Final Jeopardy: Businesses (11-12-25)
The Final Jeopardy question (11/12/2025) in the category “Businesses” was:
A 2018 book about this company once valued at $9 billion was titled “Bad Blood”
New champ Harrison Whitaker, a researcher orig. from Terre Haute, IN, won $34,801 yesterday. In Game 2, his challengers are: Lynette Perloff, an assessment specialist orig. from Philadelphia, PA; and Greg Saunders, an insurance reinspector from Bridgeport, CT.
Round 1 Categories: Playing a Classical Number – The NAACP Image Awards – 3 of a Kind – I’m a Swole Man – Above Deck – American Revolution
Harrison found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Playing a Classical Number” under the $1000 clue on the 3rd pick of the round. He had $1,400, the only one with any money. Harrison made it a true Daily Double and thought it was Holst. That was WRONG.
This composer who raised the profile of English music made his Opus 33 in 1897 the patriotic-sounding “Banner of St. George show
Harrison finished in the lead with $11,000. Greg was second with $2,200 and Lynette was last with $400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: World Geography – Mashed-up Play Titles – I’m Inside Your Head – Spill the “T” – Movie Settings – Colorful Language
Harrison found the first Daily Double in “Mashed-up Play Titles” under the $1,200 clue on the 3rd pick. He was in the lead with $11,400 now, $9,200 more than Greg in second place. Harrison bet $4,600 and he was RIGHT.
“The Piano’s Black Bottom” show
4 clues later, Harrison got the last Daily Double in “World Geography” under the $1,600 clue. In the lead with $19,600, he had $17,400 more than Greg in second place. Harrison bet $5,400 and thought it was Bogota. That was WRONG.
The borders of this capital city, the birthplace of Simon Bolivar, spill into the state of Miranda show
Harrison finished in the lead with $23,800. Greg was next with $5,800 and Lynette was in third place with $4,000. All clues were shown.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS THERANOS?
Elizabeth Holmes founded Theranos Inc. in 2003, claiming to have developed automated devices that could return rapid blood test results from just a few drops of blood. Investors poured billions into the company, losing much of it when it eventually came out that the entire operation was a scam. Holmes and former president Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani were indicted by the SEC in 2018 and were sent to prison in 2022.
“The Dropout” (2022), an award-winning miniseries based on the scandal, is available on Hulu and stars Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes.
Lynette bet $3,995 and finished with $7,995.
Greg bet $2,201 and finished with $8,001.
Harrison bet $1,200 and won the game with an even $25,000. Harrison’s 2-day total is $59,801.
A triple stumper from each round:
AMERICAN REVOLUTION ($800) When artillery had to get from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston, 55 guns were shipped 300 miles, often gliding on snow by sled, in a logistical operation led by this man, later the nation’s first Secretary of War
WORLD GEOGRAPHY ($1200) This 220-square-mile Alpine Lake formed by the Rhone River is also known as Lac Léman
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “WASHINGTON, D.C.”
It was proposed in Congress in 1926 in honor of a big 150th anniversary; it opened 17 years later show
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Challengers finished respectably, Harrison blew both DDs, yet it was still a runaway. Tough customer.
I knew FJ right away but just could not remember the company name. I remember Johnny Gilbert telling audience members years ago that instant recall is the difference between contestants and the rest of the viewers.
Got the Alpine lake, the 3 bones, the lidded ale, the Smurf-related scream. A cool $6K right there.
The “More Clues on Page 2” link didn’t work, but clicking on the numeral 2 did.
It was a good game, and a clear runaway for Harrison. As for me, I performed slightly below average in the game, and flubbed the FJ. Actually, I picked Enron for lack of a better choice. Regarding Theranos, I never heard of the company until now.
Good on the players all getting the final. I’ve heard of Theranos before but know nothing about it. I only got the Boilvar DD.
I got 2 DD’s including the Simon Bolivar birthplace. I remember how surprised I was when I read where he was born. Before that, I thought he was born in Bogota, too.
Yeah, I got the Simon Bolivar birthplace too as it was all too obvious.