Final Jeopardy! Today delivered a clean literary closer on Friday, November 14, 2025 (Season 42, Game 50), with returning champion Harrison Whitaker facing Sarah Khan and Brent Steele under the category “21st Century Novels.” The clue read: “Part 1 of this novel is Toronto & Pondicherry; Part 2 is the Pacific Ocean.”

All three wrote on the same wavelength, but only two locked onto the exact title. Harrison Whitaker solved it with “What is The Life of Pi ?” to finish at $24,799 and post a four-day total of $116,600. Sarah Khan also converted with “What is Life of Pi ?” to reach $14,001, while Brent Steele missed with “What is Eat, Pray, Love ?” and ended at $4,599.

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Harrison defended his 3-day champi

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