Final Jeopardy Clues: 9-25-23 to 9-29-23

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of September 25 through 29, 2023.

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

Mon, September 25 – Correct answers: 3
SCIENTISTS: A 1953 article by this pair says, “The specific pairing we have postulated … suggests a … copying mechanism for the genetic material
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Tue, September 26 – Correct answers: 2
PUBLICATIONS: A collection of achievements bearing this name was established in the early 1950s to help resolve pub disputes show

Wed, September 27 – Correct answers: 3
MYTHOLOGY: Chrysomallus was the name of the creature that was the source of this sought-after item, vellus aureum in Latin show

Thu, September 28 – Correct answers: 3
SYMPHONIES: Debuting at Carnegie Hall in 1893, it was written by a European living in New York & partly inspired by “The Song of Hiawatha” show

Fri, September 29 – Correct answers: 0
U.S. SENATE HISTORY: In 1805, after 4 years presiding over the Senate, he left the chamber, calling it “a sanctuary; a citadel of law, of order” show

All of the clues this week were easy, although the results didn’t quite reflect that. We had two clues that everyone got. Two players got Tuesday’s clue and Friday’s Senate clue was a triple stumper. If you didn’t know the U.S. VP presides over the senate, then getting Friday’s clue wasn’t going to happen, but if you did, it should have been easy.

As for the book clue that two players got on Tuesday, I supposed that the one player who picked “College Bowl” may have thought the right response was published much earlier. We do know that just the last name the book bears was what they were actually looking for, as opposed to the book’s title. I suspected as much and confirmed it on Wednesday with the New York Times Clue of the Day. You will see that at the bottom of the image where it says “Yesterday’s Response”.

Nine more former contestants faced off in the third Second Chance Tournament of Season 40. Jilana Cotter won on Monday; Michalle Gould on Tuesday and Barb Fecteau on Wednesday. These three ladies then competed against each other on Thursday and Friday with Jilana Cotter taking the $35,000 top prize. Money-wise, they were all winners: Michalle won $20,000 and Barb won $10,000.

Here is the Final Jeopardy! round from Friday: