Up ahead is the Final Jeopardy clue for today, Wednesday, May 28. It was a nailbiter and a very low-scoring event, but criminal forensic scientist Tyler Griffith became the new Jeopardy champion in Tuesday’s match. He only ended up with $799, but he did gather a fair total before the final round, so perhaps he’ll have better luck this time. In tonight’s match he’ll face off against epidemiologist Alice Welsh and survey technician Thomas Sweeney. Here is the question and answer for Final Jeopardy for 5/28/2025, plus the wagers and the winner of the match.
Final Jeopardy Question for May 28
The Final Jeopardy question for May 28, 2025 is in the category of “Cars & The Movies” and has the following clue:
A fake speedometer was used in this make of car from a 1980s movie since the actual car’s speedometer didn’t go high enough
To prevent spoilers, the right answer to this pop culture question can be found in the last section of this guide.
Final Jeopardy Wagers and Winner for May 28
Thomas ended up the victor in the May 28 match, mainly due to his slight lead heading into Final Jeopardy, which every contestant got right.
Within the last batch of clues in the second round, Thomas came out ahead with $8,800, just $600 over Alice. He made the cover bet of $7,601 in Final Jeopardy and got it right, keeping him in first place with $16,401.
Alice made an interesting bet of $3,401, bringing her initial score of $8,200 to $11,601 for second place.
Returning champion Tyler only had $5,400 and made the same wager of $3,401. His final total of $8,801 was enough for third place.
Final Jeopardy Answer for May 28
The correct answer for Final Jeopardy on May 28, 2025 is “What is a DeLorean?”
This shouldn’t be too difficult to work out given that the popularity of Back of the Future and the DeLorean Time Machine being the famous vehicle that brought Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) into the past. The full name of the two-passenger sports car is the DMC DeLorean, which had signature gull-wing doors. Six DeLoreans were used in the production of the film. The speedometer on the actual vehicle only went up to 85 mph, so a fake speedometer that went up to 95 mph (in the movie the car needs to go 88 mph for the flux capacitor to activate) was used instead.
