Final Jeopardy: 12-14-15 to 12-18-15

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of December 14 through December 18, 2015.

Mon, Dec 14 – Correct answers: 2
In 1761 he started running a ferry where the Potomac meets the Shenandoah. show

Tue, Dec 15 – Correct answers: 1
The author of his own dystopian classic in 1932, this man taught a young George Orwell at Eton. show

Wed, Dec 16 – Correct answers: 2
The theft alluded to in the title of this 1844 Poe story is committed by a government minister. show

Thurs, Dec 17 – Correct answers: 0
Jacques-Germain Soufflot, who designed this Paris landmark, was interred there 49 years after dying. show

Fri, Dec 18 – Correct answers: 3
While working for a plastics co., Don Featherstone created this iconic lawn decor, basing it on photos in Natl. Geographic. show

This week, we saw the first triple solve since November 12th. That was in the first week of the Tournament of Champions. We also saw the first triple stumper since the November 19th match, in the second week of the TOC.

For the third week in a row, We had 3 champs. Monday’s returning champ Katie Price lost to Sam McLinn. He was defeated by Tiombi Prince on Tuesday and she won a second game Wednesday. On Thursday, Claudia Corriere took over. She also won on Friday and we’ll be seeing her on Monday, assuming we don’t get preempted.

From Thursday’s Game: Check out Mark giving Alex Trebek the skinny on his destiny based upon I’ll Never Smile Again, the song that was No. 1 when Trebek was born.