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Jeopardy! is all set to return with another encore episode on Monday, August 5, 2024. This marks the second week of the show's encore presentations, which are set to continue for five more weeks before the new season commences. This upcoming episode will be a re-airing of the 128th game from season 40.
In the upcoming encore episode, we will see a matchup between Sean McShane, a tour guide from South Boston, Massachusetts, Deb Bilodeau, a restaurant server from San Francisco, California, and Troy Meyer, a music executive from Tampa, Florida. This episode originally aired on March 6, 2024.
The final round of Jeopardy! has many elements that make it stand out. This includes the game show's ability to allow viewer participation from the comfort of their homes. Viewers can do so by guessing the correct answer to the final question ahead of the episode's air time.
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We have compiled the question, answer, and other relevant details from the upcoming episode below.
August 5, 2024, Monday: Today's Final Jeopardy! question
The final question for the upcoming round of the game show reads:
"“The country is celebrating 100 years of freedom 100 years too soon,” says “The Fire Next Time,” published in this year."
This question is from the category "American Literary History." This is a common topic in the game show and has appeared multiple times before.
In the final round of the game show, participants are provided with the solution, and they have to figure out the question. This adds an extra layer of complexity to the tale.
Jeopardy! final solution: Monday, August 5, 2024
The clue and solution to the upcoming round's final question read as follows.
Clue: “The country is celebrating 100 years of freedom 100 years too soon,” says “The Fire Next Time,” published in this year.
Solution: 1963.
This famous work from James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time, included a pair of essays, My Dungeon Shook: Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Emancipation and Down at the Cross: Letter from a Region in My Mind.
Jeopardy! contestants today: Monday, August 5, 2024
The three contestants from the upcoming round of the game show are Troy Meyer, a music executive from Tampa, Florida; Deb Bilodeau, a restaurant server from San Francisco, California; and Sean McShane, a tour guide from South Boston, Massachusetts.
Catch them in action on the upcoming encore episode of Jeopardy!
