final jeopardy
Wager-based quiz climax
Final Jeopardy is the closing round of the television quiz show *Jeopardy!*, where contestants wager part or all of their accumulated winnings on a single question.
Players write their answers and bets secretly, creating dramatic reveals.
The term extends to any decisive last chance: It's final jeopardy for the company—this quarter determines everything.
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- daily doubleBet spanning consecutive races
- categoryA class of things
- clueSolving aid
- answerSolution to query
question · buzzer · podium · champion · bet · risk it all · light pen · write · reveal · gamble · trivia · contestant · jackpot · stakes · all in · double down · nervous · nail biter
final jeopardyfirst round
Initial stage of competition
opening round · Double Jeopardy · preliminary rounds · daily doubles
final jeopardypractice round
Unofficial preparatory attempt
preliminary round · warm-up · trial run · early innings · qualifying heat
final, finally, finale, finality, finalize, finals, finalist, finite, finish