Final Jeopardy: 10-29 to 11-2-18
Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of October 29 through November 2, 2018.
Mon, Oct 29 – Correct answers: 3
SHAKESPEARE: Aptly, Shakespeare used “moon” & “moonlight” more times in this play than in any other show
Tue, Oct 30 – Correct answers: 1
TODAY’S INNOVATORS: The ballbarrow was an early invention by this British man who’s had greater success with sophisticated household devices show
Wed, Oct 31 – Correct answers: 2
1960s FILMS: Chocolate syrup, casaba melon & Playboy model Marli Renfro were enlisted to create an iconic scene in this film show
Thu, Nov 1 – Correct answers: 1
HISTORIC GEOGRAPHY: A northern limit of the Roman Empire was a fortified road in Germany stretching 350 miles between these 2 rivers show
Fri, Nov 2 – Correct answers: 3
SURNAMES: Evoking speed & luxury, this one of the 10 most common Italian surnames goes back to the Latin word for iron show
As Alex Trebek noted, we began the week with 3 right and ended it the same way. There were no triple stumpers as the rest of the clues were solved by 1 or 2 players. It’s hard to say which clue was easiest – Wednesday’s and Friday’s were true softballs. And it’s just as hard to decide whether Tuesday’s was more difficult than Thursday’s.
Tori Campbell was the returning champ on Monday and she won her second game. On Tuesday, Emily Frey won with the lone FJ! solve. Emily won 2 more games and was defeated on Friday by Jonathan Greenan. There were 2 payouts over $25K but only one made the Top 10 list.
Top 10 $25K+ Winners: Even though Emily Frey didn’t knock Erik Agard off the ToC list, she did knock his highest payout off this Top 10 list.
- $34,401 – Lori Goodman 9/11/18
- $33,600 – Alan Dunn 10/18/18
- $32,700 – Sarah Butner 10/04/18
- $31,400 – Nancy Schoppa 9/25/18
- $31,201 – Emily Frey 10/31/18
- $30,800 – Doug Dodson 10/03/18
- $30,399 – Alan Dunn 10/15/18
- $28,401 – Kyle Jones 9/12/18
- $28,001 – Alex Schmidt 10/11/18
- $27,601 – Evelyn Rubin 9/26/18
Here is the Halloween with Gene Simmons category from Wednesday’s game:
Thursday was the easiest for me, but then I’m from Vienna and into history. For me Tuesday was the most difficult, though Doris had Dyson off the bat. I guess difficulty is also in the eye of the ……contestant or in the eye of whoever is very good/bad in a category. Some are generally easy but they are rarely a FJ, just sometimes and then very often on Fridays Ferrari last Fri but then the Stone of Scone the Fri before was anything but easy in general, unless – again- you are into history, and foreign history to boot.
Plus you have Lady Luck. You have no idea about a FJ as player and by coincidence you hear or read about the subject just a couple of days before it is your turn…….Wouldn’t have had a prayer 2 days ago..C’est la vie! Rouge ou noir, pair ou impair, manque ou passe….