Final Jeopardy Clues: 12-23 to 12-27-24

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of December 23 through 27, 2024.

Click on the dates to see the recap for each game.

Mon, Dec 23 – Correct answers: 0 (out of 2 left in FJ!)
WORLD LEADERS: In 2009 this leader gave Barack Obama the book “Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent” show

Tue, Dec 24 – Correct answers: 1
GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC AWARENESS: As individuals, only Santa Claus & this public service ad icon introduced in 1944 have their own ZIP codes show

Wed, Dec 25 – Correct answers: 1
U.S. PLACE NAMES: A trio including Andrew Jackson founded this city with a name that evokes a great city of the ancient world show

Thu, Dec 26 – Correct answers: 3
MOVIES & THEIR SOUNDTRACKS: “Catch It” was a tagline for this 1970s film whose iconic soundtrack became one of the bestselling albums of all time show

Fri, Dec 27 – Correct answers: 1
FICTIONAL CHARACTERS: In his very first appearance by name, this character comes downstairs “bump-bump-bump on the back of his head” show

There was only one stumper this week, way better than the last 3 weeks. There were only 2 players involved in that FJ! so we can’t rightly call it a triple stumper. Everyone got Thursday’s clue. The other 3 clues only garnered one correct response each. That all equals 6 out of 15 possible correct responses. It was the exact same ratio as last week, only that was 3 triple stumpers and 2 triple solves!

This week’s winners:
Mon 12/23/24 $13,200 Laura Faddah
Tue 12/24/24 $10,200 Laura Faddah
Wed 12/25/24 $18,000 Laura Faddah
Thu 12/26/24 $21,000 Laura Faddah
Fri 12/27/24 $8,000 Laura Faddah

Returning champ Laura Faddah already had $17,000 when she returned on Monday. She won every game, adding $70,400 to her winnings. It was not without drama, however. Lucky Laura won one game from third place and another from second. The other 3 games were runaways.

In addition to Laura’s $70,400, the show paid out $25,000 in consolation prizes.

Here is the THE CINEMATIC VAMPIRE category from Monday’s game.