Final Jeopardy Clues: 12-12 to 12-16-22

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of December 12 through December 16, 2022.

Click on the dates to see the Jeopardy! recaps for those games.

Mon, December 12 – Correct answers: 0
LATIN PHRASES: Originally, this 3-word phrase referred to when a doctor or apothecary substituted one medicine for another show

Tue, December 13 – Correct answers: 3
19th CENTURY AMERICANS: Demonstrating the dignity & humanity of black Americans, he sat for 160 known photographs, the most of any American in the 19th century show

Wed, December 14 – Correct answers: 1
PRESIDENTIAL FACTS: Only 3 presidents have married while in office–John Tyler was the first & he was the last show

Thu, December 15 – Correct answers: 3
ACTION MOVIES: Its last line is “If this is their idea of Christmas, I gotta be here for New Year’s” show

Fri, December 16 – Correct answers: 1
COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: It’s home to 58 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, more than any other country; the sites include a volcano & a lagoon show

This week began with a triple stumper. Then it was one right, 3 right for the rest of the week. The two clues that everyone got couldn’t have been easier. I think the Presidential Facts clue was the hardest, as you just had to know it. Monday’s clue didn’t seem quite as hard when, at least, you could deduce “this for that” from the context.

Jeopardy! champs, week of December 12, 2022

Matthew Ott turned out to be the last of a string of one-day champs when he was defeated on Monday by Sean McShane. Sean won two more games and things were looking good for a fourth win on Thursday, at least at the end of the first round. Ray Lalonde dominated the Double Jeopardy! round and finished with a big lead. Oddly enough, Ray’s weak bet left the door open for Sean to win in Final Jeopardy but Sean didn’t walk through that door. He made the same mistake so Ray won anyway. On Friday, Ray won again with no bet worries– he had a runaway.

Here’s the Final Jeopardy! video from Thursday’s game, with one of the easy clues and the weird bets.