Final Jeopardy: 12-19-16 to 12-23-16

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of December 19 through December 23, 2016.

Mon, December 19: – Correct answers: 1
Found in a 1970 Tom Wolfe book title, it’s a chemistry term, a math quantity & a drastic word in politics. show

Tue, December 20 – Correct answers: 1
If this U.S. state was a country, it would have been in the Top 10 in Gold medals with 14– 9 of them by 1 man & 1 woman. show

Wed, December 21 – Correct answers: 3
It’s the closest nation to the mainland U.S. where cars customarily drive on the left. show

Thu, December 22 – Correct answers: 1
Seen here, the White City built for Chicago’s 1893 Columbian Exposition is said to have inspired this author who then lived near it. show

Fri, December 23 – Correct answers: 1
Guinness recognizes his 1902 version of Leoncavallo’s “Vesti la giubba” as the 1st million-selling record. 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.

All of the final clues were tough for the challengers this week, except Wednesday’s where everyone got it, and that was the day that Sam took over the first podium. Every other day, only the champ had the correct response in Final Jeopardy.

Cindy Stowell was the 4x returning champ on Monday with 4 games. She won 2 more matches and lost to Sam Scovill on Wednesday. By Friday, Sam was a 3x champ and he will be back on Monday.

Cindy accumulated over $100,000 to donate to cancer research during her amazing run, and she inspired many others to donate to cancer research. As many of us celebrate the holidays, her untimely passing on December 5th is a humbling reminder that many families are facing their first holiday season after losing a loved one. Our sincerest condolences go out to all of them.