Final Jeopardy Today August 23, 2024 – Question, Answer, Wages & Winner

The Final Jeopardy clue for August 23, 2024 can be found in this guide. The 2024 Jeopardy Invitational Tournament continues its re-run, with the formidable Amy Schneider winning in yesterday’s episode. Today’s match, which is a repeat of the March 26 episode, will feature three new players: David Madden from New Jersey, MacKenzie Jones from Oklahoma, and Arthur Chu from Ohio. Here’s the Final Jeopardy question and answer for 8/23/2024, plus the wagers and winner of the match tonight.

Final Jeopardy Question for August 23

The Final Jeopardy question for August 23, 2024 is in the category of “Elements” and has the following clue:

In his “Natural History” Pliny described it as “argentum vivum”

As normal, we won’t reveal the answer immediately here in case you want to work it out on your own. It has been placed instead at the tail-end of this article.

Final Jeopardy Wagers and Winner for August 23

In yet another runaway victory, David won the August 23 match by having an impassable lead over his opponents heading into Final Jeopardy. Even though he didn’t need to wager anything, he still got the final clue correct.

David had a commanding lead with $18,400, well above Arthur who only had $5,600, so his victory was assured. That’s why he only bet $1 and came out with $18,401 in first place.

Arthur also gave the right answer, but didn’t wager anything and remained in second place at $5,600. MacKenzie struggled throughout the match and only had $600. She wagered and lost $10 to finish in third place with $590.

Final Jeopardy Answer for August 23

The correct answer for Final Jeopardy on August 23, 2024 is “What is mercury?”

Let’s break the clue down or, more specifically, the Latin phrase “argentum vivum.” Argentum in English refers to a ductile greyish-white element with high electrical and thermal conductivity. It also means silver. Vivum in Latin means “from life” or “to the life.” So, even if you don’t know who Pliny is, the idea of living silver will hopefully make you think of mercury or quicksilver. Pliny the Elder, born in 23 CE, was a Roman savant, scholar, and author of “Natural History” or “Naturae historiae.” He noted that mercury was a good way to filter impurities from gold.