Final Jeopardy Clues: 5-8-23 to 5-12-23

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of May 8 through May 12, 2023.

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

Mon, May 8 – Correct answers: 1
NUMERICAL BOOK TITLES: This 2007 bestselling novel takes its title from a line in the poem “Kabul” by the 17th century Persian poet Saib show

Tue, May 9 – Correct answers: 2
ACTRESSES & THEIR ROLES: She made her big screen debut as a teen named Laurie in a 1978 film & in 2022 she played that role for the 7th & last time show

Wed, May 10 – Correct answers: 0 (out of 2 left in FJ!)
INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: In 1901 6 colonies joined together to form this nation, today the sixth largest in area show

Thu, May 11 – Correct answers: 3
HISTORY: His epitaph, in a church in England, reads, “Sometime general in the army of George Washington” show

Fri, May 12 – Correct answers: 1 (out of 2 left in FJ!)
NEW WORDS IN THE 18th CENTURY: Describing these, Captain Cook wrote, “The manner in which” they’re done “must certainly cause intollerable pain” show

There were two times this week that one player didn’t make it to Final Jeopardy! Nobody got one of those but that was hardly the week’s toughest clue. The 6 colonies should have been the tipoff. Friday’s clue was the hardest for me, although many people said it was obvious. Thursday’s History clue was by far the easiest.

Jeopardy! champs, week of May 8, 2023

3x champ Hannah Wilson returned for Game 4 on Monday and was an 8x champ by Friday. She racked up $229,801 in winnings by the end of the week. The Tournament of Champions is definitely in Hannah’s future, but right now, we’re most anxious to see what’s in store when Hannah squares off against returning champ Ben Chan on Monday!

Here is the “COUNTRY MUSIC” category from Thursday’s game.