Up ahead is the Final Jeopardy clue for today, Wednesday, May 21. Brendan Liaw earned his way to his first Jeopardy win in Tuesday’s game by way of amassing a solid lead. None of the contestants got the Final Jeopardy clue yesterday, but the category was strangely about NFL geography so we didn’t expect many to nail it. Tonight’s game will feature graduate student Romy Negrin and orchestral musician Sam Macken from Colorado. Here is the question and answer for Final Jeopardy for 5/21/2025, along with the wagers and the winner of the episode.
Final Jeopardy Question for May 21
The Final Jeopardy question for May 21, 2025 is in the category of “World News 2024” and has the following clue:
Headlines read of the fall of Hama on December 4, Homs on December 7 & this city on December 8
To prevent spoilers, the correct response to this geopolitics question can be found at the end of this guide.
Final Jeopardy Wagers and Winner for May 21
Despite having yet another Final Jeopardy clue that everyone missed, Brendan became a two-time champion during the May 21 match.
Brendan hit his stride in his second game, getting a high number of clues correct without missing too many. He had $25,200 going into the final segment, just a dollar short of a runaway. In fact, that’s all he wagered on his answer of “Kharkiv” and secured the win with $25,199 total.
Romy had exactly half of Brendan’s score at $12,600. She risked it all on “Aleppo,” though, and fell to third place with $0.
Sam was somewhat behind with $10,600, which would have been a great score on most any other night. He lost $10,599 on “Ramallah” and fell to second with $1.
Final Jeopardy Answer for May 21
The correct answer for Final Jeopardy on May 21, 2025 is “What is Damascus?”
The cities in the clue are in the country of Syria, and it catalogues the fall of the Assad regime in the Syrian Civil War. The 2024 Hama offensive led by the Syrian Salvation Government (SSG) and Turkish-backed Syrian Interim Government (SIG) took place between November 30 and December 5. The Homs offensive quickly followed that, taking place between December 5 and December 8. And last but not least was the capture of the Syrian capital of Damascus, which effectively ended the dictatorship by Bashar al-Assad, who subsequently fled to Russia.
