Today's Final Jeopardy! answer: Wednesday, July 31, 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 encore episode on Tuesday, July 31, 2024, bringing back another riveting episode from the exceptional 40th season. Those who have watched the season in its entirety will already know that there is no lack of highlights this time. This upcoming episode will feature season 40, Game 125's rerun, which features a great contest between the three players. Though these episodes have aired before, they offer an exciting chance for fans to sharpen their trivia skills.

In the upcoming game show round, Josh Saak, a traffic engineer from Boise, Idaho, will play against Brian Henegar, a guest services agent from LaFollette, Tennessee, and Stephen Webb, a data scientist from Longmont, Colorado. While we already know the results of this round, it doesn't make the final question and final round any less interesting.

Jeopardy! is one of the oldest and most renowned game shows in the history of American television. It began its journey back in the early 1960s and has since then managed to captivate viewers across the world with its charm. Over its long journey, it has amassed a huge fan following, which can be viewed as a direct impact of its offbeat format and engaging nature, which have become a constant in the game show's ever-growing popularity. Moreover, the final round also plays a big part in this.

The final round of Jeopardy! has many elements that make it stand out. This includes its 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 game show fans. However, as this can still be a complicated process, we have compiled the question, answer, and other relevant details from the upcoming episode below.


July 31, 2024, Wednesday: Today's Final Jeopardy! question

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

"Fearful of independence in 1975, around 120,000 of this country’s people, a third of the population, fled to the Netherlands."

This question is from the category "Countries of the World." Geography-based topics based on trivia are always common in game shows. This has appeared in Jeopardy! multiple times before, and it has always been exciting.

The final round has a unique twist. Participants are provided with the solution and they have to figure out the question.


Jeopardy! final solution: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

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

Clue: Fearful of independence in 1975, around 120,000 of this country’s people, a third of the population, fled to the Netherlands.

Solution: Suriname.

Previously known as Dutch Guiana, Suriname's independence came in 1975, after which most of its population went to the Netherlands, fearing a loss of economic opportunities post-independence.


Jeopardy! contestants today: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

The three contestants for the upcoming round of the game show are Stephen Webb, a data scientist from Longmont, Colorado, Brian Henegar, a guest services agent from LaFollette, Tennessee, and Josh Saak, a traffic engineer from Boise, Idaho.

Catch them in action on your local stations' upcoming encore episode of Jeopardy!

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