Final Jeopardy: 8-5 to 8-9-19

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of August 5 through August 9, 2018, reruns of the 2018 Teen Tournament Semi-Finals and Final matches that originally ran in November 2018.

Mon, Aug 5 – Correct answers: 3
19TH CENTURY NAMES: In the 1870s he wrote that “man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits” show

Tue, Aug 6 – Correct answers: 1
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ERA: She was disowned by the Quakers after marrying an Episcopalian upholsterer in 1773 & later took over his business show

Wed, Aug 7 – Correct answers: 1
MAMMALS: Scientific name Mellivora capensis, this 2-word weasel family member was named “Most Fearless Mammal” show

Mon, Nov 19 – Correct answers: 2
AMERICAN WRITERS: In a twist of irony, he accidentally set fire to some 300 acres of woods at Fair Haven Pond near the Concord River in 1844 show

Tue, Nov 20 – Correct answers: 0
AMERICANA: It’s the official fruit of the District of Columbia 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. There’s also a link to extra clues from each game in the comments.

Once again, the games originally ran in two different weeks. The two final matches ran on a Monday and Tuesday. Seeing them all at once, it’s easy to see which was easiest and hardest. If you are a viewer who expects the last clue of the tournament to be the hardest, you weren’t disappointed.

2018 TEEN TOURNAMENT RESULTS:

$100,000 Claire Sattler, Senior, Bonita Springs, FL
 $50,000 Emma Arnold, Junior, Owing Mills, MD
 $25,000 Maya Wright, Senior, Peachtree City, GA

$10,000 winners:

Audrey Satchivi, Senior, Carmel, IN
Autumn Shelton, Junior, Lamar, MO
Caleb Richmond, Sophomore, Bedford, NH
Jack Izzo, Senior, San Diego, CA
Rohan Kapileshwari, Senior, Winston-Salem, NC
Tim Cho, Senior, Champaign, IL

$5,000 WINNERS:

Anish Maddipoti, Junior, Austin, TX
Dan Oxman, Senior, So. Orange, NJ
Isabella Pagano, Freshman, Libertyville, IL
Maggie Brown, Sophomore, Pensacola, FL
Rhea Sinha, Senior, Chatham, NJ
Rotimi Kukoyi, Freshman, Hoover, AL