Final Jeopardy Clues: 1-1-24 to 1-5-24

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of January 1 through 5, 2024.

Mon, January 1 – Correct answers: 2
LANDMARKS: 213 feet wide, this late 18th c. European structure has 5 portals, the middle of which was–at first–for royals only show

Tue, January 2 – Correct answers: 1
LANDMARKS: During Pope John Paul II’s 1987 visit to Los Angeles, pranksters covered up this letter in a local landmark show

Wed, January 3 – Correct answers: 2
FROM THE FRENCH: With murder, shadows, a nosy reporter & Peter Lorre, 1940’s “Stranger on the Third Floor” is the first example of this, some say show

Thu, January 4 – Correct answers: 2
HISTORIC AMERICANS: They went their separate ways in 1806 & both became territorial governors: one of Upper Louisiana, the other of Missouri show

Fri, January 5 – Correct answers: 0
CHILDREN’S BOOKS: A 2020 edition of this beloved 1911 novel came with a glossary of horticultural terms & a location guide show

We started out the New Year with 2 back-to-back Landmark categories. Two players got the first one but only one got the second. That was followed up by 2 very easy Final Jeopardy! clues that only 2 players got. Either of those was the week’s easiest and it was a bit of shock that they weren’t triple solves. No one got Friday’s clue but that was not unexpected — it was the hardest clue of the week, although it very well could played better with, say, a panel with a librarian or older players.

The final match of last week’s Second Chance Tournament came on Monday and Xanni Brown won that one. The next 3 games were Second Chance semifinals and the winners were Michael Cavaliere, Randall Rayford and Matt Harvey. Those 3 gentlemen competed in the first final match on Friday. Matt’s in the lead but it’s not a huge lead like we’ve seen in the finals of other tournaments.

Here is the “Concert Tours” category from Tuesday’s game.