Final Jeopardy: 11-19 to 11-23-18

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of November 19 through November 23, 2018.

Mon, Nov 19 – Correct answers: 2
AMERICAN WRITERS: In a twist of irony, he accidentally set fire to some 300 acres of woods at Fair Haven Pond near the Concord River in 1844
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Tue, Nov 20 – Correct answers: 0
AMERICANA: It’s the official fruit of the District of Columbia
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Wed, Nov 21 – Correct answers: 1
PRESIDENTIAL IRONY: 1 of the 2 Presidents who offered Daniel Webster the VP slot; he declined both, thinking the job went nowhere show

Thu, Nov 22 – Correct answers: 1
1980s MOVIES: Ebert: this film “works as science fiction, it’s sometimes as scary as a monster movie & at the end…not a dry eye in the house” show

Fri, Nov 23 – Correct answers: 1
OLYMPIC CITIES: Of the 4 “M” cities that consecutively hosted Summer Olympics in the 20th century, these 2 aren’t national capitals show

This week was split between the 2 final matches of the Teen Tournament and 3 regular games. Tuesday’s clue was the hardest for the teens. Friday’s clue was the hardest in the regular games, even though each regular game only had one correct response. Thursday’s clue was the easiest.

Claire Sattler had the top combined score ($38,200) in the Teen Tournament and she won the whole shebang. See all the Teen Tournament prizes below.

Mary Ann Borer returned as a 2x champ on Wednesday and won 2 more games. She was defeated on Friday by J Cheema, who also had the week’s top payout. games. That didn’t get him on the Top 10 Payouts of this season though. The score to beat is $28,001.

2018 TEEN TOURNAMENT RESULTS:

$100,000 Claire Sattler, Senior, Bonita Springs, FL
 $50,000 Emma Arnold, Junior, Owing Mills, MD
 $25,000 Maya Wright, Senior, Peachtree City, GA

$10,000 winners:

Audrey Satchivi, Senior, Carmel, IN
Autumn Shelton, Junior, Lamar, MO
Caleb Richmond, Sophomore, Bedford, NH
Jack Izzo, Senior, San Diego, CA
Rohan Kapileshwari, Senior, Winston-Salem, NC
Tim Cho, Senior, Champaign, IL

$5,000 WINNERS:

Anish Maddipoti, Junior, Austin, TX
Dan Oxman, Senior, So. Orange, NJ
Isabella Pagano, Freshman, Libertyville, IL
Maggie Brown, Sophomore, Pensacola, FL
Rhea Sinha, Senior, Chatham, NJ
Rotimi Kukoyi, Freshman, Hoover, AL