Below you’ll find the Final Jeopardy clue for Friday, November 1, 2024. Contestant Greg Jolin, a system specialist and accountant from New Hampshire, became the new Jeopardy champion after yesterday’s tight match that finished with a clue about animals. With a strong total of $24,001, he will need to fend off attorney Julie Phillips from Virginia and finance manager Sam Cameron from North Dakota in today’s episode. Here are the question and answer for Final Jeopardy on 11/01/2024, in addition to the wagers and the winner of the match.
Final Jeopardy Question for November 1
The Final Jeopardy question for November 1, 2024 is in the category of “History & The Movies” and has the following clue:
This 1935 Best Picture Oscar winner tells of a 1789 event near the isolated Pacific volcano of Tofua
The right answer to this clue can be found at the end of this article, so that you have some time and space to figure it out on your own.
Final Jeopardy Wagers and Winner for November 1
Once again, Greg became the Jeopardy champion after winning the November 1 match after being the only to get the Final Jeopardy clue correct.
Coming into the segment with a strong lead but not with a complete runaway, Greg had $23,000 after benefitting from two separate daily doubles throughout the game. He only wagered $3,001 to cover the player in second place, but came away with the victory with $26,001.
The other two contestants were not able to provide the correct response, both effectively answering “How Green Is My Valley?” that was released in 1941. Sam dropped from $13,000 to $2,999 after losing a wagered $10,001. Meanwhile, Julie had $6,600 and lost $6,598 to add up with just $2 in third place.
Final Jeopardy Answer for November 1
The correct answer for Final Jeopardy on November 1, 2024 is “What is Mutiny on the Bounty?’”
The 1935 film Mutiny on the Bounty, directed by Flank Lloyd, is a dramatic retelling of the actual mutiny of the HMS Bounty. It stars Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, and Franchot Tone and was adapted from several novels by Charles Mordhoff and James Norman Hall. The film enjoyed both commercial and critical success, despite it not being completely accurate to history.
As related to the clue, the real-life incident in April 1789 occurred in the South Pacific Ocean. Captain William Bligh of the Royal Navy was supplanted by Fletcher Christian and was left on the sea along with some of his loyal crew members. To catch the mutineers, Bligh went to Tofua for supplies and went back to England in 1790 for assistance from the Admiralty.
