The following is the Final Jeopardy clue for August 6, 2024. We’re still waiting on new Jeopardy episodes to drop in mid-September for Season 40, so tonight’s episode will continue the rerun of this year’s Tournament of Champions. Specifically, the match today will a repeat of the March 7, 2024 episode that features Ben Chan from Wisconsin, Jared Watson from Texas, and Ike Barinholtz from Illinois. Here are their wagers, the winner, and the Final Jeopardy question and answer for the 8/6/2024 episode.
Final Jeopardy Question for August 6
The Final Jeopardy question for August 6, 2024 is in the category of “Ancient Drama” and has the following clue:
“From the 470s B.C, Aeschylus’ earliest surviving work has this title; he’d fought them repeatedly in the preceding years”
Per usual, you will find the answer in the last section of this guide, in case you want to mull over the clue and see if you can figure it out on your own.
Final Jeopardy Wagers and Winner for August 6
Unfortunately, no one was able to figure out the Final Jeopardy clue for August 6. That said, Ben ultimately became the winner of the episode by virtue of his slight lead heading into Final Jeopardy and a bit of luck on a clue that stumped all three contestants.
Ben started with $15,200 and wagered $5,200, leaving him with a modest $9,599. Unfortunately for Ike, he risked his entire total of $10,400 and then lost it all, landing in last place with $0. Jared only had $3,600 heading into Final Jeopardy and decided to risk anything, which left him with the same total at the end.
Final Jeopardy Answer for August 6
The right answer for Final Jeopardy on August 6, 2024 is “What is The Persians?”
Jeopardy has a habit of having Final Jeopardy clues based in ancient Greek and Roman history, and this one is no different. Aeschylus is an ancient Greek tragedian that lived somewhere between 525 BC to 455 BC. He wrote many plays, with estimates up to 90, but only seven of them have survived to this day. One of his most famous works, The Persians, concerns the invasion of Greece by the Persians in 480 BC.
Aeschylus and his brother Cynegeirus fought in the Persian Wars in 490 BC, fighting against Darius I of Persia at the Battle of Marathon. While they were able to defend Athens, his brother was killed in the war. Then in 480 BC, he was called again to war with his brother Ameinias against Xerxes I. This informed his work The Persians, performed in 472 BC, which examines Persia’s loss in the war due to the hubris of its king.
