Final Jeopardy Clues: 12-15-25 to 12-19-25

Here are the Final Jeopardy clues and correct responses for the week of December 15 through December 19, 2025.

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

Mon, Dec 15 – Correct answers: 0
HIGHER EDUCATION: Merrimack College is one of 2 Augustinian institutions of higher learning in the U.S.; in the news in 2025, this is the other show

Tue, Dec 16 – Correct answers: 0
INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHY: Today a state 309,000 square miles in area, on its founding it occupied half a continent show

Wed, Dec 17 – Correct answers: 0
ART & ARTISTS: He once said, “A hole can have as much meaning as a solid mass” show

Thu, Dec 18 – Correct answers: 0
U.S. PRESIDENTS: His mom Eliza, the first mother to attend her son’s inauguration, survived him by about 6 years; his wife, by 36 show

Fri, Dec 19 – Correct answers: 2
MOVIE INSPIRATIONS: A store’s mingling of displays of 2 different holidays inspired a poem and years later, a 1990s film with this name show

This was an awful week in FJ!, the likes of which we hope never to see again! There were no correct responses for 4 days in a row in games where the contestants were hand-picked from prior games for a Second Chance. I leave it to you to determine whether the material in the first 4 games was too tough. I got 2 of them right so I don’t think so. In any week, I might be inclined to say the Art & Artists clue was the toughest because I’m a foreigner in the land of modernist sculpture.

Whether they are in regular play or tournaments, pop culture clues always play well and Friday’s clue broke the dry spell with 2 correct responses. I ended up with a score of 3 out of 5 for the week. To quote Will Sonnett, “no brag, just fact.”

This week’s winners:
Mon 12/15/25 $8,001 Eugene Huang
Tue 12/16/25 $12,599 Dave Widmayer
Wed 12/17/25 $12,800 Pete Johnston
Thu 12/18/25 $6,000 Eugene Huang
Fri 12/19/25 $26,800 Pete Johnston

This was a Second Chance Tournament so the above figures are just scores. The top prize on Friday was $35,000, which went to Pete Johnston for having the highest score at the end of the last 2 games.

Jeopardy! also paid out $15,000 to the other 2 contestants: Eugene Huang and Dave Widmayer.

Here is the VAMPING IT UP ON TV category from Monday’s game.

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