Jeopardy! is all set to return with a new episode on Thursday, August 15, 2024, bringing back another exciting round of the popular American game show. This, of course, will be an encore episode as the game show has concluded with the 40th season and has not yet returned for the 41st one. However, this also means that the fans of the show will get plenty of time to practice their trivia skills with the previous season's best episodes while the regular play is on a break.
In the upcoming round of the game show, we will see another exchange between Yogesh Raut, a social and personality psychologist from Vancouver, Washington, Ben Chan, a philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Troy Meyer, a music executive from Tampa, Florida, three of the star players from the previous season's Tournament of Champions. In the coming weeks, we also have some great episodes to look back on from the regular play of the 40th season.
Jeopardy! is one of the oldest and most renowned game shows in the history of American television. It began airing in the early 1960s and has since then continued to entice fans across the world with its offbeat format and engaging nature, elements that have made the game show stand out from its competition in the long run. Moreover, the final round of the game show has also consistently been an element that pulls the crowd.
The final round of the game show stands out because it features many intriguing elements that are not usually seen in other game shows. This includes its ability to allow viewer participation. Viewers can participate 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 fans of the game show.
However, as this can still be a complicated process, we have compiled the question, answer, and other relevant details from the upcoming episode below.
August 15, 2024, Thursday: Today's Final Jeopardy! question
The final question for the upcoming round of the game show reads:
"Zvartnots International Airport serves this capital & has the code EVN, all letters found in the city’s name."
This question is from the category "Eurasia." Though this sounds slightly different, it is among the most common topics of the game show and is also fairly common in trivia circles around the globe.
The final round of the game show provides an answer to the participants are they are required to figure out the question. This adds to the round's intrigue.
Jeopardy! final solution: Thursday, August 15, 2024
The clue and solution to the upcoming round's final question read as follows.
Clue: Zvartnots International Airport serves this capital & has the code EVN, all letters found in the city’s name.
Solution: Yerevan, Armenia.
Zvartnots International Airport services Yerevan, the capital of the former Soviet republic of Armenia.
Jeopardy! contestants today: Thursday, August 15, 2024
The three contestants for the upcoming round of the game show are Yogesh Raut, a social and personality psychologist from Vancouver, Washington, Troy Meyer, a music executive from Tampa, Florida, and Ben Chan, a philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Catch them in action on the upcoming round of Jeopardy!