Final Jeopardy Clues: 10-13 to 10-17-25

Here are the Final Jeopardy clues and correct responses for the week of October 13 through October 17, 2025.

Click on the dates to see the recap for each game.

Mon, Oct 13 – Correct answers: 1
THE OSCARS: The first 2 actors to refuse their Oscar trophies were in films with scripts that this man co-wrote show

Tue, Oct 14 – Correct answers: 2
BESTSELLING AUTHORS: At age 26 in April 1917, she passed the assistant’s exam for London’s Society of Apothecaries show

Wed, Oct 15 – Correct answers: 1
PUBLIC FIGURES: Foreshadowing his 1978 death, he said, “If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door” show

Thu, Oct 16 – Correct answers: 1
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: The worst showing by an incumbent candidate in an election was when this man came in third with just 8 electoral votes show

Fri, Oct 17 – Correct answers: 1
20th CENTURY SCIENCE: Calling it “a particle that cannot be detected”, physicist Wolfgang Pauli 1st proposed this in 1930; it was detected in 1956 show

The only clue that got more than one answer this week was on Tuesday in Best-Selling Authors. That one sure seemed the easiest. We thought everyone would get it. Of the remaining clues, we thought the Oscars and Public Figures were easier than the last two clues of the week. All in all, it was a tough FJ! week for the contestants.

This week’s winners:
Mon 10/13/25 $23,601 Allegra Hill
Tue 10/14/25 $22,000 Chris McGinn
Wed 10/15/25 $18,600 Delaney O’Dea
Thu 10/16/25 $23,201 Cindy del Rosario
Fri 10/17/25 $26,200 Dargan Ware

Aimée Fluitt was this week’s returning champ. She lost to Allegra Hill, who lost to Chris McGinn on Tuesday. Delaney O’Dea won on Wednesday and she went home when Cindy del Rosario won Thursday’s match. It ended up being a One Champ a Day Week when Dargan Ware won on Friday. Dargan had the only runaway and the week’s top payday, despite dropping $9,400 in Final Jeopardy!

Jeopardy! paid out $113,602 in winnings this week plus $25K in consolation prizes. Allegra was the only champ to get $2K. The other champs all got $3K.

Here is the TV PERSONALITIES category from Friday’s game.