Jeopardy! March 17, 2025 — Winner, clues, and more

The March 17, 2025, episode of Jeopardy! featured an intense competition among three contestants: returning champion Alex DeFrank, an Inventory specialist from Brooklyn, New York, (1-day total: $42,401), Brett Aresco, a writer and content strategist from Fairhope, Alabama, and Clare Murray, an articling student from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The game was filled with exciting moments, strategic wagers, and a dramatic final question.

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Jeopardy! Round: A Strong Start

The first round introduced categories that tested the contestants' knowledge across a variety of topics. Brett quickly gained the lead, showing confidence in his answers. The round brought new challenges with categories such as:

Mergers & Acquisitions, “Bad” Entertainment, Also A New Wave Band, Common Bonds, It’s A Bird! It’s A Plane! It’s A Nebula!, I Said What I Said!

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy round:

Brett Aresco - $7,000

Alex DeFrank - $6,600

Clare Murray - $600

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Double Jeopardy! Round: Shifting Momentum

The second round brought new challenges with categories such as:

Around The World, Instruments You Can Play, From A Teen’s Book Report, Dancing In Non-Musical Movies, It’s All Greek Alphabet To Me, Yves Dropping

Brett Aresco made an impressive comeback again by strategically selecting high-value clues. However, Alex continued to dominate, maintaining his lead. By the end of Double Jeopardy!, the scores stood at:

Brett Aresco - $9,800

Alex DeFrank - $8,800

Clare Murray - $2,800

Brett took the lead heading into Final Jeopardy!, but the game was far from over.

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Final Jeopardy! Round: The Decisive Question

The Final Jeopardy! category was “Toys & Games.” The clue read:

“Preparing for a course on descriptive geometry & researching the 5 Platonic solids led a professor to invent this”

Correct response:

What is the Rubik’s Cube?

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Final Scores and Winner

Final scores of all the contestants:

Alex DeFrank - $14,000 (What is Rubik’s Cube?) (2-day total: $56,401) (WINNER)

Clare Murray - $0 (What is Quirkle? Love you Bill & Ron! <3)

Brett Aresco - $1,800 (What is Tetris?)

Alex finished the game in the lead, securing his spot in the tournament's finals. Clare and Brett also performed admirably, but Alex's accuracy gave him the edge needed to advance.

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Game of Strategy and Knowledge

The Jeopardy! episode showcased how proper wagering along with profound subject expertise can lead to winning results. During Final Jeopardy! Alex DeFrank delivered an accurate response which earned him victory resulting in a total earnings of $56,401 throughout the two-day tournament.

Brett Aresco successfully controlled the game but failed to win because of his incorrect response to Final Jeopardy! Clare Murray experienced difficulty during the show's last round. Changes in Jeopardy! fortunes can happen rapidly thus affirming why this TV quiz show stands among the most thrilling game shows available for viewing.

Audiences await the upcoming episode to watch Alex DeFrank defend his champion victory against his next opponents.