Final Jeopardy Clues: 11-17-25 to 11-21-25

Here are the Final Jeopardy clues and correct responses for the week of November 17 through November 21, 2025.

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

Mon, Nov 17 – Correct answers: 3
POETIC OBJECTS: In a British poem, this is “raddled with Napoleon’s paint. Nose eaten by a less clear conqueror” show

Tue, Nov 18 – Correct answers: 2
17th CENTURY NAMES: He turned 30 in the first year of the 17th century & had notions that planets don’t move with constant speed along their orbits show

Wed, Nov 19 – Correct answers: 0
MOVIE CHARACTERS: The novelization of a 1977 movie awarded this character a medal at the end, righting a perceived wrong show

Thu, Nov 20 – Correct answers: 0
WOMEN AUTHORS: In her 2016 New York Times obituary, this author was said to have “gained a reputation as a literary Garbo” show

Fri, Nov 21 – Correct answers: 1
SCIENTISTS: In a 1939 letter, he recalled a boyhood experience that inspired his life’s work: petting his cat on a cold winter’s night show

Two triple stumpers kept the count on FJ! responses low this week: 6 out of 15. Both of those stumpers had a “loyal fan” quality about them that made it tough. The easiest was the one that everyone got on Monday. The nose knows.

This week’s winners:
Mon 11/17/25 $44,399 Harrison Whitaker
Tue 11/18/25 $21,601 Harrison Whitaker
Wed 11/19/25 $25,601 Harrison Whitaker
Thu 11/20/25 $10,399 Harrison Whitaker
Fri 11/21/25 $50,000 Harrison Whitaker

Returning champ, Harrison Whitaker won $116,600 last week. This week, he added $152,000 to that by winning every game. That brings his total to $268,600 so far and it doesn’t end there. He’ll be back on Monday to add to it, win or lose. If he loses, it’ll be a consolation prize though.

Jeopardy! paid out $152,000 in winnings this week, all to Harrison Whitaker. The $25K consolation prizes went to all the challengers.

Here is the LIT CHARACTERS GO REALITY TV from Friday’s game.