The Final Jeopardy clue for Thursday, November 21, 2024 is quite tough. While no one was able to get the final clue correct in Wednesday’s episode, software engineer Mehal Shah became the new Jeopardy champion with a modest sum of $9,799. He faces off against two new contestants, law student Jack Altman from New York and product designer Holly Luo from California. Here are the question and answer for Final Jeopardy on 11/21/2024, including the wagers and the winner of the match.
Final Jeopardy Question for November 21
The Final Jeopardy question for November 21, 2024 is in the category of “International Universities” and has the following clue:
Following student unrest in 1968, in 1970 the University of this city was divided into 13 smaller ones
To prevent spoilers, the correct answer to this clue can be found at the bottom of this guide.
Final Jeopardy Wagers and Winner for November 21
In several tremendous plays, Mehal became a two-time champion after the November 21 match. This is despite him not getting the Final Jeopardy clue right.
After two True Daily Doubles, Mehal catapulted his score in the second round, accumulating $37,600 heading into Final Jeopardy. While he lost $1,337 (for “LEET”, we imagine) for responding incorrectly with “Beijing,” he still became the victory with $36,263. He has a two-day total of $46,062.
Between the two other contestants, Jack was the only one to provide the correct response. He jumped from $7,400 to $9,801 with his $2,401 wager, finishing in second place. Holly was not as lucky, guessing “Prague” and losing $5,001. She dropped from $9,800 to $4,799 for third place.
Final Jeopardy Answer for November 21
The correct answer for Final Jeopardy on November 21, 2024 is “What is Paris?'”
The French government faced student revolts in the late 1960s due to an overwhelming growth of new students in their college system from the baby boom. With only 16 public universities available, the government tried to created off-site faculties, but the quality of the education were found lacking. Student protests erupted in 1967 at the University of Paris, and the new minister of education, Edgar Faure, was appointed to propose reforms. This is when the University of Paris was divided into 13 separate universities.
