Final Jeopardy: 9-9 to 9-13-19

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of September 9 through September 13, 2019, the first week of Season 36 of Jeopardy!

Mon, Sept 9 – Correct answers: 0
BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY: A site excavated since 1899, Tell es-Safi has been identified as this Philistine city, home to a giant warrior show

Tue, Sept 10 – Correct answers: 2
1960s TV HISTORY: The 1967 finale of “The Fugitive” drew in 78 million viewers, surpassing the 73 million who tuned into this show Sunday, Feb. 9, 1964 show

Wed, Sept 11 – Correct answers: 2
CHILDREN’S BOOKS: The original title of this 1900 classic included a gem; another working title mentioned a Plains state show

Thu, Sept 12 – Correct answers: 2
AMERICAN MUSEUMS: President Johnson signed a law that added 2 words to the name of this museum established in 1946, D.C.’s most popular show

Fri, Sept 13 – Correct answers: 2
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: This is the most recent presidential election year when both major Pres. candidates were residents of the same state show

The week began with a really tough clue. The rest of the week was pretty easy but not one produced a triple solve for one reason or another. Friday’s had to be the easiest clue.

Jason Zuffranieri returned to kick off Season 36, a 6x champ with $137,300 in winnings. It was quite a slaughter for the challengers when he made every game a runaway. Jason finished the week as an 11x champ with a total of $332,243. Here’s a link to the recap of the last week of Season 35 when Jason also won all 5 games.

This Country Music category appeared in the first round of Thursday’s game (9/12/19):