Final Jeopardy (October 22, 2025): clue, category, correct response
The October 22, 2025 episode (Season 42, Game 33) closed with the Final Jeopardy category Travel U.S.A. The clue read: “The website for this hotel includes mini-biographies of Harold Ross, Edna Ferber & Alexander Woollcott.” The correct response was “What is the Algonquin Hotel?”
Who won Jeopardy! tonight (October 22, 2025)?
Tom Devlin (attorney, Washington, D.C.) won and returns as champion. Challengers were Katy Lentz (university brand manager, Mauldin, South Carolina) and Emmanuel Calivo (airport customer service agent, San Jose, California).
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Scores, wagers, responses
- Tom Devlin: $20,600 → wager $0 → $20,600 (response: “What is Algonquin?”). 2‑day total: $43,199.
- Emmanuel Calivo: $9,400 → wager $6,400 → $3,000 (response: “What is the Plaza?”).
- Katy Lentz: $5,800 → wager $0 → $5,800 (response: “What is the Chelsea? <3 U H!”).
Round-by-round recap & categories
Jeopardy! round categories: “Happy 80th, United Nations!”; “Musical Theater”; “On A First Name Basis”; “War Books”; “3 Of The Same Letter”; “Some Clowns Mean Well.” Tom led $4,000 to Katy’s $2,000 and Emmanuel’s $1,600 at the first break; Emmanuel found and converted the Daily Double.
Double Jeopardy! categories: “The 18th Century”; “Oi”!; “Good As Gold”; “Who Speaketh In The King James Bible?”; “Television”; “Friends In Dry Places.” Emmanuel found two Daily Doubles (one miss, one not all‑in), and Tom took a runaway into Final Jeopardy.
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Key stats
- Pre–Final Jeopardy scores: Tom $20,600; Emmanuel $9,400; Katy $5,800.
- Correct/incorrect: Tom 26/2; Emmanuel 14/2; Katy 10/2.
- Season unplayed clues: 6 (0 today).
- Career so far — Tom Devlin: 57 correct, 6 incorrect; 4/4 on rebounds; 49.12% first on the buzzer; Daily Doubles 1/1 (net +$4,400); Final Jeopardy 1/2; Average Coryat $22,000.
- Career so far — Katy Lentz: 10 correct, 3 incorrect; 0/0 rebounds; 21.05% first on the buzzer; Daily Doubles 0/0; Final Jeopardy 0/1; Average Coryat $5,800.
- Career so far — Emmanuel Calivo: 14 correct, 3 incorrect; 2/2 rebounds; 19.30% first on the buzzer; Daily Doubles 2/3 (net +$1,400); Final Jeopardy 0/1; Average Coryat $10,200.
Contestant & hometowns/occupations
- Tom Devlin — attorney — Washington, D.C. — returning champion (1‑day total $22,599 entering today).
- Katy Lentz — university brand manager — Mauldin, South Carolina.
- Emmanuel Calivo — airport customer service agent — San Jose, California.
Context & notes for Jeopardy tonight
Andy Saunders noted yesterday that Tom “broke a record set during James Holzhauer’s run in 2019 by Adam Levin: his $27,200 entering Final Jeopardy … is the highest‑ever non‑leading score entering the game’s 61st clue,” and added, “I’d be shocked if he didn’t win a few games himself.” He also reminded readers that “the next couple of weeks may see results delayed by up to 30 minutes.”
Saunders added background on the Algonquin Round Table and the hotel’s website, which highlights Dorothy Parker, Franklin Adams, Robert Benchley, Robert Sherwood, George S. Kaufman, Heywood Broun, Marc Connelly, Edna Ferber, Harold Ross, and Alexander Woollcott.
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