Final Jeopardy Clues: 11-4 to 11-8-19

Here are the Final Jeopardy clues and daily payouts for the quarterfinals of the 2019 Tournament of Champions for the week of November 4 through November 8, 2019.

Mon, Nov 4 – Correct answers: 2
ANCIENT HISTORY: According to Herodotus, a messenger was sent 150 miles from Athens to Sparta, just before this 490 B.C. battle show

Tue, Nov 5 – Correct answers: 3
THE 50 STATES: In 1840 this New England state was home to 24 of the 100 most populous U.S. urban places; now, its capital is its only one in the top 100 show

Wed, Nov 6 – Correct answers: 2
20TH CENTURY AMERICA: In 1939, turned down by 2 local theaters, Howard University was able to get an outdoor venue for this singer’s yearly concert show

Thu, Nov 7 – Correct answers: 1
20TH CENTURY ART: A derisive description of the shape of the houses in the 1908 painting “Houses at l’Estaque” gave this art style its name show

Fri, Nov 8 – Correct answers: 3
LITERARY CHARACTERS: From an 1894 work, his name literally translates to “Tiger King” show

If you were looking for tough FJ’s in the first week of the 2019 Tournament of Champions, you had to wait until Thursday. That one was tougher than the rest, at any rate. Out of the other 4, we thought Tuesday’s was the easiest, particularly with the possibilities being limited to New England states. Compare that to Friday where you at least had to be familiar enough with the story to recall the character’s name. It can hardly be random for so many easy Final Jeopardy! clues to pop up in one week, and a Tournament week at that! It makes it seem like they want to make sure the contestant who played the best 2 rounds moves forward to the semi-finals.

Here is Jeopardy!’s video recap of the quarterfinal matches: