Final Jeopardy Clues: 5-1-23 to 5-5-23

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of May 1 through May 5, 2023.

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

Mon, May 1 – Correct answers: 0
18th CENTURY LITERATURE: The first name of this title character is from Hebrew for “devoted to God”; his last name suggests he can be easily duped show

Tue, May 2 – Correct answers: 2
MEDICAL HISTORY: A vaccine against this respiratory illness came out in the U.S. in 1914 & eventually combined with 2 other vaccines show

Wed, May 3 – Correct answers: 2
BUSINESS & SOCIAL MEDIA: On Twitter in 2023, this food franchise followed an exact total of 11 accounts that included Victoria Beckham, Mel B & Herb Alpert show

Thu, May 4 – Correct answers: 2
BODIES OF WATER: Formed some 10,000-15,000 years ago & with an average depth of only about 150 feet, it’s named for a man who sailed through it in 1728 show

Fri, May 5 – Correct answers: 2
TTEAM NAMES: An MLB team got this name in 1902 after some of its players defected to a new crosstown rival, leaving young replacements show

The week began with a triple stumper in Final Jeopardy! but it was not a sign of things to come. Two players had a correct response in Final Jeopardy! for the rest of the week. I didn’t think they would require both names for the first clue so I counted my last name response correct. That was the easiest for me. The hardest one the sports clue on Friday. ln Literature categories, I know a lot; in Sports, very little.

Jeopardy! champs, week of May 1, 2023

Kevin Belle came back for his second game on Monday when Mayim Bialik took over the hosting duties. He won on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday, Hannah Wilson sent Kevin home and she was a 3x champ by Friday. Hannah had the week’s top payday and it was a whopper– over $45K on Thursday!

Here is the “TIME TO DANCE” category from Monday’s game. The Orlons was the group that popularized the dance shown in the last clue