Alex DeFrank won Jeopardy with Rubik's Cube answer

On March 17, 2025, a new episode of Jeopardy featured a thrilling Final Jeopardy round. Contestants included reigning champion Alex DeFrank and competitors Clare Murray and Brett Aresco. The category for Final Jeopardy was "Toys & Games." The clue asked about an invention linked to a professor preparing for a course on descriptive geometry and researching what are known as the five Platonic solids. Alex DeFrank, who had $8,800 before the clue, answered correctly with "What is the Rubik’s Cube?" He earned $5,200 from this answer, bringing his total for the day to $14,000 and his two-day total to $56,401. Brett Aresco had a slight lead at $9,800 but answered incorrectly, guessing "Tetris." This dropped his score to $1,800, securing second place. Clare Murray bet all her $2,800 on "Quirkle" but also answered incorrectly, finishing in third place with nothing.