Below you’ll find the Final Jeopardy clue for Friday, January 3, 2025. History lecturer Will Yancey comes in with the highest total, $20,000, from yesterday’s match. This gives him a substantial edge over ceramic artist Kaitlin Tarr who only comes in with $1 and speech-language pathologist Colleen Matthews who has a higher total of $8,400. That said, anything can happen on Jeopardy and Colleen was the only one to get the Final Jeopardy question correct yesterday, so it’s not over until it’s over. Here are the question and answer for Final Jeopardy on 1/3/2025, including the wagers and the winner of the game.
Final Jeopardy Question for January 3
The Final Jeopardy question for January 3, 2025 is in the category of “19th Century Fiction” and has the following clue:
In Chapter 9 of an 1851 work, a preacher in a New England port city delivers a sermon about this Old Testament prophet
To make sure the right answer isn’t spoiled, it has been placed at the bottom of this guide.
Final Jeopardy Wagers and Winner for January 3
While Colleen technically won the Jeopardy match for January 3, Will earned enough to become the overall champion after including his total from yesterday’s game.
Colleen had $12,600 heading into Final Jeopardy and risked a whopping $12,000. Her correct answer gave her an incredible sum of $24,600. Combined with her $8,400 yesterday, she came away in second place with $33,000. (She still comes away with $15,000 for her effort.)
Will also got the right answer, doubling up from $7,600 to $15,200. With his $20,000 yesterday, he finished in first place with $35,000. He is now a Wildcard for the upcoming Champions tournament.
Kaitlin had the lead with $16,000 but lost $11,605 with her answer of “Joseph”. She ended up with $4,395, making her total $4,396 across both days. (She also earned an $15,000 prize for her effort.)
Final Jeopardy Answer for January 3
The correct answer for Final Jeopardy on January 3, 2025 is “Who is Jonah?”
The work the clue is referring to is Moby Dick, a novel written in 1851 by Herman Melville. Chapter 9 of the book is titled “The Sermon” and has Father Mapple preach a version of Psalm 18 or the story of Jonah and the whale. The “New England port city” in this instance is New Bedford in Massachusetts.
This clue will be tricky for those who have never read Moby Dick or don’t remember the particular prophet mentioned in this chapter, but two of the contestants still managed to get it.
