Final Jeopardy: 2-5 to 2-9-18

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of February 5 through February 9, 2018.

Mon, February 5 – Correct answers: 0
CABLE TV HISTORY: “You need us…for everything you do” was a slogan used by this channel, one of the first to customize content by location. show

Tue, February 6 – Correct answers: 0
PHILOSOPHY: Despite the title, in this Plato work, Socrates says, “I shall never alter my ways, not even if I have to die many times” show

Wed, February 7 – Correct answers: 2
FLAG COLORS: They’re the 3 colors of New York City’s flag & of the Knicks & Mets teams; 2 are on the Dutch flag & 1 used to be show

Thu, February 8 – Correct answers: 1
UNIVERSITIES: Famed for its health care system & medical school, it also sold 15 acres for $10 in 1947 to build CDC headquarters show

Fri, February 9 – Correct answers: 1
20TH CENTURY BOOKS: An “ineffable quality”, this 3-word title includes “the ability to go up in a hurtling piece of machinery” day after day show

It was a rough week for FJ! The first two days, no one came in with a right response. On Wednesday, it was a 2 out of 3 and only one player came through on the last 2 days. Even though Wednesday’s clue was a regional thing, the cluewriters gave 2 other ways to get it. That’s a bit unusual. They wanted that one to go 3 for 3! Decide the hardest for yourself.

Jenny Rhodes returned for her second game on Monday but lost to Sean Udicious. On Tuesday, he brought his winnings up to a total of $30,799, but on Wednesday, it was time to go when John Giambrone prevailed. On Thursday, Marty Cunningham took the honors and on Friday, Marty came in with the week’s top payday, bringing him up to $49,100.

Here is the Movie Title Math category from Friday’s game: