Final Jeopardy: 11-30-15 to 12-4-15

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of November 30 through December 4, 2015.

Mon, Nov 30 – Correct answers: 1
It’s the only odd-numbered year in which a U.S. Presidential election has been held. show

Tue, Dec 1 – Correct answers: 2
The title of this 2009 Best Picture Oscar nominee alludes to the left tackle’s job in a football game. show

Wed, Dec 2 – Correct answers: 2
Prior to South Sudan, this European country was the most recent one to gain independence and be recognized by the United States. show

Thurs, Dec 3 – Correct answers: 2
This song from a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical was once simply titled “First Singing Lesson”. show

Fri, Dec 4 – Correct answers: 1
The Dakotas and Minnesota are the 3 states with the largest % of residents identifying as this denomination. show

The easiest FJ of the week had to be on Thursday, but it still didn’t turn out to be a triple solve. Everyone thought Monday’s game was the lowest-scoring they had seen in quite some time, but the scores going into FJ on Thursday were even worse than Monday! On the bright side, none of this week’s FJs stumped all the players.

We had 3 champs this week. Monday’s returning champ Rob Russell didn’t make it to 3 wins when he was defeated by Joyce Hshieh. She won 2 more games and was defeated on Thursday by Kelly Wright. Kelly lost to Jon Rossiter on Friday.

What happened to the usual recap image? Well, on Monday I downloaded Windows 10, only to find out my TV Tuner wouldn’t work with that. Then I had to roll it back and set up the tuner again but I forgot one step so it didn’t work on Tues either. It was all set on Wed. Then that game was preempted! ~ VJ

Here is the “He’s Chevy Chase” category from Thursday’s game, even though they only got to four clues.