Final Jeopardy: 19th Century America (1-17-24)

Here are some more clues from the 1/17/2024 Jeopardy! game. Please don’t put the answers to these clues in the comments so people who missed the game can have a chance to answer them. It is okay to refer to them by category and clue value or by part of the clue.

POLITICS AS UNUSUAL ($800) The 1974 Senate race in N.H., with 220,000 votes cast, was won by 355, then after the first of these, by 10, then after another, by 2

INCONVENIENT WORDS ($400) It’s a time-stamped document that outlines a buyer’s obligation to a seller–a bill, if you will

($600) In 2023 this type of filing affecting housing was 50% higher than the pre-pandemic average in some cities

($1000) A column on chesscafe.com designed to help a beginning player improve is alliteratively called this “Nook”

FIND THE FISH ($1200) Before the unpleasant incident with Uncle Tad, I had docking privileges at the yacht club

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Sneak Peek clues — BORN ON JAN. 17
($200) She has an impressive resume: Princeton, Harvard Law, a 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue address
($400) Some point the finger at him in the 1920 whacking of Johnny Torrio’s boss, Big Jim Colosimo
($600) He was born (in 1931) to say, “No…I am your father” & “This is CNN”
($800) He was born in Boston in 1706, the 15th of 17 kids in his family; he’d seek his fortune in Philly
($1000) The youngest of the Brontës, she wrote “Agnes Grey” at 27 but would die 2 years later

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