You’ll find the Final Jeopardy clue for Friday, February 21, 2025 written below. Raymond came through yesterday’s quarterfinal match in the Jeopardy Invitational Tournament. We’ve still got many quarterfinal games to get through, including today’s game featuring graduate student Maya Wright from Georgia, applied scientist Roger Craig from Virginia, and baseball software team lead John Focht originally from Texas. Here is the question and answer for Final Jeopardy on 2/21/2025, along with the wagers and the winner of the episode.
Final Jeopardy Question for February 21
The Final Jeopardy question for February 21, 2025 is in the category of “Composers” and has the following clue:
Yale takes credit for starting a commencement tradition when it gave this composer an honorary doctorate in 1905
As always, the right answer for this clue is located at the end of this guide.
Final Jeopardy Wagers and Winner for February 21
With aggressive Daily Doubles, Roger was the victor of the February 21 match with a runaway lead. So while all three contestants got the right answer for Final Jeopardy, it didn’t matter in the end.
Amassing a whopping $36,000 by the second round, Roger didn’t need to risk a dollar to win, and so he didn’t. He cruised to the win and becomes our fifth semifinalist.
John held the lead after the first round, but only had $13,800 by the final segment. He risked $915 and finished in second with $14,715.
Maya struggled to build her bank and only had $1,400 to work with. She only wagered $47, ending up in third with $1,447.
Final Jeopardy Answer for February 21
The correct answer for Final Jeopardy on February 21, 2025 is “What is Edward Elgar?”
The key to this clue is knowing what the “commencement tradition” is all about. The song typically played during graduation ceremonies in US colleges is called “Pomp and Circumstance” (or “The Graduation March”), which was composed by Edward Elgar.
Born in 1857, Elgar was a self-taught composer and didn’t achieve musical success until his forties. His friendship with Samuel Sanford, who was the Yale professor of music, led to his song being played during the ceremony in 1905 while Elgar received his honorary doctorate.
