Today's Final Jeopardy! answer: Thursday, August 22, 2024

A still from Jeopardy! (Image via jeopardy.com)
A still from Jeopardy! (Image via jeopardy.com)

Jeopardy! is all set to return with another episode on Thursday, August 22, 2024, with a pick from its encore presentation from the 40th season. The game show concluded about three weeks back and will only return in September with a new season. In this break, like other years, it is airing some of the best episodes from the 40th season. With the Tournament of Champions already covered in the previous weeks, we have some more great episodes to revisit in this encore run.

In the upcoming round of the game show, Celeste DiNucci, an arts strategist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will face off against Austin Rogers, a bar owner & author from New York, and Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California. Fans already know the legendary Amy Schneider, one of the greatest players of all time in the game show. This encore episode is absolutely worth revisiting and it depicts one of the finest games of the previous season.

Jeopardy! is one of the oldest and most renowned game shows of all time. it began airing in the early 1960s and has since then continued to hold on to its charm for decades and decades, carving a huge fanbase in the process. This is primarily because of the game show's offbeat format and engaging nature, elements that have remained relatively unchanged for all these years. Moreover, the final round of the game show also plays a crucial part in this ever-growing popularity.

The final round of the game show has many elements that make it stand out. This also includes the provision for viewer participation. Viewers can participate in the final round 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. Scroll on.


August 22, 2024, Thursday: Today's Final Jeopardy!

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The final question for the upcoming round of the game show reads:

"Never even a soldier, this man lied that his nickname came from a shrapnel wound while fighting in the Argonne."

This question is from the category "Notorious Figures." This is among the most common topics in the game show. It is also a very intriguing one.

In the final round of the game show, participants are provided with a solution and they have to figure out the question. This adds an intriguing layer to the story.


Jeopardy! final solution: Thursday, August 22, 2024

The final question's clue and solution read as follows.

Clue: Never even a soldier, this man lied that his nickname came from a shrapnel wound while fighting in the Argonne.

Solution: Al Capone.

Al Capone’s scar, which has been iconic throughout the history of America, was given to him by Frank Galluccio while he was working at a place called the Harvard Inn. He was never in the army.


Jeopardy! contestants today: Thursday, August 22, 2024

The three contestants for the upcoming round of the game show are Celeste DiNucci, an arts strategist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Austin Rogers, a bar owner & author from New York, New York, and Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California.

Catch them in action on the upcoming round of Jeopardy!

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