Jeopardy! January 8, 2025 — Winner, clues, and more

The latest episode of Jeopardy! aired on January 8, 2025, and was part of the highly anticipated Winter 2025 Second Chance Competition.

This exciting installment featured three talented contestants: Sam Cameron, a finance manager from Fargo, North Dakota; Ferdinand Percentie, a day trader from Chicago, Illinois; and Lindsay Denninger, a writer from Smithtown, New York.

All three brought their best game to the iconic trivia show, making it a memorable evening.

Jeopardy!: Winner of the Night

With a carry-on from the previous stage, this episode was rather thrilling and Sam Cameron was its ultimate winner. He demonstrated a wealth of encyclopedic knowledge in all the rounds.

Sam began the show dominating the Jeopardy! round, and continued dominating in the Double Jeopardy! round, taking the Final Jeopardy! round with $19,400.

With great confidence, he answered the last question and won it by informing the host that he wanted to risk $1,001 to get to $20,401, and that marked the end of the show. Sam successfully answered the buzzer, but besides, he got another shot at the upcoming installments of the show.

Highlights and Clues

The last Jeopardy! clue of the night was in the American History category. The clue read:

"The last claim awarded under this act was in 1988, 126 years after it passed, for a parcel of land in Alaska."

No one answered incorrectly to the correct response:

"What is the Homestead Act?” All three contestants oriented themselves properly in historical events, so all the answers were correct. Sam’s wagering helped him maintain the lead while Ferdinand Percentie and Lindsay Denninger both performed well getting $15,200 and $10,800 respectively.

For the whole duration of the competition, the contestants were able to solve numerous categories and clues, therefore making the showdown interesting and exciting.

This was evident from the confident gameplay of Sam and his ability to capture those opportunistic moments during Jeopardy!, especially during the double jeopardy round.

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The upcoming round of Jeopardy! will feature Enzo Cunanan, Drew Goins (winners of the previous episode's Jeopardy! match), and Sam Cameron. Cunanan will enter the next round with $19,400, Goins will enter with $36,801, and Cameron will battle it out with $20,401.

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