Final Jeopardy: Name’s The Same (11-27-25)
The Final Jeopardy question (11/27/2025) in the category “Name’s The Same” was:
The title of an absurdist play from 1957, it’s also in the title of Marvel’s highest-grossing film
12x champ Harrison Whitaker, a researcher orig. from Terre Haute, IN, continued his winning streak to the tune of won $330,000 yesterday. Will Game 13 be lucky or unlucky for Harrison? Nicole Haase, a freelance journalist from Milwaukee, WI; and Paul Wenzel, a songwriter/musician from Lancaster, PA, are hoping it will be lucky for them.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE!
Round 1 Categories: The Always Reliable Unreliable Narrator – Military Glossary – News in 2025 – NFL Grab Bag – Pride – Before Fall
Harrison found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Military Glossary” under the $800 clue on the 16th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $5,800, $4,400 more than Nicole in second place. Harrison bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.
The Iraq War that began in 2003 brought this initialism for a homemade bomb into common usage show
Harrison finished in the lead with $8,800. Nicole was second with $4,000 and Paul was last with $1,600. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: 19th Century Americans – Around the Mediterranean – Love It & Leaf It – Quotes From the Magazine – A-Hunting We Will Go – Weird Words
Paul found the first Daily Double in “19th Century Americans” under the $1,200 clue on the 3rd pick. He was in last place with $3,200 now, $7,200 less than Harrison’s lead. Paul bet $2,500 and guessed Plath. That was WRONG.
In her final decade, she spent time in a sanitarium, lived briefly in Europe, then returned to Springfield, where she died in 1882 show
Harrison got the last Daily Double in “Weird Words” under the $1,600 clue on the 10th pick. In the lead with $13,200, he had $9,200 more than Nicole in second place. Harrison bet $3,200 and had no idea so he was WRONG.
This word for a big burial place such as Giza can become plural when you take away the “S” at the end show
Harrison finished in the lead with a runaway $18,800. Nicole was next with $7,200 and Paul was in third place with $2,700. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS “ENDGAME”?
Samuel Beckett’s 1957 play “Endgame” is said to be one of his best works. Oliver Todd, an editor of the London Times Literary Supplement said it made “Waiting for Godot” look like a cheerful operetta.” Unlike “Godot”, it has 4 characters. A made-for-TV film (1991) has an 8.3 rating on IMDB.
“Avengers: Endgame” (2019) has an 8.4 rating on IMDB. A direct sequel to “Avengers: Infinity War” (2018), it was the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. According to its trivia page, it was the first film ever to rake in over a billion dollars in its opening week and is Marvel’s highest grossing film so far. It may be a hard act to follow but 2 more Avengers titles are due out in 2026 and 2027.
Paul got it right. He bet $903 and finished with $3,603.
Nicole had no response. That cost her $1,799 and left her with $5,401.
Harrison also got it right. He bet $3,200 and won the game with $22,000. That gives Harrison a 13-day total of $352,000.
2 triple stumpers from each A-HUNTING WE WILL GO:
($1200) It’s the 3-letter title of the movie with Nicolas Cage as a truffle hunter
($2000) This outdoorsy Michigan musician has an album of songs to get you in the hunting mood, with 2 versions of “Fred Bear”
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “AMERICAN HISTORY”
Established in 1963, this group had its conclusions questioned in books, reports & a special 1970s congressional committee show
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Thanks for the Thanksgiving messages and compliments, guys!
Happy Turkey Day to all. Not a great game; many stumpers and challengers did the best they could but couldn’t prevent another lock game. I’ve never heard of that play and meekly answered “Waiting for Godot” which could not have been correct. What I know about the Marvel universe could fit on the head of a pin with room to spare.
Should have known that first DD but said WMD by mistake. Second one was easy, 3rd impossible. Knew the missing word from “America” in Pride category and that was it for the stumpers.
A bir surprised only 1/3 got the FJ from two years ago, but that was something from my youth, a long time ago. But probably not an obstacle for one of the super champs.
My show wasn’t/isn’t being shown due to College Basketball. The infomercials in the wee hours, though, are intact. So, I only have VJ’s excellent summary.
1/3 on DD but got FJ. At least I didn’t have to see Harrison move as if on the waves.
Happy Thanksgiving all! Thanks again, so much, VJ!
Happy Thanksgiving, VJ and family. Thanks for everything you do for all of us who love your site. Blessings and best wishes.
Happy Thanksgiving VJ! Harrison certainly has a lot to be thankful with by winning his 13th game. He also surpasses Adriana Harmeyer and is now #14 in the all-time winnings.