Final Jeopardy Clues: 1-13 to 1-17-20

Here are the Final Jeopardy clues and daily payouts for the week of January 13 through January 18, 2020.

Mon, Jan 13 – Correct answers: 2
THE BIBLE: This book of the Bible ends with “fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys” show

Tue, Jan 14 – Correct answers: 2
WORLD GEOGRAPHY: About the size of West Virginia, Devon Island is the largest uninhabited island in the world & a possession of this country show

Wed, Jan 15 – Correct answers: 2
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: Einstein’s theory of relativity & Max Planck’s quantum theory inspired this book that won a 1963 Newbery Medal show

Thu, Jan 16 – Correct answers: 1 (out of 2 left in FJ!)
WESTERN HEMISPHERE GEOGRAPHY: It’s the easternmost capital city in Central America show

Fri, Jan 17 – Correct answers: 1
DNA MAKES NEWS: In 1993 remains of the Russian royal family killed in 1918 were confirmed by comparing their DNA to this member of the British royal family show

Probably Friday’s clue was this week’s hardest. It was a big news items for sure but not everyone takes a big interest in the British royal family. The bible clue on Tuesday wasn’t exactly a slam dunk either, even with the journey hint. The easiest had to be Thursday’s clue unless you were picturing a mirror image of the map!

Veronica Vichit-Vadakan defeated 2x champ Katie Needle on Monday and continued her winnings ways through Thursday. On Friday, Dennis Coffey became the new champ.

Also this week: On Tuesday, January 14th, Ken Jennings won the Greatest of All Time Tournament on the 4th game. Ken, Brad and James talk about the experience in this video from Jeopardy!’s youtube channel: