Final Jeopardy Today April 28, 2025 – Question, Answer, Wagers & Winner
Up ahead is the Final Jeopardy clue for today, Monday, April 28. With several errors from his opponents, Liam Starnes became a six-time Jeopardy champion in last Friday’s game. He has thus far accumulated an incredible $123,584, averaging about $20,000 per episode. Tonight’s match will see him compete against pre-press specialist Erin Moring from Virginia and retired teacher Steve Icsman from Ohio. Here is the question and answer for Final Jeopardy for 4/28/2025, along with the wagers and the winner of the game.
Final Jeopardy Question for April 28
The Final Jeopardy question for April 28, 2025 is in the category of “Contemporary Authors” and has the following clue:
At the start of his writing career, his wife told him, if it didn’t work out, at 6’4″, he could be a reacher in a supermarket
To prevent spoilers, the correct answer to this literature question has been placed at the bottom of this guide.
Final Jeopardy Wagers and Winner for April 28
In a shocking comeback, Erin defeated Liam to become the new Jeopardy champion after the April 28 match. Liam was not able to get a runaway victory, while Erin was the only one to get the Final Jeopardy clue correct.
While Liam held a strong lead of $25,400 after the second round, his incorrect answer of “Grisham” dropped his scored by $4,201, leaving him second place with $21,199.
Erin risked all of her $14,800 and nailed the clue, earning $29,600 for the victory.
Steve had $5,400 but didn’t wager anything, so his incorrect answer of “Percival Everrett” didn’t change his score. He finished in third place.
Final Jeopardy Answer for April 28
The correct answer for Final Jeopardy on April 28, 2025 is “Who is Lee Child?”
The “reacher” in the clue is a dead giveaway that it’s talking about the Jack Reacher series of novels, though fans may not know that the author of the books is named Lee Child (or real name Jim Grant). The first book of the Reacher series released in March 1997 and the 30th installment is expected to release in November 2025. Viewers might recognize Jack Reacher from the 2012 & 2016 films with Tom Cruise and the Amazon Prime series that premiered in 2022 starring Alan Ritchson.
