Final Jeopardy: Science Fiction (3-7-25)
The Final Jeopardy question (3/7/2025) in the category “Science Fiction” was:
Name shared by a groundbreaking magazine launched in April 1926 & a TV anthology series that premiered in September 1985
When last seen on the Alex Trebek stage, 7x champ Laura Faddah, a manager from Memphis, TN, was $87,400 in the green. In Game 8, her challengers are: Omar Abu Realh, an aerospace engineer from Annandale, VA; and Roger Ghaman, a TV editor & substitute teacher from Studio City, CA.
Round 1 Categories: Nacho Business – Animals in Children’s Books – “G-U” Got Game – Star Wars – Rogue One – Secret Service Protection
Omar found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Animals in Children’s Books” under the $800 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. He was in the lead with $600, nobody else was on the board. Omar bet $1,000 and said Beatrix Potter. That was WRONG because he was supposed to name the type of animal!
Nutkin & his brother Twinkleberry show
Roger finished in the lead with $3,000. Laura was second with $1,800 and Omar was last with $800. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: European Capitals – Alphanumerics – I’m a Hoosier, Baby – Bible B Boys – Earth Science – A Heart in My Song
Omar found the first Daily Double in “European Capitals” under the $1,600 clue on the 2nd pick of the round. He was in second place with $2,800, $200 less than Roger’s lead. Omar made it a true Daily Double and tried Bratislava & Belgrade. That was WRONG.
These 2 rhyming “B” capitals, each with close to 2 million people, are located about 500 miles apart show
Laura found the last Daily Double in “Bible B Boys” under the $1,200 clue on the 13th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $6,200, $3,200 more than Roger in second place. Laura bet $1,800 and said Bathsheba. That was WRONG (the wife didn’t have to begin with B).
Through his marriage to this woman, Boaz was the father of Obed, the grandfather of Jesse & the great-grandfather of David show
Laura finished in the lead with $9,200. Roger was second with $6,600 and Omar was last with $800. 4 clues in the top row were not shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS “AMAZING STORIES”?
In 1926, Hugo Gernsback founded and published Amazing Stories, the first dedicated science fiction magazine. The first edition contained tales from Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, and Edgar Allan Poe, with intros and call-outs that Gernsback liked to use to enhance each story. As the magazine became more popular, it included the first stories of future sci-fi stars, such as Isaac Asimov, John W. Campbell, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Roger Zelazny. Publication of Amazing Stories ceased in 2014.
In 1985, director-producer Steven Spielberg debuted his “Amazing Stories” science fiction anthology for TV, after licensing the name from Gernsback’s publishing company. The Emmy-winning show ran for 2 seasons, ranging from comedy to drama. Milton Berle, Harvey Keitel, Weird Al and Carrie Fisher are just a few of the talented actors featured in the series. Clint Eastwood directed an episode, as did Danny De Vito who also acted in the one he directed.
Roger thought it was “The Outer Limits”, a ’60s series. He lost $3,601 and finished with $2,999.
Omar tried Popular Science but crossed it out and ended up with no answer. He stood pat on his $800.
Laura Faddah went with “Unsolved Mysteries”, which was about cold cases and paranormal. She lost $4,001 but won the game with the remaining $5,199. Laura Faddah’s 8-day total is $92,599.
A triple stumper from each round:
ROGUE ONE ($1000) Mondieu! Jacques somehow passed himself off as the grandson of this woman who abdicated Denmark’s throne on Jan. 14, 2024
I’M A HOOSIER, BABY ($2000) A Mercury astronaut & the second American in space, this Indiana man tragically lost his life aboard Apollo 1
2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “INVASIONS”
Backed by 14,000 troops, he invaded England to restore, in his words, its “religion, laws, and liberties” show
IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE SHOW OR COMPLAINTS, PLEASE SEND YOUR FEEDBACK DIRECTLY TO JEOPARDY!
We may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases made from Amazon.com links at no cost to our visitors. Learn more: Affiliate Disclosure.
Unusually hard questions all the way around. The final question must be given to JIT rather than here.
I was 1/3 on DD, and got FJ, BUT, it was after time was up, but before they got to contestant responses.
Omar was, very much so, his own WORST enemy. Time after time, he put his left hand to his head, realizing his error. That’s too bad. As stated below, he fought back, valiantly, from being deep in the hole.
In general, this was a lower scoring game than we’ve apparently been seeing in the tournaments.
Since no one else whom we were aware of had come up with the correct response in FJ, I think that I would hand you the credit Jason.
Not much of a game, especially in light of what we’ve seen in recent days. Laura took her time getting going, and Omar self-destructed with one poor answer after another (Texas Roadhouse for 3-letter movie chain; Bratislava as a rhyming capital; snow depth for 8-letter word).
DDs and FJ beat me badly. “Cosmos” was my FJ guess. I remember the Spielberg show but never watched. I did know the 2nd American in space. In grade school we watched the early launches live on a small b&w TV.
I performed somewhat above average during the game, but the FJ was monstrous. With only a few seconds to spare, I switched my response over to ‘The Incredible Hulk’. Yeah, I knew that the series began in the latter part of the seventies, but ‘The Outer Limits’? Well heck, that science fiction series debuted in 1964.
Disappointed show as all 3 DDs were missed resulted a skunking plus another triple stumper in the final to end the week. When was the last time we had an epic fail on wagering clues?
Darn Those Daily Doubles! This game was loaded with tough material, but props to Omar for going from -$6,000 at 1 point to making a comeback to end up with $800, and he was able to play FJ!. Thankfully, the rust didn’t hurt Laura, and she is only 2 wins away from being the 18th 10 or more day champion in “Jeopardy!” History.
Today was the first day of regular games after the Jeopardy postseason and the return started off rough with all three players played poorly. It sure look like that Omar wasn’t going to make it to FJ! but he did, he got on a late roll and played well enough at the end of DJ! to make it to FJ!
Not only they played poorly, but the wagering clues are not very kind to anybody as well.