Today's Final Jeopardy! answer: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

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

Jeopardy! is all set to return with a brand-new episode on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, bringing back another exciting round from the ongoing 41st season. The new season has been quite good so far. It has not only impressed me with some great matchups, but it has also seen some exciting individual plays. However, we are still hunting for a freakishly long streak this season, and we have some hope with the current contestant, Ashley Chan.

In the upcoming game show round, three-day champion Ashley Chan, a publicist from Lewisville, Texas, will face off against newcomers Jordan Carr Peterson, a professor from Knoxville, Tennessee, and Jasmine Zhou, an ASIC engineer from Woodland, California. We haven't seen any contestant winning four games in a row for over a month, but that can change in the upcoming episode with Ashley Chan. Chan has also won $46,500 so far and will have the opportunity to make more in the coming games.

Jeopardy! is one of the oldest and most renowned game shows ever. As a benchmark in American television, it has reigned for decades and decades with its offbeat format and engaging nature, which have remained consistent since the show began in the early 1960s. Surprisingly, it continues to enjoy a growing popularity across the globe. This is also because of the show's final round, which has some fruitful additions.

The final round of Jeopardy! has many elements that make it stand out. This includes the game show's ability to allow viewer participation. Viewers can participate in the final round 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 long-term fans.

However, as it is still not the easiest process, we have compiled the question, answer, and other relevant details from the upcoming episode below.


December 17, 2024, Tuesday: Today's Final Jeopardy! question

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

"Dressed in white in her first scene, this play character says her name means “white woods”"

The final question for the upcoming game show round is from the category "Fictional Characters." Just like the categories in the past few days, this is a very common category that keeps recurring in the show.

In the final round, participants are provided with a solution and have to figure out the question, adding to their interest.


Jeopardy! final solution: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

The clue and solution to the upcoming round's final question read as follows.

Clue: Dressed in white in her first scene, this play character says her name means “white woods”

Solution: Blanche Dubois.

Blache Dubois, a French name, means white wood. The famed character is from Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire, where the character makes her entry in Scene I, dressed in a white suit with a fluffy bodice.


Jeopardy! contestants today: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

The three contestants for the upcoming game show round are Ashley Chan, a publicist from Lewisville, Texas; Jordan Carr Peterson, a professor from Knoxville, Tennessee; and Jasmine Zhou, an ASIC engineer from Woodland, California.

Catch them in action on the upcoming round of Jeopardy!

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Edited by Sourav Chakraborty
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