Final Jeopardy Clues: 2-3 to 2-7-20

Here are the Final Jeopardy clues and daily payouts for the week of February 3 through 7, 2020.

Mon, Feb 3 – Correct answers: 1
ASIAN GEOGRAPHY: This 150- by 2.5-mile area created in 1953 is now home to more than 100 endangered & protected species show

Tue, Feb 4 – Correct answers: 1
WORLD MAMMALS: A drawing of it by John Hunter, naturalist & governor of New South Wales, published in 1802 labels it Ornithorhyncus Paradoxus show

Wed, Feb 5 – Correct answers: 2
AMERICAN HISTORY: At Harpers Ferry, John Brown & his rebels were defeated by troops commanded by this man who 2 years later led a rebel army himself show

Thu, Feb 6 – Correct answers: 2
RANKS & TITLE: Canada, Belgium & the U.S. are among nations that bestow this artistic title that dates to the Greeks & a tree sacred to Apollo show

Fri, Feb 7 – Correct answers: 1
19TH CENTURY AUTHORS: This author “showed that abysses may exist inside a governess”, a heroine who was a “commonplace spinster” show

None of the clues last week were hard enough to stump the entire panel. None were easy enough for a triple solve either. Friday’s clue was the easiest for me, having seen multiple film versions of that book. I can’t figure out which clue was the hardest so you decide.

Michelle Paul returned on Monday for Game 3 but was defeated by Travis Gaylord. He won 2 more games, losing to Patrick Rice on Thursday. Gauravi Shah took over on Friday and she’ll be the returning champ on Monday.

Here is the “Movies Across America” category from Friday’s game from Jeopardy!’s YouTube channel