Final Jeopardy: 2-27-17 to 3-3-17

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of February 27 through March 3, 2017, featuring the return of the regular games after the 2-week College Tournament.

Mon, February 27 – Correct answers: 0
In 1942 a MD. area was named for the Tibetan paradise in “Lost Horizon” but in 1953 was renamed this, for a young boy. show

Tue, February 28 – Correct answers: 2 (out of 2 left in FJ)
Famous Catholics who’ve publicly answered this question include Susan Boyle (sweets) & Paul Ryan (beer). show

Wed, March 1 – Correct answers: 2 (out of 2)
Jimmy Stewart starred in 3 of the 6 films for which this Italian immigrant was nominated for Best Director. show

Thu, March 2 – Correct answers: 0 (out of 2)
The name of this first Maryland signer is also on a national monument completed in 1803. show

Fri, March 3 – Correct answers: 1
His tombstone in a Hampshire churchyard reads, “Knight, Patriot, Physician & Man of Letters” & “22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930” 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.

It was a strange week where 3 Final Jeopardy clues ended up being played by only 2 contestants. We had 1 triple stumper and 1 dual stumper, and we had 2 dual solves. The Tuesday and Wednesday FJ’s were the easiest.

Kirstin Cutts won her 4th game on Monday, but she was defeated on Tuesday by Rob Liguori. By the end of the week, Rob’s 4-day total was higher than Kirstin’s so there goes her chance in the next Tournament of Champions.

In Friday’s game, we loved the $400 clue in A SONG OF “YOU”: “Say this alternate title of a 2010 Cee Lo Green hit & you can remain on our stage.” You could hear Alex Trebek laughing after Trish Floyd gave him the right response. But 2010? — geez, it doesn’t seem that long ago!