Below you’ll see the Celebrity Final Jeopardy clue for Wednesday, January 15, 2025. The premiere episode of season 3 took place last week and was won by comedian and filmmaker W. Kamau, over Camilla Luddington and Max Greenfield. Today’s match features three new celebrities: astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson (StarTalk) playing for STRIVE, actor Melissa Peterman (Happy’s Place) playing for the Diana DiSalvatore Nursing Scholarship, and actor Jackie Tohn (GLOW) playing for PATH. The format works similar to a regular Jeopardy tournament with 27 celebrities vying for 9 semi-finalist spots and then 3 finalist spots. Here are the question and answer for Celebrity Final Jeopardy on 1/15/2025, along with the wagers and the winner of the game.
Celebrity Final Jeopardy Question for January 15
The Final Jeopardy question for January 15, 2025 is in the category of “The Muppets” and has the following clue:
3 crates are shipped abroad in 1981’s “The Great Muppet Caper”: “Frog” holds Kermit, “Bear” holds Fozzie” & “Whatever” holds this Muppet
To keep this spoiler-free, the correct response to this clue can be found at the end of this guide.
Celebrity Final Jeopardy Wagers and Winner for January 15
In a comeback win, Jackie became the winner and semi-finalist of the January 15 Celebrity Jeopardy match. Despite being behind both Neil and Melissa after Triple Jeopardy, she was able to come out with a victory after being the only one to answer the Final Jeopardy clue correctly.
With $7,900, Jackie bet $4,500 and finished in first place with $12,400.
Neil was close to the lead with $12,100 heading into the last segment, but guessed wrong with “Snufalufagus” and ended up with $8,399 for second place.
Melissa also got the wrong answer with “Animal” and fell from $12,900. She lost a whopping $10,001 and ended in third with $2,899.
Celebrity Final Jeopardy Answer for January 15
The correct answer for Celebrity Final Jeopardy on January 15, 2025 is “Who is Gonzo?”
The Gonzo muppet debuted in 1976 and was introduced as a performance artist whose acts rarely turned out right. It wasn’t until “The Great Muppet Caper” that he formally called “Whatever,” and the name stuck whenever the muppet’s species was called into question. He was thereafter called “Whatever” in other Muppet movies like “The Muppets Take Manhattan” and “Muppet Treasure Island.”
