Final Jeopardy Today August 9, 2024 – Question, Answer, Wages & Winner

Below you’ll find the Final Jeopardy clue for August 9, 2024. As with the latest run of Jeopardy episodes, we are still getting through a re-run of the Tournament of Champions for Season 40 that occurred earlier this year. This episode in particular is also a repeat, this time being the match that took place on March 12, 2024. Tonight’s episode will feature contestants Yogesh Raut from Washington, Ben Chan from Wisconsin, and Troy Meyer from Florida. Here’s the question and answer for Final Jeopardy for 8/9/2024, including the contestants’ wagers and the winner.

Final Jeopardy Question for August 9

The Final Jeopardy question for August 9, 2024 is in the category of “World Theater” and has the following clue:

This 1867 play has a reindeer hunt & a king dwelling in snowy mountains but its title character also spends time in Morocco & Egypt

Like our previous guides, you can find the answer in the final section. This is in case you don’t want to know the solution right away.

Final Jeopardy Wagers and Winner for August 9

Ben, despite being in third place before Final Jeopardy, was the winner of the August 9 match. Two people actually got the right response for Final Jeopardy, but Ben decided to take a risk and it paid off.

In a wild comeback, Ben only had $10,000 heading into the final clue, but got the question correct and gained a wagered $5,601 to finish first with $15,601. Yogesh also got the question correct, but didn’t risk anything, meaning that his initial total of $15,600 remained the same.

In Yogesh’s response, he expected Troy to win the game. However, he didn’t come up with the correct answer. He had $22,000 but risked $9,201, leaving with $12,799 in third place.

Final Jeopardy Answer for August 9

The correct answer for Final Jeopardy on August 9, 2024 is “What is Peer Gynt?”

Peer Gynt, written by Norwegian Henrik Ibsen in 1867, tells a story of the titular character going to North African desert. Over five acts, the roguish folk hero needs to find the love of a woman to be saved, despite him being rather lazy and arrogant for a youth. Though confident, his adventures (or shall we say, misadventures) has him gallivanting around the world, finding wealth and fame but very little happiness. It’s not until he returns home that he finds love and peace.