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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category The European Union) for Friday, November 28, 2025 (Season 42, Game 60):
The smallest member in both area & population, this island nation joined the EU in 2004
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Samantha Meier, an assistant principal from North Reading, Massachusetts
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Wilder Seitz, a cashier & writer from Los Angeles, California
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Harrison Whitaker, a researcher originally from Terre Haute, Indiana (13-day total: $352,000)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Will Harrison Whitaker get to the end of November as Jeopardy! champion? He goes for victory #14 today against Wilder Seitz of Los Angeles and Samantha Meier of Massachusetts.
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Correct response: What is Malta?
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With a population of 516,100 and an area of 316 square kilometers, Malta was one of 10 countries that joined the European Union on May 1, 2004, alongside Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. The crux of this question here is basically knowing that Malta is smaller than Cyprus—Cyprus is about 30 times larger in area.
Tying this back into Jeopardy! and my own personal interests here at The Jeopardy! Fan, recent 1-game champion Lisa Mueller won Division B at the 17th Malta International Scrabble Open a few weeks ago in Valetta. (And, if anyone ends up seeing this over on other websites later, you know who had the information first.)
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, November 28, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Not The State Capital; Rough Times In The Bible; Tropical Fruits; Starts With 2 Vowels; Baby, I Can’t Fight This Feeling; Any Moore)
Even though it was Wilder who found the Daily Double early in the round, Harrison’s correct response total was a snowman at the first break and he held a big lead. After 15 clues, the scores were Harrison $6,200 Wilder $1,800 Samantha $1,000.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Harrison 8 correct 0 incorrect
Wilder 3 correct 1 incorrect
Samantha 2 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Samantha is a Coast Guard veteran and can tie a bowline knot behind her back.
Wilder took clown classes in college.
Harrison often loses treasured possessions in comedic ways.
Harrison kept his correct response total near 50% of the round’s clues as he extended his lead.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Harrison 15 correct 0 incorrect
Wilder 7 correct 1 incorrect
Samantha 6 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Harrison $9,200
Wilder $3,200
Samantha $3,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Unmitigated Gaul; Clothes In Books; Animals’ Scientific Names; Architects; “J”ams; Alliteration)
Things got exciting in Double Jeopardy; Wilder pulled close to Harrison’s lead and had a chance on DD2 to take the lead; unfortunately for his chances, an incorrect response dropped him out of contention. Samantha came close, but it wasn’t enough to keep Harrison from cementing a runaway on the round’s final clues.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Harrison 26 correct 0 incorrect
Samantha 10 correct 2 incorrect
Wilder 15 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 6 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Harrison $18,400
Samantha $7,400
Wilder $500
Wilder and Harrison were both correct in Final Jeopardy; that makes Harrison a 14-day champion! He’ll go for #15 on Monday.
Tonight’s results:
Wilder $500 + $499 = $999 (What is Malta?)
Samantha $7,400 – $0 = $7,400 (What is Iceland)
Harrison $18,400 + $3,599 = $21,999 (What is Malta?) (14-day total: $373,999)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) ROUGH TIMES IN THE BIBLE $800 (clue #2)
Wilder 600 +1000 (Harrison 0 Samantha 0)
2) CLOTHES IN BOOKS $800 (clue #18)
Wilder 10800 -8000 (Harrison 14800 Samantha 7000)
3) ANIMALS’ SCIENTIFIC NAMES $2000 (clue #22, $4000 left on board)
Wilder 3600 -3500 (Harrison 15600 Samantha 7000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -71
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Harrison 3
Wilder 4*
Samantha
DJ! Round:
Harrison 5 5 3 4 4 3 5 4 5 2
Wilder 3 4 4 3 3 2* 2 5*
Samantha 4 2 3 5
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Harrison 3.91
Samantha 3.50
Wilder 3.33
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 6 (0.10 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Harrison $18,400 Coryat, 26 correct, 0 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Samantha $7,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Wilder $11,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 5 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,600
Lach Trash: $9,200 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,200
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Harrison Whitaker, career statistics:
409 correct, 41 incorrect
25/27 on rebound attempts (on 59 rebound opportunities)
47.49% in first on buzzer (379/798)
17/30 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,100)
10/14 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $23,357
Wilder Seitz, career statistics:
16 correct, 5 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$10,500)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,800
Samantha Meier, career statistics:
10 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,400
Harrison Whitaker, to win:
15 games: 65.685%
16: 43.145%
17: 28.340%
18: 18.615%
19: 12.227%
Avg. streak: 15.914 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s double runaway means no wagering suggestions will be posted.
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
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Having no clue, I guessed Iceland.
MarkO!
I guessed Sardina – to now find out it is not a sovereign country but still part of Italy!
No offense, Rick, but as a descendant of Italian ancestors, I think you meant Sardinia or as Italians spell it Sardegna. 🙂
Robert!
Sorry for the typo… and I learned something new re the name of the island.
Are you kidding about Sardinia?
Why would he be? Different people have different knowledge strengths and weaknesses.
Having visited Malta, I knew the facts.
I just saw a YouTube video about Malta. Otherwise I probably would have guessed Cyprus and spelled it incorrectly.
There are only three island nations in the European Union. That, essentially, made this a multiple choice problem. One only had to choose from among Ireland, Malta and Cyprus. Just seemed to me that the smallest one of those three was Malta so I went with that.
Harrison has a real shot at passing Ray Lalonde and of joining the $400,000 club on Monday’s episode. I’m rooting for him to make it or, at least, continue on and passing $400k on Tuesday. Good luck, Harrison! (Although, of course, he already knows whether he made it or not.)
So happy for him. It’s what i look forward to each night now that he’s been winning.
Keep it going.
Ith Thanksgiving & Black Friday games were preempted here in Albu, NM USA for football. UGH! Thank you for your excellent site!
Hello all!
First off, retro congrats on pushing his win total to a very impressive 14! 🙂 Great stuff and I hope that the streak continues on Monday.
I guessed Cyprus on this FJ. I haven’t hit a FJ in quite a while.
Have a great rest of the weekend everyone!