Final Jeopardy: 8-13 to 8-17-18

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of August 13 through August 17, 2018 — the first week of the 2018 College Championship (original air dates: 4-9-18 to 4-13-18).

Mon, August 13 – Correct answers: 1
20TH CENTURY PRESIDENTS: He took the oath of office twice 14 months apart. show

Tue, August 14 – Correct answers: 3
U.S. CABINET DEPARTMENTS: This cabinet department traces its roots back to the Manhattan Project & efforts to develop the atomic bomb show

Wed, August 15 – Correct answers: 2
EXPLORATION NAME’S THE SAME: The deepest part of the Mariana Trench & a submersible that went there share the name of this space shuttle show

Thu, August 16 – Correct answers: 1
LANDMARKS: In 1546 architect Pierre Lescot began rebuilding King Francis I’s palace, which is now this museum show

Fri, August 17 – Correct answers: 1
U.S. PLACE NAMES: It’s the only state named for a woman & whose capital is also named for a woman show

Thursday’s Landmark clue was the easiest clue of the week. The likely reason there was only one solve is because it was so easy. Players expect the final clue to be a challenge. The first thing your mind goes to is supposed to lead to the answer, not be it! For the students, we think Monday’s clue was the most challenging.

Jeopardy! picked their Top 5 Moments of last week’s quarterfinal matches in this video, showing the semi-finalists and Wild Card winners at the end. Here’s our list:

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.