Jeopardy! is all set to return with a new episode on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, bringing back another exciting episode from the game show's 41st season. This new season of the show has been quite exciting so far, but the only thing that we have yet to see is a contestant who manages to reach a brilliant milestone with their streak. The current contestant, Laura Faddah, is one such exciting contestant who has the potential to go a long way.
In the upcoming round of the game show, Laura Faddah, a manager from Memphis, Tennessee, is going to play her fourth game against newcomers Harry Jarin, an emergency service consultant from Edgewater, Maryland, and Jenna Hayes, an attorney from New York, New York.
Laura Faddah has already won three games now and has earned $30,200 in the process. She will hope to grab more wins in the coming weeks with her brilliant gameplay.
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 managed to remain one of the most entertaining television shows for decades, thanks to its offbeat format and engaging nature, things that have remained of constant interest to fans. Moreover, the final round of the game show also plays a key part in this ever-growing popularity.
The final round of Jeopardy! has many interesting elements that make it stand out. This includes the game show's ability to allow viewer participation. Viewers can participate in 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 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.
December 24, 2024, Tuesday: Today's Final Jeopardy!
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The final question for the upcoming round of the game show reads:
"As individuals, only Santa Claus & this public service ad icon introduced in 1944 have their own ZIP codes."
This question is from the category "Government & Public Awareness." Though the category sounds complex, the question is fitting for a Christmas Eve game and it should be a lot of fun to witness.
In the final round, participants are provided with a solution and they have to figure out the question. This adds to the excitement of the round.
Jeopardy! final solution: Tuesday, December 24, 2024
The clue and solution to the upcoming round's final question read as follows.
Clue: As individuals, only Santa Claus & this public service ad icon introduced in 1944 have their own ZIP codes.
Solution: Smokey Bear.
According to the U.S. Postal Service, the letters addressed to Santa Claus are given the ZIP code 88888. Apart from that, only letters to Smokey Bear, the advertising icon of the Wildfire Prevention Campaign of the U.S. Forest Service are given ZIP code 20252.
Jeopardy! contestants today: Tuesday, December 24, 2024
The three contestants for the upcoming round of the game show are Laura Faddah, a manager from Memphis, Tennessee, Harry Jarin, an emergency service consultant from Edgewater, Maryland, and Jenna Hayes, an attorney from New York, New York.
Catch them in action on the upcoming round of Jeopardy!