The clue and answer for Final Jeopardy for Tuesday, August 27, 2024 can be found below. We’ve got three new contestants for tonight’s episode as part of the encore presentation of 2024 Jeopardy Invitational Tournament: Monica Thieu from Georgia, Sam Kavanaugh from Minnesota, and Chuck Forrest from Marino, Italy. If you remember the clue from March 28, 2024, this will be a repeat. But just in case, here’s the question and answer for 8/27/2024, plus the wagers and ultimate winner of the match.
Final Jeopardy Question for August 27
The Final Jeopardy question for August 27, 2024 is in the category of “20th Century Books” and has the following clue:
TIME mentioned “cruelty & enforced conformity” when summing up this novel with a “stonily silent narrator”
The answer for this clue will be provided at the end of this guide, so that you have time to consider the solution.
Final Jeopardy Wagers and Winner for August 27
The ultimate winner of the August 27 episode was Sam. This match was extremely tight, with all three contestants within striking distance of each other by Final Jeopardy. Surprisingly, the game came down to the wagers, as no one was able to provide the correct response to the final clue
Sam was in second place with $12,000, but only wagered $4,400, leaving in first place with $7,600. Monica was in the lead with $15,800 but risked more, $8,201 to be exact, and landed $1 short of first place with $7,599. Both thought that the clue was referencing the book “1984”.
Meanwhile, Chuck had $11,000 but risked $4,801 and finished in last place with $6,199. He thought that the answer was “Lord of the Flies”.
Final Jeopardy Answer for August 27
The correct answer for Final Jeopardy on August 27, 2024 is “What is One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest?”
The Final Jeopardy clue refers to this 2005 article from TIME, chronicling the All-Time 100 Novels where critics Lev Crossman and Richard Lacayo select the best novels since 1923. The piece says that author Ken Kasey decided to take on the “hypocrisy, cruelty and enforced conformity of modern life” and describes the character Chief Bromden as a “stonily silent narrator.”
For those that didn’t read the book might be reminded of the film adaptation instead, since it won numerous Oscars, including Best Actor with Jack Nicholson, Best Actress, Best Direction, Best Picture, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
