Final Jeopardy: Children’s Books (9-23-25)

The Final Jeopardy question (9/23/2025) in the category “Children’s Books” was:

Realizing he couldn’t draw horses, the man behind this 1963 book drew the title characters purely from his imagination

2x champ Steven Olson, a band director from Princeton, IL, has now won $46,406. In Game 3, his challengers are: Hester Bass, a writer from Santa Fe, NM; and Justin Ames, an employment attorney from Jersey City, NJ.

Round 1 Categories: The Answer is 42! – ____ing Book Titles – “G” to “G” – The Pre-fame Celebrity at Work – Around Alabama – Navy Seals

Steven found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The Answer is 42!” under the $1,000 clue on the 14th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $3,600, $200 more than Hester in second place. Steven bet it all and he was RIGHT.

The first of their kind, they were printed in Mainz, Germany in the 15th century with Latin text in 42-line columns show

WHAT ARE GUTENBERG BIBLES?

Steven finished in the lead with $11,200. Hester was second with $3,600 and Justin was last with $2,400. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Ancient History – Composers – Ew, David! – 9-Letter Words – Discovery – A Song on Your Lips

Steven found the first Daily Double in “Composers” under the $2,000 clue on the 4th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $12,400, $7,200 more than Hester in second place. Steven bet $8,000 and he was RIGHT.

Plaques on neighboring London houses honor Jimi Hendrix & this German-born composer, a much earlier resident show

WHO IS HANDEL?

Steven got the last Daily Double in “Discovery” under the $1,600 clue on the 7th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $22,000 now, $18,000 more than Hester in second place. Steven bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.

Since its discovery by James Clark Ross in 1831, this location has migrated steadily toward Russia show

WHAT IS THE MAGNETIC NORTH POLE?

Steven finished in the lead with a runaway $27,800. Justin was second with $4,000 and Hester was last with $3,200. Three $400 clues were not shown.

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NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS “WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE”?

The second item on 9 Fascinating Facts About Maurice Sendak (Mental Floss) notes that Maurice Sendak’s originally intended to write a book about wild horses. His editor was fascinated with the title “Where the Wild Horses Are” but Sendak said he couldn’t draw horses. He said he could draw “things”, resulting in a title change to “Where the Wild Things Are”, which was published in 1963. The “things” that illustrated the book were fierce-looking creatures that some parents and libraries thought were too scary for children.

Nevertheless, the book won the Caldecott Medal and went on to become a classic. It has been adapted, among other media, to a 1980 opera and a live-action 2009 feature-film. During his presidency, Barack Obama liked to read “Where the Wild Things Are” to the children attending the White House Easter Egg Roll.

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Hester thought it might be “Harold and the Purple Crayon”. got it right. She lost $2,500 and finished with $700.

Justin went with “Black Beauty”. That cost him $2,401 and left him with $1,599.

Steven came up with “My Little Pony”. He lost $17,117 but he won the game with $10,683. Steven’s 3-day total is $57,089.

2 triple stumpers from the first round:

THE PRE-FAME CELEBRITY AT WORK ($800) We come to this actress with 5 Oscar nominations for magic–her magic fingers, apparently, as a young massage therapist

($1000) Before providing “Beauty And A Beat” with Justin Bieber, this Trinidad-born singer provided seafood waitressing at Red Lobster

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “PUBLICATIONS”

A collection of achievements bearing this name was established in the early 1950s to help resolve pub disputes show

WHAT IS THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS?

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