Final Jeopardy: Civil War Veterans (11-13-25)

The Final Jeopardy question (11/13/2025) in the category “Civil War Veterans” was:

12 years before his death out West, he led a charge at the Battle of Trevilian Station in 1864

2x champ Harrison Whitaker, a researcher orig. from Terre Haute, IN, has won $59,801 so far. In Game 3, he takes on: David Lewis, a subterranean tour guide from Seattle, WA; and Sheila Collins, an attorney from San Jose, CA.

Round 1 Categories: Whosolvedit? – World History – Let’s Get Baking – College Life – Playing Their Real Mom or Dad – Drop It…

Harrison found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “World History” under the $1,000 clue on the 8th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $2,400, $2,000 more than David in second place. Harrison bet $2,200 and he was RIGHT in the nick of time.

Opposite the Maginot Line, this “Line” that spanned from Kleve to Basel shared its name with a mythic Germanic hero show

WHAT IS THE SIEGFRIED LINE?

Harrison finished in the lead with $12,200. Sheila was second with $1,800 and David was last at negative $200. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Democracies – Plants & Animals – There’s a Name for That Job – Jukebox Musicals – Opposites – A Tract

Harrison found the first Daily Double in “Opposites” under the $1,600 clue on the 13th pick. He was in the lead with $21,000 now, $19,600 more than Sheila in second place. Harrison bet $2,000 and guessed invincible. That was WRONG.

It’s an antonym of fearful; you can also get a less-used antonym of it just by dropping the initial “in” show

WHAT IS INTREPID?

2 clues later, Harrison landed on the last Daily Double in “A Tract” under the $2,000 clue. In the lead with $21,000 (again), $19,600 more than Sheila (again). Harrison bet $2,000 (again) and, this time, he was RIGHT.

The title of this tract by Thomas Paine is found within the title of an August 1789 French declaration show

WHAT IS “THE RIGHTS OF MAN”?

Harrison finished in the lead with $30,600. Sheila was next with $6,600 and David was in third place with $1,400. All clues were shown.

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ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS GEORGE CUSTER?

The Battle of Trevilian Station was fought on June 11-12, 1864, when Grant ordered Phil Sheridan to destroy stretches of the Virginia Central Railroad. Then Brigadier General George Custer was leading the Michigan Cavalry Brigade (Custer’s Wolverines). Custer came upon a Confederate wagon train and ordered his troops to attack it. If Union cavalry had not shown up to save the day, it would have meant annihilation for Custer’s brigade.

After Custer and his men were massacred at the June 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn, the Trevilian charge came to be known as Custer’s First Last Stand.

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David bet $5.00 and finished with $1,405.

Sheila bet $3,500 and finished with $10,100.

Harrison bet $1,400 and won the game with $32,000. His 3-day total is $91,801.

A triple stumper from each round:

WHOSOLVEDIT? ($600) James Patterson had this Washington, D.C. detective on the case & tracing 2 killers in “Kiss the Girls”

PLANTS & ANIMALS ($2000) Sometimes called a money plant, this succulent that can be grown indoors shares its name with a gemstone

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “POETS”

1793 reports of the killing of Hector Munro by a wild animal in India may have inspired one of this man’s best-known poems show

WHAT IS WILLIAM BLAKE?

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