Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, November 3, 2025

Current Champion

Nikolas Polsinelli, career statistics:
44 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,500

To win:
3 games: 64.111%
4: 41.102%
5: 26.351%
6: 16.894%
7: 10.831%
Avg. streak: 3.786 games.
(Click Here for Methodology)

Upcoming Encore Presentations

September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 2026)
October 10-11: S42 E176 (May 11, 2026)
(Source: Bell Fibe TV program guide)

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 $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603

Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category The Western Hemisphere) for Monday, November 3, 2025 (Season 42, Game 41):

Officially getting an international border in 1848, this area of land is up to 150 miles wide & has about 2,000 miles of coastline

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Joyelle McSweeney, a poet & English professor from South Bend, Indiana

W.A. Robison, a retired educator from Natchitoches, Louisiana

Christopher Tillman, a pastor from Plover, Wisconsin (2-day total: $25,600)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Christopher Tillman is 0-for-6 at finding Daily Doubles, but 2-for-2 at finding victories on Jeopardy!. Today, he goes for an important third victory—one he’ll likely need in order to qualify for postseason play at this point, judging by his stats off his first two games—against W.A. Robison of Louisiana and Joyelle McSweeney of Indiana.

As far as today’s game goes, if you take into account that there appears to be a Good Morning America video category, I think we have a much larger chance than usual of seeing unplayed clues in today’s game. That said, this is Week 9 of the season, and we’ve only had six unplayed clues over the first eight weeks. If you told me 5 years ago that this would be the case in 2025, I would be a very happy Jeopardy! fan. (In 2020, we had 105 unplayed clues through the first eight weeks of episodes.)

Correct response: What is Baja California?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2025 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

According to Britannica, the Mexican peninsula of Baja California is “approximately 760 miles long and 25 to 150 miles wide” and “has 2,038 miles of coastline”. It officially got an international border in 1848 after the 1846–48 Mexican War with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, when California proper was given to the United States and Baja California was given to Mexico.

Remember that Final Jeopardy correct responses need to fit all aspects of the clue, though I can certainly sympathize with anyone who fell for the negbait of Hispaniola on this one–also about 150 miles wide with about 2,000 miles of coastline. Unfortunately, the island of Hispaniola did not get an international border in 1848. Overall, between that and any mention of coastline length, due to the coastline paradox, I don’t particularly like this Final Jeopardy clue, even though it is pinned to an authoritative source like Britannica. Basically, the length of any coastline is dependent on the method used to measure it, due to the fractal-like properties that a coastline has; the shorter the measurement unit, the closer the coastline length approaches infinity. (A similar problem occurs when measuring river length.)

In order to redesign our merchandise area to serve you better in 2026, all merchandise sales have been temporarily taken offline. Look for a return in late 2026! All previous orders will still be supported.

Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, November 3, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Sports That Don’t Involve Running; What’s The Name?; Going The Extra Mile; Compound Words; To Earn The Scouting Merit Badge…; Good Morning America: 50 Years Of News)

Christopher finally found a Daily Double; unfortunately, an incorrect response dropped him back to $0. After 15 clues, the scores were Joyelle $2,600 W.A. $2,600 Christoper $200.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Joyelle 6 correct 1 incorrect
W.A. 3 correct 0 incorrect
Christopher 5 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Joyelle has a dog with a really long name—Ziggy is his nickname.
W.A. was a district supervisor for quiz bowl.
Christopher flipped his own house.

Joyelle continued her strong play to continue to lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Joyelle 12 correct 3 incorrect
W.A. 6 correct 1 incorrect
Christopher 8 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Joyelle $4,800
W.A. $3,600
Christopher $400

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: 17th Century Happenings; “M.W.”; American Authors; Martial Arts; Great Songs; The Animal Kingdom)

W.A. and Christopher both got Daily Doubles incorrect—Christopher’s was a second True Daily Double—as Joyelle had a runaway entering Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Joyelle 23 correct 5 incorrect
W.A. 11 correct 2 incorrect
Christopher 16 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 6 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Joyelle $17,600
W.A. $4,800
Christopher $2,800

Joyelle was correct in Final, getting credit for her response and picking up $100 more. She’ll return tomorrow to defend her title.

Tonight’s results:

Christopher $2,800 – $2,001 = $799 (What is New Zealand?)
W.A. $4,800 – $801 = $3,999 (What is the Canal Z)
Joyelle $17,600 + $100 = $17,700 (What is The Baja Penninsula?) (1-day total: $17,700)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) SPORTS THAT DON’T INVOLVE RUNNING $600 (clue #10)
Christopher 2400 -2400 (W.A. 1600 Joyelle 1000)
2) THE ANIMAL KINGDOM $1200 (clue #18)
W.A. 6800 -2000 (Christopher 4000 Joyelle 10000)
3) MARTIAL ARTS $1600 (clue #23, $10400 left on board)
Christopher 5200 -5200 (W.A. 4800 Joyelle 12800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -229

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Christopher 1 3 5 4 3*
W.A. 2 2
Joyelle 1 5 4

DJ! Round:
Christopher 2 5 4 3 1 5 4 3 4*
W.A. 3 1 3 2 3* 4†
Joyelle 2 1 4 5 1 1 2† 1†

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Joyelle 2.45
W.A. 2.50
Christopher 3.36

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 6 (0.15 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Joyelle $17,600 Coryat, 23 correct, 5 incorrect, 49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
W.A. $6,800 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Christopher $10,400 Coryat, 16 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,800
Lach Trash: $9,200 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,000
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 2

Player Statistics:

Christopher Tillman, career statistics:

48 correct, 9 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (48/171)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$7,600)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,733

W.A. Robison, career statistics:

11 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,800

Joyelle McSweeney, career statistics:

24 correct, 5 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,600

Joyelle McSweeney, to win:

2 games: 51.065%
3: 26.076%
4: 13.316%
5: 6.800%
6: 3.472%
Avg. streak: 2.044 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• I’m concerned that Joyelle’s clue selection strategy might cause her to lose an otherwise winnable game; with 23 correct, she certainly have the knowledge base to be a multi-day champion.
• Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Joyelle $17,600 W.A. $4,800 Christopher $2,800)

Christopher: Bet at least $1,201 to have a chance at second place. (Actual bet: $2,001)

W.A.: Standard cover bet over Christopher is $801. (Actual bet: $801)

Joyelle: Bet no more than $7,999. (Actual bet: $100)

---

Add The Jeopardy! Fan to your preferred sources on Google by clicking the button below!

Become a Supporter now! Make a monthly contribution to the site on Patreon!

Contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com

When commenting, please note that all comments on The Jeopardy! Fan must be in compliance with the Site Comment Policy.

If you are going to quote any information from this page or this website, attribution is required.

Have you had a chance to listen to our podcast game show, Complete The List, yet? Check it out! It's also available on Apple Podcasts.

---