Below is the Final Jeopardy clue for today, Tuesday, June 17. Challenger Sarah Cox from Texas triumphed in yesterday’s match and became the new Jeopardy champion after earning a runaway victory. More than that, she was also the only person to get the final clue right. Tonight’s episode will see her face off against data analyst Stefany Meyer from Virginia and teacher Dan Hopkins from New Hampshire. Here is the question and answer for Final Jeopardy for 6/17/2025, in addition to the wagers and the winner of the game.
Final Jeopardy Question for June 17
The Final Jeopardy question for June 17, 2025 is in the category of “The 1960s” and has the following clue:
Following the Baptist Church bombing in 1963, MLK telegrammed him that the blood of 4 girls “is on your hands”
The correct answer for this history question has been placed in the last section of this guide.
Final Jeopardy Wagers and Winner for June 17
The Daily Doubles led Dan to victory in the June 17 match. Unfortunately, no one got the right answer to the Final Jeopardy clue this time around.
With over 20 correct answers and a few Daily Doubles in the second round, Dan had $16,000. He lost $5,201 on his guess of “John F Kennedy” and left with $10,799, still enough for first place.
Stefany had $10,600, but strangely only bet $2,000 (which would have not overtaken Dan’s score even with a right response). She also guessed “JFK” and remained in second place with $8,600.
Meanwhile, returning champion Sarah had a strong start but couldn’t build much in the second round. She only had $8,000 and risked $7,000 on her guess of “J.E. Hoover.” She left in third place with $1,000.
Final Jeopardy Answer for June 17
The correct answer for Final Jeopardy on June 17, 2025 is “Who is George Wallace?”
The event in question is the notorious 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, a white supremacist terrorist bombing that occurred in September 1963. The explosion committed by four KKK members and various segregationists led to the killing of three 14-year-olds and one 11-year-old.
Blaming George Wallace, the then governor of Alabama who supported segregation and Jim Crow laws, Martin Luther King sent a telegram to him saying that “the blood of four children… is on your hands. Your irresponsible and misguided actions have created in Birmingham and Alabama the atmosphere that has induced continued violence and now murder.”
