Warning: This page contains spoilers for the December 20-21, 2025, game of Jeopardy! — please do not scroll down if you wish to avoid being spoiled. Please note that today’s game is an encore presentation of the game that originally aired on April 18, 2025.
Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Presidential Nominees) for December 20-21, 2025 (Season 41, Game 160):
The year the Democratic nominee gave his “Cross of Gold” speech, the GOP nominee was this man who backed the gold standard
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Liam Starnes, an undergraduate student from Barrington, Illinois
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Rachael Gray, a graduate student from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
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Steven Hoying, an attorney-at-law from Hilliard, Ohio (1-day total: $29,403)
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The revisiting of last April’s games in encore presentations continues this week with the first game of fan favorite Liam Starnes; this game saw him face off against defending champion Steven Hoying and eventual Second Chance invitee Rachael Gray.
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Correct response: Who is William McKinley?
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In the midst of a heated national debate as to whether or not to adopt the gold standard, William Jennings Bryan, thanks to the words “you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold”, arguing that both gold and silver should be legal tender, propelled himself to the Democratic presidential nomination. The GOP nominee—who went on to defeat Bryan in the general, was William McKinley. America went on the gold standard in 1900.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the December 20-21, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Game Recap:
Although Rachael led after 30 clues, Liam picked up the first 6 clues of Double Jeopardy, ending with picking up $6,000 on DD2. While Rachael found DD3, she made a conservative bet and sat second entering Final Jeopardy by less than what she left on the table on DD3.
Thankfully for Rachael, her conservative bet on that Daily Double didn’t come back to haunt her too much, as she also was incorrect in Final Jeopardy; Liam and Steven were both correct in Final, as Liam went on to win his first game.
Next week will see Liam go for win #2 against Bob Callen and Maja Vlajnic.
Scores going into Final:
Liam $19,600
Rachael $16,200
Steven $13,800
Tonight’s results:
Steven $13,800 + $6,000 = $19,800 (Who was William McKinley?)
Rachael $16,200 – $12,000 = $4,200 (Who was Taft?)
Liam $19,600 + $12,801 = $32,401 (Who is McKinley?) (1-day total: $32,401)
Game Stats:
Liam $15,200 Coryat, 17 correct, 1 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Steven $13,000 Coryat, 16 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Rachael $13,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 0 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $41,600
Lach Trash: $9,800 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $2,600
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 0
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