Final Jeopardy: 17th Century Names (11-18-25)
The Final Jeopardy question (11/18/2025) in the category “17th Century Names” was:
He turned 30 in the first year of the 17th century & had notions that planets don’t move with constant speed along their orbits
5x champ Harrison Whitaker, a researcher orig. from Terre Haute, IN, has now won $160,999, quite an increase from the previous day’s $116,500. In Game 6, his challengers are: Lydia Boshart, , an aspiring linguist from Raleigh, NC; and Tony Antoniades, a teacher from Toronto, Ontario.
Round 1 Categories: The Ex-Presidents – Say Yes to the Dress Code – Broadway Musicals by Song – Strait – Flush – “Full” House
Harrison found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Strait” under the $800 clue on the 14th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $4,800, $2,200 more than Tony in second place. Harrison made it a true Daily Double and got half of it but the other half was WRONG.
The third-largest suspension bridge in the U.S. spans the Straits of Mackinac, which connect these 2 Great Lakes show
Lydia finished in the lead with $4,000. Harrison was second with $2,600 and Tony was last with $2,400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: State Animals – Treacherous Words – Artistic Endeavors – Tech Schools – All Kinds of Literature – At the Jim Henson Creature Shop
Harrison found the first Daily Double in “All Kinds of Literature” under the $1,200 clue on the 6th pick of the round. He was in last place with $1,000 now, $4,600 less than Tony’s lead. Harrison bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
Using unpublished material by the original author, dead for 50+ years, 2015’s “Trigger Mortis” is a tale of this spy show
Lydia got the last Daily Double in “State Animals” under the $2,000 clue on the 19th pick of the round. She was in last place with $5,600 now, $1,600 less than Tony’s lead. Lydia bet $5,550 and guessed bay terrier. That was WRONG.
Not surprisingly, Maryland’s state dog is this one with a body of water in its name show
Harrison finished in the lead with $11,400. Tony was in second place with $10,800 and Lydia was last with $1,250. All clues were shown.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS JOHANNES KEPLER?
Most famous for his 3 fundamental laws of planetary motion, Johannes Kepler was a German math teacher when he became interested in the planetary theories of Copernicus. Kepler also was an assistant to leading astronomer Tycho Brahe, who died the same year Kepler turned 30. For a very amusing look at Kepler’s contributions to the world, watch this video:
For an in-depth look at Kepler’s life, have a look at his biography on MacTutor
Lydia got it right. She bet it all and doubled her score to $2,500.
Tony went with Galileo who was 37 in 1601. That cost him $8,299 and left him with $2,501.
Harrison got it right, too. He bet $10,201 and won the game with $21,601. Harrison’s 6-day total is $182,600.
2 triple stumpers from the last round:
STATE ANIMALS ($1200) The endangered Hawaiian monk species of this is one of the state mammals of Hawaii
TECH SCHOOLS ($1200) Hokies know that Ut prosim, “That I may serve”, is the motto of this college in Blacksburgthis
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “TELEVISION”
This series grew out of a screenplay titled “Murdoch” show
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1/3 on DD and missed FJ. Couple things about that: I live right on Lake Erie, and the Great Lakes are just ground into us from childhood. But, I said the same – Superior and Michigan.
As to FJ, I said Tycho Brahe, and with confidence, at that. That’s because I did a report on him in college. And, that college I attended was a historical rival of the Hokies school.
I got the Latin clue to which my friend Howard alluded, because I took Latin in my public school!
Harrison revealed some more, including having lived in NYC, but, if he has lived in UK that long to change his accent, he’s REALLY good on purely American trivia.
Looks as if I missed a good game, with each player having the lead. Didn’t get Final, got 2nd DD and half of each of the other two. Any self-respecting college sports fan knows the Hokies’ school. (They fired their football coach midseason and just hired a new one who also was recently fired.) Sartorial combo easy. Knew the other word for faithless. Sometimes I wish I’d taken a Latin class. My wife had to at her Catholic HS.
Can you catch it on Hulu or Peacock, Howard? Lydia really was playing very well until she mispoke Calder’s last name with Caldwell. It seemed like that threw her off balance after that. Then she pretty much had to bet big on that DD to catch up. I felt bad for her.
Let us request Jeopardy would require the answers with full names (first and last) when naming persons.
No. It’s fine the way it is.