Final Jeopardy: 8-12 to 8-16-19

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of August 12 through 16, reruns of the quarter-finals matches in the 2019 Teachers Tournament that originally aired in early May 2019.

Mon, May 6 – Correct answers: 3
POETS: A poem by him includes, “it was grassy and wanted wear;/ Though…the passing there/ Had worn them really about the same” show

Tue, May 7 – Correct answers: 1
TEACHERS: As a teenager, this woman regained her sight thanks to 2 surgeries in 1881 & 1882 show

Wed, May 8 – Correct answers: 0
WORDS FROM THE COMICS: Used to describe secrecy during WWII, this 2-word term had its psychological meaning popularized by Charles Schulz show

Thu, May 9 – Correct answers: 1
THE COLD WAR: The Cold War became entrenched in the mid-1950s after the formation of these 2 rival military alliances show

Fri, May 10 – Correct answers: 2
U.S. STATES: This state entered the Union in 1820 after separating from another state that began with the same 2 letters show

Monday’s clue was the only triple solve for the week with lines from a poem that everyone knows written by one of Jeopardy!’s go-to poets. The second easiest for the players was on Friday. In between, Wednesday’s clue was the only triple stumper. That was a toughie. The other two clues saw only one correct response each.

Here is a list of the nine contestants moving on to the semi-finals next week and the scores they finished with. They compete in three semi-finals matches to determine the three players who move on to the two final matches.

These 9 contestants are guaranteed a minimum $10,000 for making the semi-finals. All the players who didn’t make the cut went home with $5,000.