Final Jeopardy: 6-6-16 to 6-10-16

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of June 6 through June 10, 2016.

Mon, June 6 – Correct answers: 2
From the Latin, it’s one of the middle names of an 18th century luminary & means lover of or loved by God. show

Tue, June 7 – Correct answers: 2
An authentic Bell H-13 Sioux air ambulance was used in the opening credits of this television series. show

Wed, June 8 – Correct answers: 2
This Midwestern capital was named for a man who was born in what is now Turkey over 2,000 years ago. show

Thurs, June 9 – Correct answers: 0
A 2014 bestseller, in 1853 it was called “more extraordinary” than “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” because “it is only a simple unvarnished tale.” show

Fri, June 10 – Correct answers: 1 (out of 2 left in FJ)
Of his greatest accomplishment, he humbly remarked, “Pilots…Take pride in a good landing, not in getting out of the vehicle.”. show

If you missed any of the games, click on the date for the recap with the Daily Doubles and a triple stumper or two.

The general consensus around here was that this was a pretty easy week of Final Jeopardy! clues. It’s hard to pick the easiest one, but certainly Thursday’s clue was the most recent. The film based on the book won the Best Picture Oscar in 2014 (as well as Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress). Here’s something extra from IMDB’s FAQs: “Northup’s memoir was also the source for the 1984 made-for-TV movie, American Playhouse: Solomon Northup’s Odyssey (#4.3) (1984).”

Stew Latwin arrived on Monday and defeated last week’s 3x champ, Kelly Bayles. On Wednesday, Hunter Appler took over and was a 3x champ by the end of the week. Stew got the biggest one-day haul ($29,201) on Tuesday. Hunter biggest one-day win ($26,799) was on Friday

From JBuzz: Alex Trebek gave an audience member a tie that was given to him by the late Phyllis Diller. In the beginning, you can see that was on Wednesday (Stew is at the champ’s podium and Hunter is next). That was a great gift and it was accompanied by some Trebek humor that we’re sure Phyllis Diller would love.