Today’s Final Jeopardy & Answer (Early American History) – January 18 2023, Wednesday
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Today’s Final Jeopardy (Early American History) – Wednesday, January 18 2023
Today’s Final Jeopardy Category is: Early American History
In 1692 Increase Mather wrote, “it were better that ten suspected” these “escape, than that one innocent person …be condemned”
Today’s Final Jeopardy Answer – Wednesday, January 18 2023
The Final Jeopardy Answer is: Witches
Final Jeopardy Explanation – Wednesday, January 18 2023
Between February 1692 and May 1693, a series of hearings and trials for those accused of witchcraft took place in colonial Massachusetts now known as the Salem Witch Trials.
Increase Mather, Harvard College president and prominent sage in the Bay, said in Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits, defending the Salem Witch Trials and the judges, but also expressed words of caution by saying that “It were preferable that ten alleged witches should escape than that one innocent person be condemned.”
Mather argued against the use of spectral evidence to back up convictions on moral grounds and with the authority of his education. As a result, many witchfinders lost their credibility, and it was believed that the ill were possessed rather than bewitched.
Today’s Jeopardy! Contestants – Wednesday, January 18 2023
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Vince Bacani is a Risk Manager from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1 Day Winnings of $13,000 Final Score: $21,001 |
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Erin Portman is a High School English Teacher from Naperville, Illinois.
Winning Score: $31,201 |
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Alec Wang is a Real Estate Analyst from Avon, Connecticut.
Final Score: -$2,000 |
Contestant Image Credit: Jeopardy Website
Today’s Results & Who Won Jeopardy! Tonight – Wednesday, January 18 2023
| Returning Champion | Contestant | Contestant |
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| Vince Bacani Montreal, Quebec, Canada Risk Manager 1 Day Winnings of $13,000 Final Score: $21,001 Round 2 Score: $15,599 Round 1 Score: $3,800 | Erin Portman Naperville, Illinois High School English Teacher Winning Score: $31,201 Round 2 Score: $21,000 Round 1 Score: $9,400 | Alec Wang Avon, Connecticut Real Estate Analyst Final Score: -$2,000 Round 2 Score: -$2,000 Round 1 Score: $400 |
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