Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, November 7, 2025

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Current Champion

Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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All Time Winnings

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:

1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):

1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 1960s Movies) for Friday, November 7, 2025 (Season 42, Game 45):

Producer Arthur Jacobs told Rod Serling he’d win an Oscar for his script for this; Serling asked instead for a crate of bananas

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Larisa Mount, a doctoral student from Morgantown, West Virginia

Mason Hendrix, a judicial law clerk originally from Phoenix, Arizona

Allegra Kuney, a Ph.D. candidate from New Brunswick, New Jersey (2-day total: $65,001)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Allegra Kuney enters into this week-ending game as a 2-game champion and over $60,000 in winnings; by the end of today’s game, we will likely know who will be taking the 19^th spot in the Tournament of Champions. If Allegra does not win today, that spot is guaranteed to go to Aaron Levine; If Allegra wins, the spot will be Allegra’s (unless Allegra ends up winning through the entirety of next week’s games—at which point she’d be the first qualifier for the 2027 Tournament of Champions.)

One thing I’d love to see from Jeopardy! when it comes to Jeopardata, though: By-clue granular data in terms of attempts. Because I would absolutely love to see the last 16 clues of yesterday’s Double Jeopardy round, and how much of it was Allegra being locked in and how much of it was Molly maybe taking her foot off the metaphorical gas pedal in the second half of Double Jeopardy.

In other news, I’ve been working on some things that will make it easier to turn around rapid predictions for the 2026 postseason, but I’ve been dealing with some elbow tendinitis as of late that’s hampered my ability to write for extended periods. I’m hoping that I’ll have some solutions to alleviate the pain by the end of the weekend, though.

Correct response: What is Planet of the Apes?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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This story about Planet of the Apes comes from the July 1994 inaugural issue of Sci-Fi Universe magazine; Serling had been tasked with turning Pierre Boulle’s Planet of the Apes into a movie that would “make an audience believe it and take it seriously.” Serling was still working on the opening at this point; the producers felt that some of the small talk in the opening made the film less believable, while Serling felt “the inclusion of at least some lightness might take it off a single level and give us a little relief”. Still, the producers were generally very happy with the script, feeling it Oscar-worthy. (As it turned out; Serling’s script wasn’t even nominated that year; The Lion in Winter, The Odd Couple, Oliver!, Rachel, Rachel, and Rosemary’s Baby received the nominations in what is now Best Adapted Screenplay.

Not being familiar with this story at all, it was straightforward enough for me to go from “bananas” + “1960s movies” to get to a correct response. While I am extremely reluctant to predict any clue will go 3-for-3, I think today’s Final Jeopardy has as good of a chance as any in the past year of doing so.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, November 7, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Around New York City; That’s A Fact; Crossword Clues “O”; We Are Family; I Wanna Put On My Bougie Shoes; Disco Inferno)

Allegra picked up the Daily Double in a good category for her, picking up $1,200 and leading at the first break. After 15 clues, the scores were Allegra $3,800 Larisa $600 Mason $200.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Allegra 8 correct 2 incorrect
Larisa 1 correct 0 incorrect
Mason 3 correct 2 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Larisa has taught in international schools in both Qatar and China.
Mason took the bar exam three weeks before getting The Call.
Allegra has the compulsion to touch hot grills at hibachi restaurants.

Incorrect responses from both Allegra and Mason kept their scores down, but Allegra still led after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Allegra 15 correct 4 incorrect
Larisa 4 correct 0 incorrect
Mason 4 correct 3 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Allegra $4,200
Larisa $1,600
Mason -$400

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Historic African Figures; The Television Setting; Facts About Classical Composers; It’s Fiction Science; Laying Down The Latin Law Lingo; Triple Rhyme Time)

Mason had a chance to get out of the red with DD2; unfortunately, he was incorrect and finished Double Jeopardy in that state. Allegra found DD3; her correct response was very helpful to cementing a runaway.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Allegra 27 correct 6 incorrect
Larisa 7 correct 1 incorrect
Mason 11 correct 6 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 6 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Allegra $15,500
Larisa $4,000
Mason -$400

Allegra was correct in Final Jeopardy; that puts her total over $85,000; she’ll go for win #4 on Monday.

Tonight’s results:

Mason -$400 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Larisa $4,000 – $4,000 = $0 (What is hi mom & dad! <3)
Allegra $15,500 + $4,500 = $20,000 (What is The Planet of the Apes??) (3-day total: $85,001)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) AROUND NEW YORK CITY $800 (clue #7)
Allegra 1200 +1200 (Mason -400 Larisa 0)
2) HISTORIC AFRICAN FIGURES $800 (clue #15)
Mason -1200 -2000 (Allegra 7800 Larisa 4800)
3) IT’S FICTION SCIENCE $1200 (clue #23, $3600 left on board)
Allegra 12200 +2500 (Mason -3200 Larisa 4000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 20

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Allegra 3 5 4 5 3 4*
Mason 4
Larisa

DJ! Round:
Allegra 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 3 4 5 2 4 5 5 5 3*
Mason 3 4 2* 4
Larisa 1 2 2

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Allegra 3.95
Larisa 1.67
Mason 3.40

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 6 (0.13 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Allegra $13,800 Coryat, 27 correct, 6 incorrect, 52.63% in first on buzzer (30/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Larisa $4,000 Coryat, 7 correct, 1 incorrect, 10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Mason $1,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 6 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $19,400
Lach Trash: $18,600 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $16,000
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Allegra Kuney, career statistics:

82 correct, 11 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
47.95% in first on buzzer (82/171)
4/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,100)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,133

Mason Hendrix, career statistics:

11 correct, 6 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,000)
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $1,600

Larisa Mount, career statistics:

7 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,000

Allegra Kuney, to win:

4 games: 58.016%
5: 33.659%
6: 19.527%
7: 11.329%
8: 6.573%
Avg. streak: 4.382 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.

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