Final Jeopardy: Romans (11-11-25)
The Final Jeopardy question (11/11/2025) in the category “Romans” was:
In a work likely written in the 170s, this leader wondered what were ancient generals “compared to Diogenes…& Socrates?”
4x champ Allegra Kuney, a Ph.D. candidate from New Brunswick, NJ, dodged a bullet yesterday and emerged with total winnings of $92,600. In Game 5, her challengers are: Harrison Whitaker, a researcher orig. from Terre Haute, IN; and Jessica Marshall, a stay-at-home mom & adjunct English professor from Madison, WI.
Round 1 Categories: A Salute to Veterans Day – “O” is the Only Vowel – The Rules of the Game – Lit Brit Lit – The Bear – Chicagoland Dining Options
Harrison found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The Rules of the Game” under the $400 clue, with 6 clues left after it. He was in second place with $3,800, $600 less than Allegra’s lead. Harrison bet it all and tried “Mafia” but that was WRONG.
“A player can make only one accusation during any one game” show
Allegra finished in the lead with $4,600. Jessica was second with $3,200 and Harrison was last with $600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: “A”, “B” Seas – Science – Islam & Judaism – Flying Colors – Antonyms – TV With Some History
Allegra found the first Daily Double in “Antonyms” under the $2,000 clue on the 18th pick. She was in the lead with $11,400 now, $1,800 more less than Jessica in second place. Allegra bet $4,000 and she was RIGHT.
Of dull: a 9-letter word from the Latin for “life” show
Harrison got the last Daily Double in “Flying Colors” under the $1,600 clue, with 9 clues left after it. In second place with $11,400, he had $4,000 less than Allegra’s lead. Harrison bet $4,400 and he was RIGHT.
The first U.S. aircraft designed to fight at night, the Northrop P-61 was nicknamed for this appropriate arachnid show
Harrison finished in the lead with $19,000. Allegra was next with $17,400 and Jessica was in third place with $10,000. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS MARCUS AURELIUS?
Today’s Final Jeopardy! quote is from Book 8 of “Meditations”, 12 books believed to have been written between 161–180 CE by Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius for his own edification. He ponders whether the philosophers like Diogenes and Heraclitus and Socrates were more free than rulers like Alexander, Gaius and Pompeius, who had too many things to control. Marcus Aurelius was probably more qualified than most to answer that question, since he was both an emperor and a philosopher. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if Marcus Aurelius turned up in a Jeopardy! multi-hyphenate category one of these days.
The 10 Most Surprising Things About Marcus Aurelius
Jessica thought it was Julius Caesar. That cost her $7,500 and finished with $2,500.
Allegra got it right. She bet $5,000 and finished with $22,400.
Harrison got it right, too. He bet $15,801 and won the game with $34,801. Harrison Whitaker is the new Jeopardy! champ.
A triple stumper from each round:
CHICAGOLAND DINING OPTIONS ($1000) At the blues club called this man’s “Legends”, you can get po’boys & gumbo, which originated in Louisiana as did the musician himself
SCIENCE ($2000) Physicist Rudolf Clausius came up with this concept, a measure of the amount of energy not available to do work
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “HISTORIC OBJECTS”
The inscription on this, made in 1753, concludes, “unto all the inhabitants thereof” show
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2/3 on DD and missed FJ. I said Pliny the Elder, as I really had no idea. I find it slightly chilling that a history prof said Caesar. Then, doubling down, for the American Legion, “the VFW”? Huh? Really?
I did get the general TS, because he did his first year at my college! Also, he finished 5th in the Modern Pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.
Harrison’s accent threw me a bit. I had to turn on the captions twice to see what he said!
Wow, what a stirring battle among a real power trio, even moreso after Harrison’s slowish start and the crash on the DD. And I loved his accent. I’m guessing here that Allegra may still be eligible for the now-expanded ToC. Other than sweeping the Brit Lit category, I performed very poorly, all players leaving me in the dust repeatedly. A big zero on DDs, FJ and the stumpers. It’s a little bit scary when one’s instant recalls comes and goes at random.
Didn’t know the final but got the 1st and 3rd daily double. It was a fun game to watch, close. Was surprised no one got the American general clue.