Fans of Jeopardy! tuned in on Friday, September 26, 2025, expecting a steady game heading into the weekend. Instead, they witnessed a nail-biting finish that left viewers buzzing across social media. The Final Jeopardy Today clue, and the dramatic outcome it produced, will be remembered as one of the more surprising moments of the season.

The Category and the Clue

The Final Jeopardy category was 19th Century Literature . The clue read: “This 1871 novel featured a talking cat and a queen obsessed with decapitation.” The correct response, of course, was Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass , a sequel to the beloved Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland .

How the Contestants Responded

Only one contestant managed to deliver the correct response. The other two either blanked or

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