Final Jeopardy: Famous American Homes (6-18-25)

The Final Jeopardy question (6/18/2025) in the category “Famous American Homes” was:

The name of this residence completed in 1895 combines part of the owner’s Dutch name with an English word for an open expanse

New champ Dan Hopkins, a teacher from Hanover, NH, won $10,799 yesterday. In Game 2, he takes on: Jacob Hale, a nonprofit finance director from Anchorage, AK; and Sunny Hwang, a textbook editor from Brooklyn, NY.

Round 1 Categories: Action Phrases – Clothes Time – “Yo”! – Rev Up for NASCAR – A River Runs to It – Getting Inventive With Phineas & Ferb

Dan found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Action Phrases” under the $1,000 on the 12th pick of the round. He was in second place with $2,200, $1,000 less than Jacob’s lead. Dan bet $1,500 and said, “Rewrite the headlines.” That was WRONG.

In a cliche, these 3 words are yelled to remake a newspaper; a 2014 N.Y Times article noted at least 6 such events in 14 years show

WHAT IS “STOP THE PRESSES”?

Jacob finished in the lead with $5,400. Dan was second with $4,700 and Sunny was last with $2,600. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: It Was the 1970s – Infrastructure – Early Bloomers – Crossword Clues “F” – Tiger by the Tale – Pop Culture on the Auction Block

Dan found the first Daily Double in “Tiger by the Tale” under the $1,600 clue on the 10th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $10,700, $5,700 more than Jacob in second place. Dan bet $3,000 and said Le Tigre. That was WRONG.

This villain’s name in an 1894 book suggests he is chief among tigers show

WHO IS SHERE KHAN?

Dan found the last Daily Double in “It was the 1970s” under the $800 clue on the 15th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $12,100, $5,900 more than Jacob in second place. Dan bet $3,000 and said mass hysteria. That was WRONG.

A 6-day bank takeover in a European capital led to this term for an unexpected psychological phenomenon show

WHAT IS STOCKHOLM SYNDROME?

Dan finished in the lead with $9,900. Jacob was second with $9,000 and Sunny was last with $6,200. All clues were shown.

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NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS BILTMORE?

According to the Timeline on Biltmore.com, George Washington Vanderbilt, a grandson of shipping magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt. In his mid-20s, George Vanderbilt visited the Asheville, NC area and decided to build a country estate there. This visit planted the seed that led to the construction of a 250-room French Renaissance chateau that was completed in 1895. The first part of the estate’s name stems from the Dutch village of de Bilt, from whence the Vanderbilts ancestors came. The second part is simply the British term “moor” for an expanse of open rolling land.

An old clue: NONFICTION ($1000) “The Last Castle” takes readers inside this largest residence in the U.S., once a Vanderbilt home

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Sunny didn’t have a response. She lost her $4,000 bet and finished with $2,200.

Jacob had Broadmoor. Close but no cigar! He lost $4,200 and finished with $4,800.

Dan wrote down Prairie followed by a blank line (presumably for the Dutch part). He bet $8,101, dropping him down to $1,799. That made Jacob Hale the new Jeopardy! champ.

A triple stumper from each round:

CLOTHES TIME ($800) This type of dress with a portmanteau name fits snugly to the wearer’s figure

EARLY BLOOMERS ($2000) Once the youngest chess grandmaster in history at 15, Bobby Fischer later gave up U.S. citizenship & died a citizen of this country

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “WORLD OF WATER”

The Bass Strait divides Tasmania & mainland Australia & hydrographers have disputed which of these 2 larger bodies it’s part of show

WHAT ARE THE INDIAN & PACIFIC OCEANS?

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