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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category The Supreme Court) for Thursday, December 11, 2025 (Season 42, Game 69):
Chief Justice John Marshall wrote, “A law repugnant to the Constitution is void” in his landmark decision on this case
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Francis Boyle, a playwright & teacher from Liberty Township, Ohio
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Jennifer Foote, a lawyer from Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Will Riley, an engineer originally from Houston, Texas (3-day total: $54,403)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Barring a major change to the postseason format next winter, Will Riley will be returning to the Alex Trebek stage in some capacity at the conclusion of his run: his three victories will see him slotted in to Champions Wildcard at the very least. Now, it’s time to see if he can make it to the Tournament of Champions. A fourth win today would certainly be helpful, but that guarantee only comes with five—and our two challengers today in Ohio’s Francis Boyle and New Mexico’s Jennifer Foote want to end Will’s winning ways at three.
There seemed to be complaints from many of the usual suspects regarding the Wes Anderson category in yesterday’s Double Jeopardy! Round—and from my perspective, I think those complaints would carry more weight if the same people weren’t complaining every time the show puts a category onto the board that is less milquetoast than BEFORE & AFTER. It is still my opinion that these sorts of categories make the show more fun overall, more interesting overall, and, most importantly, more winnable for someone who hasn’t flashcarded J! Archive as their primary study method. Ultimately, I think this is important to keep the game itself from becoming too insular: to survive in the future, it needs to make people who haven’t played high school (or even collegiate) quiz bowl think they could still win on the show.
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Correct response: What is Marbury v. Madison?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
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As an outgoing President in 1801, John Adams had appointed a number of his party’s supporters to various judicial positions; however, not all of the commissions had been delivered prior to Adams leaving office, and the new Jefferson administration, with new Secretary of State James Madison, had refused to deliver them. William Marbury, one of the intended recipients of an undelivered commission, thus filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court in order to force delivery.
In its ruling, though, while the Court did say that the refusal to deliver a commission was illegal, it also determined that the law passed that might have given the Supreme Court jurisdiction over the case, Section 13 of the Judiciary Act of 1789, had expanded the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court beyond what was in the Constitution—thus, for the first time, a law was struck down as unconstitutional, establishing judicial review in the American system of government.
Judicial review—where the judicial system has the right to strike down laws seen as violating the Constitution—is an extremely important part of the American federal system, where the three branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial) are equal, with each branch ostensibly serving as a check and balance on the other two. Of course, those branches actually need to serve in that purpose in order for America to actually work as it is designed by the Founding Fathers, ensuring that one branch can not take over, thereby maintaining the famous quote from Benjamin Franklin, “A republic, if you can keep it,” when answering if the United States was a republic or a monarchy.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, December 11, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Victorian England; As Defined By Merriam-Webster; “& The” Music Played On; Sun Kissed; How Many Squares Contain–; Bicycles)
Will doubled up through the Daily Double early and had a good-sized lead after 15 clues; at the interviews, the scores were Will $5,800 Jennifer $1,600 Francis $1,600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Will 7 correct 0 incorrect
Francis 4 correct 1 incorrect
Jennifer 2 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Francis was in a play with Amy Schneider.
Jennifer loves baking.
Will has a lot of friends in the audience.
Will picked up 9 consecutive correct responses at one point as he went past the $10,000 mark through 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Will 17 correct 0 incorrect
Jennifer 3 correct 0 incorrect
Francis 6 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Will $11,200
Jennifer $2,600
Francis $1,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Notes & Queries; Second Letter “Y”; Science Facts; Eponymously Yours; Capital City Mayors; Not Amnesia Again…)
Francis got on a bit of a roll, but his momentum was halted by an incorrect True Daily Double. Will got DD3 incorrect on what was a very easy Daily Double for anyone north of the border, but his lead was more than enough for him to cruise to a runaway entering Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Will 26 correct 2 incorrect
Francis 18 correct 6 incorrect
Jennifer 5 correct 0 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Will $17,000
Francis $5,200
Jennifer $3,800
Everyone got Final Jeopardy correct as Will is now a 4-day champion! He’ll go for win #5 tomorrow.
Tonight’s results:
Jennifer $3,800 + $2,000 = $5,800 (What is Marbury v. Madison?)
Francis $5,200 + $1,200 = $6,400 (What is Marbury v. Madison?)
Will $17,000 + $6,000 = $23,000 (What is Marbury v. Madison?) (4-day total: $77,403)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) VICTORIAN ENGLAND $400 (clue #4)
Will 1800 +1800 (Jennifer 0 Francis 600)
2) NOTES & QUERIES $1200 (clue #7)
Francis 7400 -7400 (Will 14400 Jennifer 2600)
3) CAPITAL CITY MAYORS $1600 (clue #13, $16000 left on board)
Will 16800 -3000 (Jennifer 2600 Francis 1600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -18
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Will 4 3 2*
Jennifer
Francis 5
DJ! Round:
Will 5 5 3 4 4*
Jennifer
Francis 4 5 4 4 3* 3 3 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Will 3.75
Francis 3.78
Jennifer 0.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.12 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Will $18,600 Coryat, 26 correct, 2 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Francis $12,600 Coryat, 18 correct, 6 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Jennifer $3,800 Coryat, 5 correct, 0 incorrect, 8.77% in first on buzzer (5/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,000
Lach Trash: $9,800 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,200
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Will Riley, career statistics:
81 correct, 13 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
34.07% in first on buzzer (77/226)
4/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,800
Jennifer Foote, career statistics:
6 correct, 0 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
8.77% in first on buzzer (5/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,800
Francis Boyle, career statistics:
19 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$7,400)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,600
Will Riley, to win:
5 games: 52.921%
6: 28.006%
7: 14.821%
8: 7.844%
9: 4.151%
Avg. streak: 5.124 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Ken erred when stating which category Will had run; Will ran the squares category, not the bicycle one.
- I had a feeling things were going to go well for Will when he had a good-sized lead after 15 clues and the show took its time with the camera shot going to the first commercial break.
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Will $17,000 Francis $5,200 Jennifer $3,800)
Will: Bet no more than $6,599 and enjoy win #4. (Actual bet: $6,000)
Jennifer: In the battle for second place, bet no more than $1,000 and you could take second if Francis is incorrect. (Actual bet: $2,000)
Francis: In the battle for second place, cover bet over Jennifer is $2,401. (Actual bet: $1,200)
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Reading the quote from Marshall’s decision, I knew that the correct reponse for Today’s Final Jeopardy was most likely the first time the Supreme Court had decided a law ws unconsitutional. Unfortunately, I didn’t know the name of that case. I was going to Google it, but ran out of time. Not that it really would’ve counted as a “got,” if I had managed to Google it before the end of “Think.”
I am so embarrassed to have missed this. I went with Brown v. Board of Education. 🙁