Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, October 1, 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.
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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)
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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 $1,598,403
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 Words From World War II) for Wednesday, October 1, 2025 (Season 42, Game 18):

As they lived below the surface of daily life, Jews who hid in Berlin in WWII were called human these, a German-derived word

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Lisa Mueller, an anthropologist from Rochester, Minnesota

James Thajudeen, a librarian from San Jose, California

Curtis Bogetti, a Ph.D. candidate from Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada (1-day total: $30,001)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Season 42 enters its second month today with a Canadian taking the space behind the champions’ lectern on Jeopardy; Kamloops, B.C.’s Curtis Bogetti picked up US$30,001 (somewhere just north of $40,000 Canadian) in victory yesterday. Today, he faces off against James Thajudeen and Lisa Mueller from Minnesota (a player not to be confused with the Lisa Mueller from Illinois who was on in 2018). If Lisa plays this game even half as well as Season 34’s Lisa did, I’ll be a happy Jeopardy! fan.

Correct response: What are U-boats?

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.)

Named after the German submarines during the war, the term “human U-boat” was used to describe Jews who figuratively hid like the submarines in Berlin during the war. Of the estimated 6,500 of them, about 1,700 did survive the war.

Walter Frankenstein, who lived to the age of 100 and passed away in April, had an obituary published in the New York Times detailing his experiences living in Berlin as a Jew during the war and trying to evade capture.

I have to say, though: this sort of Final Jeopardy is knowledge. It is fact—esteemed publications such as the New York Times have used the term. It is also inherently political; I would say there is very little coincidence that the show is bringing up such matters in 2025. History is often political, and trying to silence “political” discussion in 2025 seems foolhardy to me. If you want to tell people in the future that when fascism came calling, you stuck your fingers in your ears and said “no politics”, history will treat you like the enabler you truly are. (I know that certain people are going to be mad that I said this. My pre-emptive reply: The truth hurts.)

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: It Happened In Philly; An Artist’s Life; About A Boy; Your House Is Smart; Homophones; Enter-Train-Ment)

Lisa found the Daily Double just after midway through the first segment, picking up $1,000 and leading at the commercial break. At the interviews, the scores were Lisa $4,800 Curtis $1,800 James $1,000.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Lisa 6 correct 0 incorrect
Curtis 3 correct 1 incorrect
James 3 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Lisa once played in the Kings Cup Scrabble tournament in Thailand.
James is a big fan of bad movies.
Curtis once met Guillermo del Toro at a bookstore.

Lisa picked up another seven correct after the break to continue to lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Lisa 13 correct 0 incorrect
Curtis 7 correct 1 incorrect
James 6 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Lisa $6,800
Curtis $3,400
James $3,000

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: World Heritage Sites; Oh! The Places You’ll Never Go!; 2010 In Pop Culture; The Patience Of Job; That Animal’s Got A Name; I Need Some “Air”)

Things definitely worked out Lisa’s way in Double Jeopardy; both trailers had an opportunity in the first three clues with a True Daily Double, but Lisa ended up as the only one with money at that point. While James and Curtis both rebounded to a respectable score, Lisa picked up a runaway going into Final Jeopardy on the strength of 10 more correct responses.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Lisa 23 correct 0 incorrect
James 13 correct 4 incorrect
Curtis 16 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 3 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Lisa $17,600
James $7,600
Curtis $6,800

This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; Lisa bet $0 and is your new Jeopardy! champion on the strength of her runaway game. She’ll defend her title tomorrow.

Tonight’s results:

Curtis $6,800 – $799 = $6,001 (What is IDK)
James $7,600 – $4,400 = $3,200 (What is Moles?)
Lisa $17,600 – $0 = $17,600 (What is I love you, Kai!) (1-day total: $17,600)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) IT HAPPENED IN PHILLY $1000 (clue #11)
Lisa 3200 +1000 (Curtis 1000 James -400)
2) WORLD HERITAGE SITES $1600 (clue #1)
James 3000 -3000 (Curtis 3400 Lisa 6800)
3) THE PATIENCE OF JOB $1600 (clue #3, $30800 left on board)
Curtis 5400 -5400 (James 0 Lisa 6800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -169

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Curtis 4 4 4 4
James 5
Lisa 3 5 3 4 5 5*

DJ! Round:
Curtis 4*
James 4* 5†
Lisa

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Lisa 4.17
Curtis 4.00
James 4.67

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 3 (0.17 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Lisa $17,600 Coryat, 23 correct, 0 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Curtis $12,200 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
James $10,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $40,400
Lach Trash: $6,200 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,400
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Curtis Bogetti, career statistics:

37 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (36/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,200)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,400

James Thajudeen, career statistics:

13 correct, 5 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,600

Lisa Mueller, career statistics:

23 correct, 1 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,600

Lisa Mueller, to win:

2 games: 55.311%
3: 30.593%
4: 16.921%
5: 9.359%
6: 5.177%
Avg. streak: 2.238 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

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

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Lisa $17,600 James $7,600 Curtis $6,800)

Curtis: For the best chance of second place, bet between $1,601 (to cover any potential really small bets from James) and $5,199. (Actual bet: $799)

James: Cover bet over Curtis is $6,001. (Actual bet: $4,400)

Lisa: Congratulations on your runaway victory! Bet between $0 and $2,399. (Actual bet: $0)

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