Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, November 26, 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 Famous Declarations) for Wednesday, November 26, 2025 (Season 42, Game 58):

After an escape under darkness, a U.S. general told an Adelaide newspaper these 3 famous words on March 20, 1942

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Shannon Mastick, a patent attorney from Granger, Indiana

Krish Patel, an undergraduate student from Plano, Texas

Harrison Whitaker, a researcher originally from Terre Haute, Indiana (11-day total: $309,000)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Be forewarned—today’s section is a bit of a longer one, I’ve got a few things to cover.

Firstly: Harrison Whitaker is now an 11-game champion, having won his third straight runaway game yesterday. Today, he tries to make it an even dozen victories against Krish Patel of Texas and Shannon Mastick of Indiana. Right now, I think the most surprising part of Harrison’s run is the fact that he is just 15-for-26 on Daily Doubles; most long-running champions are much stronger on those clues compared to the average player. If Harrison were to become much better on those clues specifically, he may become one of the top 10 players ever to compete on the show.

I would like to officially announce that changes are coming to how information will be presented here at The Jeopardy! Fan. While the “main information” (chiefly, the Final Jeopardy clue/correct response and the final result) will remain easily accessible, most of the extra information that I painstakingly write and compile every day, as well as the comments area for each episode, will be placed behind a login wall. Unfortunately, I believe this is the best way forward to combat the blatant theft of my work that has been happening. Implementation will occur in the coming weeks.

Yesterday on Substack, co-executive producer Sarah Whitcomb Foss made a claim that the show “coined” the term super-champion. This is a reminder that the term “super-champion” was originally a fan-coined term used on the show’s official message boards in 2003 to refer to 6-game champions in the “Sky’s the Limit” era, well before any usage by the show, and while the show believes it might have coined the term to refer to 10-game champions, this belief is not matched in reality, and any fan acquiescence to the changed definition has been done solely to prevent confusion. (She also accidentally claimed that superchampion Ray Lalonde won 3 games and not 13, but I think she eventually realized that mistake.)

One thing that I would like to note: if you believe that Harrison is not phrasing in the form of a question, your belief is incorrect. It might be quiet and slurred, but it is there. If and when there is no phrasing, the judges will tell us—they even go back and listen if they aren’t 100% positive, as evidenced by the number of times over the years where they will actually go back and take points away—including a game that even showed up in the weekend reruns a few weeks back. It should also be noted that those sorts of complaints in the comment section here is a violation of the Site Comment Policy here. But, if you see those comments elsewhere—especially on Facebook—feel free to remind your friends that the judges aren’t asleep at the wheel. (Apropos of nothing, it should also be noted that if a contestant feels that they’ve been the recipient of an incorrect ruling from the judges, the appropriate mechanism is to lodge an official protest with the show/Standards and Practices and not attempt to court public opinion—the latter feels like sour grapes.)

Correct response: What is “I shall return”?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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To add some levity to everything, my first thought when I saw this Final was the correct response. My second thought was thinking how Harrison’s Final Jeopardy response yesterday, “What is ‘I prefer movies'” would also be a very amusing joke response to today’s Final Jeopardy.

Nine days after Douglas MacArthur escaped from the Philippines under the dark of night when he had been surrounded by the Japanese on the island of Corregidor, he arrived in Australia, announcing “I came through and I shall return”, with the final three words of that message—”I shall return”—being the phrase most associated with MacArthur today. He also kept his promise, with MacArthur himself leading the charge to liberate the Philippines in 1944 and 1945.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Your Sweet 16th (Century); Let’s Talk Turkey; Weights & Measures; Quest: Love; Squirrel Friends; Words That Differ By One Letter)

Even though Krish found the Daily Double, Harrison led after 15 clues. At the interviews, the scores were Harrison $4,200 Krish $2,200 Shannon $1,800.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Harrison 7 correct 1 incorrect
Krish 4 correct 1 incorrect
Shannon 2 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Shannon met her husband at Notre Dame.
Krish became a fan of the show during Battle of the Decades.
Harrison literally ran into Taylor Swift at a film premiere.

Harrison picked up over half of the clues after the break to extend his lead.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Harrison 15 correct 2 incorrect
Krish 7 correct 2 incorrect
Shannon 2 correct 0 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Harrison $7,000
Krish $3,600
Shannon $1,800

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: From Their New York Times Obituary; Out-Of-This-World Literary Titles; Ends In “F”; Songs In The Movie; Free; Bird)

Harrison found both Daily Doubles, but briefly put the runaway at risk with a big bet and incorrect response on DD3. However, everything turned out fine for him—a number of correct responses from him at the end of the round made sure that Final Jeopardy was just a battle for second place.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Harrison 29 correct 3 incorrect
Krish 13 correct 5 incorrect
Shannon 7 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 6 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Harrison $17,200
Krish $5,600
Shannon $5,400

Harrison put the exclamation point on this one with a correct response; he’s now a 12-day champion and will celebrate Thanksgiving in an attempt at win #13 tomorrow.

Tonight’s results:

Shannon $5,400 – $5,400 = $0 (What is I got out)
Krish $5,600 – $5,201 = $399 (What is ? Hi Mark + Evan)
Harrison $17,200 + $3,800 = $21,000 (What is ‘I shall return’?) (12-day total: $330,000)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) YOUR SWEET 16th (CENTURY) $1000 (clue #2)
Krish 800 +1000 (Harrison 0 Shannon 0)
2) ENDS IN “F” $2000 (clue #17)
Harrison 17000 +3000 (Krish 3600 Shannon 3000)
3) OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD LITERARY TITLES $800 (clue #21, $4800 left on board)
Harrison 20800 -6000 (Krish 4400 Shannon 4200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 89

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Harrison 4
Krish 5*
Shannon

DJ! Round:
Harrison 3 4 3 4 5 3 5 5* 4 2*
Krish 3 5 4 4 3
Shannon 4 5 3 2 5 2†

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Harrison 3.82
Krish 4.00
Shannon 3.50

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 $22,200 Coryat, 29 correct, 3 incorrect, 50.88% in first on buzzer (29/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Krish $5,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 5 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Shannon $5,400 Coryat, 7 correct, 1 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,200
Lach Trash: $10,800 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,000
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Harrison Whitaker, career statistics:

351 correct, 38 incorrect
22/24 on rebound attempts (on 54 rebound opportunities)
47.51% in first on buzzer (325/684)
16/28 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,300)
8/12 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $23,900

Krish Patel, career statistics:

13 correct, 6 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,600

Shannon Mastick, career statistics:

7 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,400

Harrison Whitaker, to win:

13 games: 64.539%
14: 41.653%
15: 26.882%
16: 17.350%
17: 11.197%
Avg. streak: 13.820 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Harrison $17,200 Krish $5,600 Shannon $5,400)

Harrison: Bet no more than $5,999 and enjoy your victory. (Actual bet: $3,800)

Krish: In the battle for second, the standard cover bet over Shannon is $5,201. (Actual bet: $5,201)

Shannon: If you bet $4,999 or less and Krish is incorrect, you get an extra $1,000. (Actual bet: $5,400)

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