Final Jeopardy: 12-11 to 12-15-17

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of December 11 through December 15, 2017.

Mon, December 11 – Correct answers: 2
ANCIENT SYMBOLS: Taiji, the great ultimate, is the source of this pair that’s represented by the colors orange & azure respectively. show

Tue, December 12 – Correct answers: 0
FRENCH CITIES: The name of this city in the Departement du Nord comes from the Flemish for “church of the dunes” show

Wed, December 13 – Correct answers: 2
WORLD LITERATURE: In a 1967 novel this Nobel Prize winner wrote, “the secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude” show

Thu, December 14 – Correct answers: 2
AMERICANA: In 2016 the Wingfoot Two, one of these, was christened near Akron. show

Fri, December 15 – Correct answers: 3
MOVIE SETTINGS: The setting for this 1994 Oscar-winning animated film was inspired by Kenya’s Hell’s Gate National Park. 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.

Friday’s FJ clue was by far the week’s easiest. Hakuna Matata! The French city with the Flemish name proved the hardest. The other 3 were good for 2 solves.

Ben Raphel returned for a second game on Monday but lost to LaKedra Pam, who became a 2x champ on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Bryce Johnson won the match but he lost to Craig Tollin on Thursday. Denise Littlejohn defeated Craig on Friday.

Bryce got the top payout this week with his $32,401 win and that got him a Top 10 payout spot, dropping Jen Sosnowski ($28,801) from the first week of Season 34. That was a whole 3 months on the list! Now Betsy Knudson from the second week has the score to beat.

Top 10 Daily Payouts in Season 34, as of 12/15/2017:

1. $69,000 Austin Rogers – 10/3/2017
2. $65,600 Austin Rogers – 10/2/2017
3. $36,200 Austin Rogers – 9/28/2017
4. $36,000 Austin Rogers – 9/26/2017
5. $33,201 Scarlett Sims – 10/12/2017
6. $33,000 Austin Rogers – 10/9/2017
7. $32,401 Bryce Johnson – 12/13/2017
8. $31,500 Eric Maher – 11/20/2017
9. $29,300 Austin Rogers – 10/10/2017
10. $29,200 Betsy Knudson – 9/19/2017