Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, November 25, 2025

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Current Champion

Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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Upcoming Encore Presentations

August 12: S42 E98 (January 21, 2026)
August 13: S42 E99 (January 22, 2026)
August 14: S42 E100 (January 23, 2026)
August 15-16: S41 E141 (March 24, 2025)
August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
August 20: S42 E103 (January 28, 2026)
August 21: S42 E104 (January 29, 2026)
August 22-23: S41 E142 (March 25, 2025)
August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
August 25: S42 E107 (February 3, 2026)
August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
August 29-30: S41 E143 (March 26, 2025)
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All Time Winnings

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:

1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):

1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

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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

Emma Passariello, a Naval architecture student from Westbury, New York

Harrison Whitaker, a researcher originally from Terre Haute, Indiana (10-day total: $289,600)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Yesterday, Harrison Whitaker became the 19^th 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.

Correct response: What is Star Trek: The Next Generation?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2025 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

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 24^th century instead of the 23^rd 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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