Final Jeopardy: Bestselling Authors (10-14-25)
The Final Jeopardy question (10/14/2025) in the category “Bestselling Authors” was:
At age 26 in 1917, she passed the assistant’s exam for London’s Society of Apothecaries
New champ Allegra Hill, a foreign affairs professional from Washington, D.C., won $23,601 yesterday. In Game 2, her challengers are: Evan Argyle, a data scientist from Salt Lake City, UT; and Chris McGinn, an editor from Indian Land, SC.
Round 1 Categories: Creepy Things in Goosebumps Titles – World History – 3-letter Musical Groups – Transportation – Occupational Verbs – Dessert
Chris found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Transportation” under the $800 clue on the 16th pick of the round. She was in second place with $3,200, $200 less than Evan’s lead. Chris bet $2,200 and she was RIGHT.
Traveling between the host city & Osaka, the first one of these began operating in 1964, just in time for the Tokyo Olympics show
Chris finished in the lead with $6,200. Evan was in second place with $6,000 and Allegra was last with $800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Their First Film Together – The “End” – Spa Treatments – Geometry – Circum-France – A Cute Angel
Evan found the first Daily Double in “Circum-France” under the $1,200 clue on the 5th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $6,800 now, $2,200 more than Chris in second place. Evan bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
A theater festival is held in this southeastern city, with performances at the Palais Des Papes show
Allegra got the last Daily Double in “Their First Film Together” under the $1,600 clue with 9 clues left after it. In last place with $5,200, she had $9,400 less than Evan’s lead. Allegra bet $3,000, she was RIGHT and said she should have bet more.
These 2 won an Oscar for writing in 1998 but first appeared as extras at Fenway Park in “Field of Dreams” show
Evan finished in the lead with $17,400. Chris was in second place with $11,000 and Allegra was last with $8,600. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS AGATHA CHRISTIE?
Agatha Christie (1890-1976), aka “The Queen of Crime”, is said to be the best-selling fiction writer of all time. She also holds a Guinness World Record for most translated author. Although she always aspired to be a published author, she came by her knowledge of poisons through her work as a dispenser during World War I, a position she qualified for after passing the London’s Society of Apothecaries exam. Christie used this knowledge in murder plots in some of her best-selling mysteries.
An old FJ!: The Pharmaceutical Journal praised her 1920 first novel, saying it dealt “with poisons in a knowledgeable way.”
Allegra got it right. She bet $4,100 and finished with $$12,700.
Chris got it right, too. She bet it all and doubled her score to $22,000.
Evan came up with Beatrix Potter, who was 51 in 1917. He lost $4,601 and finished with $12,799. That made Chris McGinn the new Jeopardy! champ.
2 triple stumpers from the last round:
THEIR FIRST FILM TOGETHER ($2000) Queen Latifah & Jada Pinkett Smith co-starred in this 1996 heist movie
CIRCUM-FRANCE ($2000) Home to Nîmes & Montpellier, this French region was named for the way “yes” was said there–an “oc” instead of “oui”
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “MILITARY HISTORY”
A 1918 article titled “Do Not Shoot at” these said hunters were interfering with the U.S. Signal Corps’ training of them show
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I was 2/3 on DD and got FJ. I never ever come up with Avignon, at any time!
As far as FJ, though, I thought for a moment, doing the math, but then it came to me. I thank Professor Lucy Worsley and PBS, who has taught me so much of London in specific, England, and the UK cast wide, from the Dark Ages to presently.
It’s unfortunate that Allegra didn’t go further. Something about her style or charisma I found very engaging. It seemed that the other two contestants were on the stronger side.
That was Evan’s game to lose, and he became evanescent at the end. I dunno, I thought Final was kinda easy. Chris shot herself in the foot about 3X with mispronounced or plain bad answers, but won anyway. Allegra came on too little, too late to make an adequate defense. I got only the 3rd DD and none of the listed stumpers.