Final Jeopardy: 8-26 to 8-30-19

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of August 26 through August 30, 2019, a rerun of the first 5 matches of the 2019 All Stars Tournament that originally began in February 2019.

When this tournament first aired, it began on a Wednesday, and we saw the first 3 games for Teams Buzzy, Colby and Brad but only 2 Final Jeopardy! clues. The following week, the first 3 games for Teams Ken, Austin and Julia had the same format. This time around, as a result of showing the first 5 games in the same week, only 3 Final Jeopardy! clues were shown:

Mon, Aug 26 There was no Final Jeopardy! clue in this game

Tue, Aug 27 – Correct answers: 1
AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY: The 7-letter names of these western- & easternmost mainland countries begin with the same letter show

Wed, Aug 28 – Correct answers: 2
WOMAN IN U.S. HISTORY: In 1901 this activist was jailed for inspiring the assassination of William McKinley, but the charge was later dropped show

Thu, Aug 29 – There was no Final Jeopardy! clue in this game

Fri, Aug 30 – Correct answers: 2
EUROPEAN ARTISTS: His seldom-used last name reflects his birth near the mouth of a river that flows from the Alps to the North Sea show

You can decide which was the hardest of those three clues. The good news is that there is a Final Jeopardy! clue for each game in the rest of the tournament and after next week, Season 36 begins! Here is Alex Trebek, feeling fit after completing chemotherapy, and taping Season 36 episodes. He was even taping on July 22nd, the day he turned 79. Go, Alex!! We are all sending prayers and good wishes for continuing success in your courageous fight against cancer.