In this guide you’ll find the Final Jeopardy clue for August 2, 2024. While Season 40 is taking a break and will resume later in mid-September, we will continue to have Jeopardy re-runs episodes that ran earlier this year. Specifically, tonight’s episode will be from March 5, 2024 during the most recent Tournament of Champions. The match today will have three new contestants: Ben Chan from Wisconsin, Justin Bolsen from Georgia, and Emmett Stanton from Maryland. For the 8/2/2024 episode, the following is the question and answer for Final Jeopardy, as well as the wagers and winner.
Final Jeopardy Question for August 2
The Final Jeopardy question for August 2, 2024 is in the category of “Chemical Elements” and has the following clue:
Isolated in 1945 during uranium fission research, it was named for an ancient deity to suggest humans gaining a new power
If you’re looking for the answer, it is in the final section of this guide. So don’t scroll down too far unless you really want the solution.
Final Jeopardy Wagers and Winner for August 2
In a clear runaway, Ben became the winner for the August 2 episode, though no one got the right answer. Well, Ben did, but then he crossed it out for his original incorrect answer.
Ben was in the lead with a whopping $29,800, well over double the second-place contestant, so he risked $0 and ended up with the win.
Meanwhile, Justin had $10,000 and lost a measly $42, leaving in second place with $9,958. Emmett unfortunately came into Final Jeopardy with negative $2,000, so he was not able to compete in this segment.
Final Jeopardy Answer for August 2
The right answer for Final Jeopardy on August 2, 2024 is “What is promethium?”
Promethium, named after the Greek Titan Prometheus, is a chemical element and has the atomic number 61. Due to the element being radioactive, it is extremely rare. Promethium was presumed to exist as early as 1902 since there needed to be some element between neodymium (atomic number 60) and samarium (atomic number 62).
The element was finally isolated in 1945 at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory after analyzing fission products of uranium fuel. Due to its rarity in nature, promethium is typically created from uranium-235 as a fission product.
