Final Jeopardy Clues: 9-16 to 9-20-19

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of September 16 through September 20, 2019

Mon, Sept 16 – Correct answers: 1
EUROPEAN AUTHORS: When he didn’t win the inaugural 1901 Nobel Prize, 42 of his peers apologized to him, calling him “the most revered patriarch of today’s literature” show

Tue, Sept 17 – Correct answers: 0
NATIONAL ANTHEMS: With lyrics by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier, it debuted on June 24, 1880, at a celebration of St. Jean Baptiste Day show

Wed, Sept 18 – Correct answers: 2
THE 1940s: This nickname for a history-changing weapon of 1945 came from a character in “The Maltese Falcon” show

Thu, Sept 19 – Correct answers: 1
TOYS & GAMES: Invented in 1974 as a model to teach 3-D problems, it became one of the bestselling toys of all time show

Fri, Sept 20 – Correct answers: 0
U.S. CURRENCY: In 1929 Alexander Hamilton became the new face of the $10 bill, replacing this foe of his legacy, who got moved to another denomination show

Monday’s clue and Wednesday’s clues were deemed the hardest. Monday’s was a big problem if you don’t even think of the answer as European, and knowing zip about the Maltese Falcon was the impediment on Wednesday. The easiest was Thursday’s clue.

Just like last week, Jason Zuffranieri won every game this week despite a really close call on Tuesday. He managed to add $104,853 to his winnings and finish as a 16x champ with a $$437,096 total, earning him the No. 3 spot in the Jeopardy! Hall of Fame for regular season winnings. Only Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer have made more.

Here is the Brand Name category that we liked from Wednesday’s game (9/18/19). Lemme tell ya, it was also quite unusual to see an entire category be completed in the first couple of minutes of the game!