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Jeopardy! is all set to return with a new episode on Friday, October 18, 2024, bringing back another exciting round from the game show's ongoing 41st season. Though the season is still in its early days, viewers have already seen weeks of great competition and some genuinely exciting contestants, who have made this show very exciting. The show currently has one such contestant, and the excitement for the show remains as high as ever.
In the upcoming round of the game show, Rishabh Wuppalapati, an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania from Vernon Hills, Illinois, will play his fourth game in a row, against newcomers Kyle Compton-Troesch, a civil engineer from Cincinnati, Ohio, and Kelly Gates, a librarian from Medford, Massachusetts. Rishabh Wuppalapati has been great since his first day and has now earned $52,802. This is extremely impressive considering that he is only 19 years old.
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Jeopardy!, one of the oldest game shows on American television, began airing in the early 1960s. It has since then continued to captivate fans worldwide with its offbeat format and engaging nature, things that have now become a staple for the game show. Moreover, it also features an exciting final round, which has been one of the primary crowd-pullers since the early days of the game show.
The final round of the game show has many elements that make it stand out. This includes its ability to allow viewer participation. Viewers can be a part of the game show by guessing the correct answer to the final question ahead of the episode's air time. Over the years, this has become a common practice for the game show's fans.
However, as this is not a simple process, we have compiled the question, answer, and other relevant details from the upcoming episode below.
October 18, 2024, Friday: Today's Final Jeopardy! question
The final question for the upcoming round of the game show reads:
"A N.Y. Times article recognized Sands Point & Kings Point as the real “old-money” & “nouveau riche” settings in this novel."
This question is from the category "Literary Geography." This is an interesting blend of two topics that often arrive in the game show. It is both broad and unique and should lead to an exciting round.
In the final round of the game show, participants are provided with a solution and they have to figure out the question. This adds to the charm of the round.
Jeopardy! final solution: Friday, October 18, 2024
The clue and solution to the upcoming round's final question read as follows.
Clue: A N.Y. Times article recognized Sands Point & Kings Point as the real “old-money” & “nouveau riche” settings in this novel.
Solution: The Great Gatsby.
The Great Gatsby is arguably one of the most popular novels of all time. In this novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald used the real-life Long Island communities of Sands Point and Kings Point as East Egg and West Egg, as depicted in the story.
Jeopardy! contestants today: Friday, October 18, 2024
The three contestants for the upcoming round of the game show are Rishabh Wuppalapati, an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania from Vernon Hills, Illinois, Kyle Compton-Troesch, a civil engineer from Cincinnati, Ohio, and Kelly Gates, a librarian from Medford, Massachusetts.
Catch them in action on the upcoming round of Jeopardy!
