Final Jeopardy: 2-26 to 3-2-18

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of February 26 through March 2, 2018.

Mon, February 26 – Correct answers: 2
NAME THE NOVEL: “I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet” show

Tue, February 27 – Correct answers: 2
AMERICANA: A 1931 story in the New Yorker said this “weighs 600,000,000 pounds (&) … contains 37,000,000 cubic feet” show

Wed, February 28 – Correct answers: 2
WOMEN IN MYTHOLOGY: Poet & translator Anne Carson addresses her: “Your name in Greek means something like ‘against birth'” show

Thu, March 1 – Correct answers: 0
EUROPEAN ISLANDS: Once known as the Norman Isles, per the British Govt. This group is “not part of the U.K.” & has “never been colonies” show

Fri, March 2 – Correct answers: 2
SPORTS TEAM MASCOTS: Echoing a rock band with 8 platinum albums, the teams of the Ark. School for the Deaf are named for this animal. show

There were 2 solves for every final clue this week, except for that pesky geography clue on Thursday, so there you have the toughest clue this week. Our vote for easiest “def”initely went to Friday’s clue, even though we were surprised when Monday’s wasn’t a clean sweep.

Alan Harrison was Monday’s returning champ but he lost to Maryann Penzvalto. She won again on Tuesday, then took her 2-day total ($28,602) home on Wednesday when Laura McLean prevailed. Laura won on Thursday in the first tiebreaker since they decided to disallow co-champs in November 2014. On Friday, Matt Lisiecki ran away with the game.

Here’s is Jeopardy!’s video of Thursday’s FJ with the Tiebreaker clue: