Below you’ll find the Final Jeopardy clue for Friday, September 13, 2024. Mark Palmere, an energy analyst from California, is the new Jeopardy champion from yesterday’s match after a right answer for Final Jeopardy. Coming in with a one-day total of $16,199, he faces off against Evan Suttell from Ohio and Hilary Glazer from West Virginia. Here’s the question and answer for Final Jeopardy on 9/13/2024, including the wagers and the ultimate winner of the episode.
Final Jeopardy Question for September 13
The Final Jeopardy question for September 13, 2024 is in the category of “British Knights” and has the following clue:
A Sir since 2018, he contracted TB as a teen in 1953 & spent years in a sanatorium, where he learned to play the drums
You’ll find the correct answer at the bottom of this guide, so that you have time to consider it without seeing the answer right away.
Final Jeopardy Wagers and Winner for September 13
Evan became the victor of the September 13 match after being one of two people to get the Final Jeopardy correct. He risked just enough to get ahead of Mark, but it was a risky play.
Starting with $17,200, Evan earned $3,000 with his wager and finished in first place with $20,200. Mark also got the right response, and since he had $13,800, he could have risked more and won the game outright. But he only earned $4,567, finishing in second with $18,367.
Hilary only had $800 and couldn’t come up with the correct answer, guessing “necromancer.” She lost $304 and finished third with $496 total.
Final Jeopardy Answer for September 13
The correct answer for Final Jeopardy on September 13, 2024 is “Ringo Starr.”
Thinking about British people who are famous enough at playing the drums to receive a knighthood should lead most viewers to the answer of Ringo Starr from The Beatles.
Otherwise known as Richard Starkey, the drummer born in Liverpool in 1940 had a rough childhood when it came to his health, contracting appendicitis and peritonitis at the age of six and then tuberculosis in 1953. To stimulate his hands and make him less bored, the staff encouraged him to learn percussion as part of the hospital band. This led him to become interested in drumming, and well, the rest is history.
As for his knighthood, he received the honor at Buckingham Palace in March 2018, and you can watch the proceedings via ITV News.
