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Jeopardy! is all set to return with a brand-new episode on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, bringing back another exciting episode from the game show's 41st season, which happens to be in one of its most interesting phases. The upcoming episode will bring forth the third and final semifinal in Champions Wildcard. Two contestants have already made it to the final, and today's game will decide who will become the third contestant to reach there.
In the upcoming game show round, the contestants include Marko Saric, a math professor from Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Mehal Shah, a software engineer from Seattle, Washington; and Paul Clauson, a tax analyst from Madison Heights, Michigan. As all the contestants have appeared on the show before and have delivered too, it is hard to separate them at the start of the round.
Jeopardy! is one of the oldest and most renowned game shows. It began airing in the early 1960s and has since remained one of the most iconic shows on American television, drawing in millions of viewers over the years. Its primary appeal stems from its offbeat format and engaging nature, which have remained constant over the years. Moreover, the game show also features a very exciting final round, which makes things more interesting.
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The final round of the game show has many exciting elements that make it stand out. This includes the game show's ability to allow viewer participation. Viewers can participate by guessing the answer to the final question before the episode's air time. Over the years, this has become a common practice for game show fans. However, as this remains a complex process, we have compiled the question, answer, and other relevant details from the upcoming episode below.
January 22, 2025, Wednesday: Today's Final Jeopardy!
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The final question for the upcoming round of the game show reads:
"These 2 British authors based characters–Dikko Henderson & Old Craw–on Richard Hughes, journalist & double agent."
This question is from the category "From Real Life to Fiction." This is quite an intriguing topic, and though it shares similarities with many other topics that come on this game show often, it has not appeared recently.
In the final round, participants are provided with a solution, and they have to figure out the question. This adds to the intrigue of the round.
Jeopardy! final solution: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
The clue and solution to the upcoming round's final question read as follows.
Clue: These 2 British authors based characters–Dikko Henderson & Old Craw–on Richard Hughes, journalist & double agent.
Solution: Ian Fleming & John le Carré.
Dikko Henderson from Ian Flemming's You Only Live Twice, and Old Craw from John le Carré’s The Honourable Schoolboy were both based on Richard Hughes.
Jeopardy! contestants today: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
The three contestants from the upcoming game show round are Marko Saric, a math professor from Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Mehal Shah, a software engineer from Seattle, Washington; and Paul Clauson, a tax analyst from Madison Heights, Michigan.
Catch them in action on the upcoming round of Jeopardy!
