Jeopardy! is all set to return with a new episode on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, bringing back another exciting round from the game show's 41st season, which finally seems to have arrived at a very exciting point in its run. This season has already seen many great contestants and match-ups, but with Ashley Chan, things have taken a further interesting turn.
Chan became the first player to win four games in a row in over a month yesterday and looks increasingly likely to take her streak to five games.
In the upcoming round of the game show, Ashley Chan, a publicist from Lewisville, Texas, will play her fifth game against newcomers Sarah Rosenthal, a fundraiser from New York, New York, and Eric Weldon-Schilling, a bar manager and sommelier from Houston, Texas. Ashley Chan has won $67,400 in the process. With her fifth game in line, she has to chance to become the most successful contestant on this year's Jeopardy!
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 dominate the game show genre with its offbeat format and engaging nature, things that have become the primary elements of attraction over the years. Moreover, the final round of the game show also plays a huge part in this ever-growing popularity.
The final round of the game show has many elements that make it stand out. This includes the provision for 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 round of the game show below. Scroll on.
December 18, 2024, Wednesday: Today's final Jeopardy! question
The final question for the upcoming round of the game show reads:
"The unofficial anthem of this U.K. territory mentions kelp, penguins & “the wind from the Horn”"
This question is from the category "Anthems." This is quite an interesting category and it should lead to an equally interesting final round.
In the final round, moreover, participants are provided with a solution and they have to figure out the question. This adds to the intrigue of the game show.
Jeopardy! final solution: Wednesday, December 18, 2024
The final question's clue and solution for the upcoming round of the game show read as follows.
Clue: The unofficial anthem of this U.K. territory mentions kelp, penguins & “the wind from the Horn”
Solution: Falkland Islands
These lines belong to the unofficial anthem of Falkland Islands, which was written by schoolteacher Christopher Lanham.
Jeopardy! contestants today: Wednesday, December 18, 2024
The three contestants for the upcoming round of the game show are Ashley Chan, a publicist from Lewisville, Texas, Sarah Rosenthal, a fundraiser from New York, New York, and Eric Weldon-Schilling, a bar manager and sommelier from Houston, Texas.
Can Ashley Chan take her win to five games in a row? Find out in the upcoming round of Jeopardy!