Here you’ll find the Final Jeopardy clue for Tuesday, October 29, 2024. New Jeopardy champion Ian Taylor, a food sales rep from Ohio, comes with a one-day total of $19,601. Two new contestants, middle school teacher Aimée Record from New York and marketing analyst John Liu from California, will attempt to take the crown from Ian in today’s match. Two players were able to get the Final Jeopardy clue correct in Monday’s episode. Here are the question and answer for Final Jeopardy on 10/29/2024, including the wagers and the winner of the episode.
Final Jeopardy Question for October 29
The Final Jeopardy question for October 29, 2024 is in the category of “News From The Stork” and has the following clue:
One of the 10 or so babies born at Argentina’s Esperanza Base in this place was fittingly named Marisa de las Nieves
To prevent spoilers, the right answer to this clue can be found at the end of this guide.
Final Jeopardy Wagers and Winner for October 29
John became the new Jeopardy champion for October 29 in a match where all three players struggled. At the very least, two contestants were able to provide the correct response.
With $5,600 heading into the segment, John wagered $2,201. This gave him the victory with $7,801 after answering correctly. Similarly, Ian had $3,400 who surprisingly wagered the same amount of $2,201. He ended up in second place with $5,601.
However, Aimée only had $600. She incorrectly guessed Buenos Aires and lost a risked $598. She left in third place with only $2.
Final Jeopardy Answer for October 29
The correct answer for Final Jeopardy on October 29, 2024 is “What is Antarctica?'”
The main deduction her is knowing that “nieves” translates to “snows” in English. This would make it easy to work out that Esperanza Base is located in Antarctica. Unfortunately, the clue isn’t really about babies apart from it merely being a factoid.
Otherwise, players might know Esperanza Base as “Hope Base” or one of the two permanent civilian research stations in Antarctica. The base has occasionally been featured in documentaries about penguins and other animals on the continent, with the base typically surrounded by a colony of nearly half a million Adélie penguins on its western and southern sides.
