Final Jeopardy Today July 31, 2024 – Question, Answer, Wages & Winner

Below you’ll find today’s Final Jeopardy clue for July 31, 2024. Like the past few airings of Jeopardy, tonight’s match will be a repeat, specifically for the one that aired on March 1, 2024 during the 31st Tournament of Champions. The current Season 40 will come back in the middle of September, so we’ve got several weeks of re-aired episodes. Tonight’s match will feature contestants Josh Saak from Idaho, Stephen Webb from Colorado, and Brian Henegar from Tennessee. Here are the wages, winner, question, and answer for Final Jeopardy on 07/30/2024.

Final Jeopardy Question for July 31

The Final Jeopardy question for July 31, 2024 is in the category of “Countries of the World” and has the following clue:

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

The answer for this final clue has been placed at the end of this guide. This is so that you don’t accidentally find the answer unless that’s what you’re looking for.

Final Jeopardy Wagers and Winner for July 31

Brian became a semi-finalist after winning Jeopardy for July 31, 2024, though no one was able to get the correct answer for the Final Jeopardy clue. That’s yet another triple stumper.

Starting the final clue with $12,800, Brian wagered $4,001 and ended up with $8,799. Josh came in second place after coming into Final Jeopardy with $8,400. He risked $4,405 and came away with $3,995, landing him behind Brian. Sadly, Stephen was not able to get out of the negative total before Final Jeopardy and was not able to participate.

Final Jeopardy Answer for July 31

The right answer for Final Jeopardy on July 31, 2024 is “What is Suriname?”

Suriname is a country in South America that was inhabited by the Arawkas, Caribs, and other indigenous peoples before the Dutch colonized much of the country by the late 17th century. It became a plantation colony with sugar as the main export and used African slave labor until 1863. When Suriname became a constituent country of the Netherlands in 1954, a decade after World War II, the process of decolonization started.

Suriname’s independence was granted in November 25, 1975, so many citizens who were hesitant about the stability of the new government decided to move to the Netherlands before that happened. About 130,000 to 150,000 Surinamese decided to live abroad and needed to make a decision on whether they would stay in the Netherlands or return to Suriname by 1985.