Final Jeopardy Clues: 11-11 to 11-15-19

Here are the Final Jeopardy clues and daily payouts for the last week of the 2019 Tournament of Champions (November 11 through November 15, 2019).

Mon, Nov 11 – Correct answers: 2
FAMOUS PHRASES: In the title of a groundbreaking 1890 exposé of poverty in New York City slums, these 3 words follow “How the” show

Tue, Nov 12 – Correct answers: 0
U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS: In 2018 Forbes said this “Belt’s Demographic Delight is” this other “Belt’s Demographic Dilemma” show

Wed, Nov 13 – Correct answers: 1
ITALIAN INVENTORS: In a 1644 letter he wrote, “We live submerged at the bottom of an ocean of air”, which is what his invention measures show

Thu, Nov 14 – Correct answers: 2
OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS: By Hebrew word count, the longest book bears this name that led to a word for a long complaint or rant show

Fri, Nov 15 – Correct answers: 3
INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES: A dispute over Etorofu, Habomai, Kunashiri & Shikotan has kept these 2 countries from ever signing a WWII peace treaty show

I was watching Jeopardy! all by myself this week with the hit and miss TV schedule. My experience with the final clues was dismal for the semi-finals. Tuesday’s game had the only clue no one got, not even Jeopardy! James. The two final clues were a lot easier, and the easiest was in the last game.

There’s also this interview with the 3 finalists. In it James says it was really fitting that the last clue had to do with Japan because the seeds of his Jeopardy! odyssey were planted when he was just a kid and watched Jeopardy! with his Japanese grandmother. It’s so touching how much he appreciates the time his grandmother spent with him.

That brings James’ total Jeopardy! winnings up to $2,712,216‬. He’ll have to win a million dollar tournament to beat Ken Jenning’s total winnings ($3,200,700), and more than one to top Brad Rutter ($4,603,435).