Final Jeopardy: 10-15 to 10-19-18

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of October 15 through October 19, 2018.

Mon, Oct 15 – Correct answers: 3
AMERICA IN THE 1930s: In March 1933 CBS Radio’s Robert Trout said, “The President wants to come into your home… for a little” this show

Tue, Oct 16 – Correct answers: 2
THE SOLAR SYSTEM: Features on this body include Tombaugh Regio & Sleipnir Fossa, named for a horse that carried Odin to the Underworld show

Wed, Oct 17 – Correct answers: 1
WORLD CITIES: The northernmost city with a pop. over 5 mil., it was founded in 1703 & its name was changed 3 times in the 20th century show

Thu, Oct 18 – Correct answers: 1
CHARACTERS IN CHILDREN’S LIT: This winged character from an early 20th century work is so named “because she mends the pots and kettles” show

Fri, Oct 19 – Correct answers: 3
SPORTS: A low center of gravity is a key to success in this sport with moves including gaburi-yori & uwate-dashinage show

This was a week of easy FJs so it is hard to say which was the hardest. Maybe Tuesday’s, but 2 players got that one. Thursday’s seemed like a slam dunk, on the other hand, but only one player got it. Just goes to show, ya never know what’s gonna happen in FJ, even when it seems that the leader will surely win.

Alan Dunn returned on Monday and by Thursday, he was a 5x champ. Erik Agard won on Friday and we’ll be seeing him at the first podium on Monday. Alan had 2 paydays over $30K with the top payday on Thursday.

Here is Alan’s 5-Day Streak video from Jeopardy!

$25K+ Winners: We’ve got our Top 10 list for Season 35 now. Alan’s 2 over-$30K paydays made $25,706 the number to beat to get on this list now.

1. $34,401 – Lori Goodman 9/11/18
2. $33,600 – Alan Dunn 10/18/18
3. $32,700 – Sarah Butner 10/04/18
4. $31,400 – Nancy Schoppa 9/25/18
5. $30,800 – Doug Dodson 10/03/18
6. $30,399 – Alan Dunn 10/15/18
7. $28,401 – Kyle Jones 9/12/18
8. $28,001 – Alex Schmidt 10/11/18
9. $27,601 – Evelyn Rubin 9/26/18
10. $25,706 – Adam Francois Watkins 10/05/18

Last Week’s Final Jeopardy! clues (Week 5 Season 35)