The Final Jeopardy clue for August 20, 2024 can be found below. We’re still in the hiatus for Jeopardy in Season 20, but at least we have the chance to watch the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament over again. Tonight’s match will be a re-run of the March 21 episode from this year and features contestants Larissa Kelly from California, Leonard Cooper from Arkansas, and Jason Zuffarnieri from Texas. They will be competing for both prize money and a chance to enter the Jeopardy! Masters tournament. Here’s the question and answer for Final Jeopardy on 8/20/2024, in addition to the contestant wagers and the winner of the episode.
Final Jeopardy Question for August 20
The Final Jeopardy question for August 20, 2024 is in the category of “20th Century Novels” and has the following clue:
Virginia Woolf disliked this book that was “cutting out the explanations and putting in the thoughts between dashes”
The answer to this clue has been put in the last section of this guide, so that you don’t accidentally see it.
Final Jeopardy Wagers and Winner for August 20
Larissa was the ultimate winner of the August 20 match, leading for most of the game against Jason and Leonard. She was one of two contestants who were able to provide the correct response for Final Jeopardy.
Starting with $25,200 heading into the last segment of the match, Larissa wagered $15,000 and ended up with $40,200 total. Leonard was also able to get the right answer, catapulting his total from $9,600 to $14,300 with a $4,700 wager. He landed in second place.
Jason wasn’t too far behind Larissa with $19,600, but incorrectly answered with “The Sound & The Fury”. He lost $6,000 on his wager and landed in third place with $13,600.
Final Jeopardy Answer for August 20
The correct answer for Final Jeopardy on August 20, 2024 is “What is Ulysses?”
Written by James Joyce, Ulysses used then-modernist techniques like stream of consciousness and experimental prose. It associates three characters living in Dublin to various figures in Homer’s Odyssey, while covering various topics like Irish nationalism, antisemitism, and human sexuality. Due to the book’s structure, Woolf had a complicated critique of the novel, calling it “a memorable catastrophe – immense in daring, terrific in disaster.”
