Final Jeopardy: 10-16 to 10-20-17

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of October 16 through October 20, 2017.

Mon, October 16 – Correct answers: 2
In 2000 this company reported revenues of more than $100 billion; in 2001 it was bankrupt. show

Tue, October 17 – Correct answers: 0
It’s the only country that borders both the Caspian Sea & the Persian Gulf. show

Wed, October 18 – Correct answers: 1
A 1796 medical experiment with an English farm girl ultimately led to this breakthrough announced in Geneva May 8, 1980. show

Thu, October 19 – Correct answers: 2
He’s the only actor to win 3 Best Actor Oscars, the most recent for his portrayal of a U.S. President. show

Fri, October 20 – Correct answers: 2
Her marriage to a European crown prince in the 16th century added Queen of Naples & Queen of Jerusalem to her titles. show

If you missed any of the games, click on the date for the recap with the Daily Doubles and a triple stumper or two. More clues from this week’s games are on Fikkle Fame’s archive.

Asian Geography proved to be the toughest FJ category for the players on Tuesday. There was only one right response on Wednesday. On the other 3 days, it was 2 right every time. It’s hard to say which was the easiest out of those, but for us, it was Friday.

With that $1.00 win on Tuesday, I thought it would be a good time to try out this new format for the weekly recap, showing the daily wins as opposed to the cumulative totals.

Monday’s returning champ, Manny Abell, was a 3x winner by Tuesday with a cumulative total of $42,799 The rest of the week, we had a new champ every day in this order: Joanna Kimmitt, Tom Blake and Kathleen Kosman.

It was highs and lows for Manny. He had the highest payout of the week and the lowest in a long long time. The Top 10 Daily Payouts (on page 2) remained the same, however, because the lowest on there is $28,600.