.
I have nothing further to add than “Presumably the show felt that the “The” was a leading article, and therefore ruled it correct on that basis.”
Anything other than that would be a ruling completely against all past precedent–one that the show hasn’t declared outside of the Alex Trebek Stage.
Having been of the right age to watch the original “Star Trek” in the 1960’s, this was an easy one for me. I kind of figured what other show could have come back and been set 100 years later. Seems to me this would be easier for people in my cohort who saw the original run than younger generations who might not be as familiar with the original series. Even though it came to me right away, I did not expect it to be a Triple Get as today’s contestants look so young to me (these days, almost everyone looks young to me, lol).
Great run continues by Harrison. How long can he keep this up? When I saw that one of the challengers was Emma, I flashed back to when another Emma won against James Holzhauer and feared that his great run might be over. No offense to Emma but I was happy to see Harrison continue as I like these long streaks. I was always opposed to the five-game limit that was in place in the past. Don’t really understand how people can support that as it deprived us of knowing just how far past 5-day champions could have gone. So happy that the cap was lifted.
I was also the right age, but to my great annoyance my local station refused to air the original season. Though it has the reputation of never having good ratings, they must have been pretty good for my station to have chosen to air season 2 and 3. [I knew a fair bit about it ahead of time and during the first season due to our family having ‘TV Guide’.]
Thank you.
We didn’t see this today. We had nothing Monday and then Monday’s episode today. Anyone know what happened on the West coast?
Football happened.
All of San Francisco’s airings have been pushed back by 1 day this week.