Ancient Animals | Final Jeopardy! | JEOPARDY!

This Final Jeopardy! is ancient, prehistoric, forgone, archaic ... Shall we keep going?

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[istvanfekete]

Excellent job by Rachel on this final, remembering that "dactyl" means "digit"! (No wild guess here!) Also, the dictionary definition of the correct response does in fact mention something about the fourth digit of the animal in question.

[mr.timetraveler]

Since it's the end of season 40, this is the 2025 Tournament of Champions tracker as it stands:

Alison Betts - 5 games
Amy Hummel - 5 games
Grant DeYoung - 4 games
Amar Kakirde - 4 games
Adriana Harmeyer - 15 games
Drew Basile - 7 games
Isaac Hirsch - 9 games

Lisa Ann Walter - Winner of Celebrity Jeopardy

[justinm.]

Can’t believe Season 40’s already over 😮

[uyeda]

Season 40 was good now we relive all that past episodes.

[TroyGoodwin]

Rachel gets to enjoy the long break until jeopardy’s return in September. After 4 years since Alex Trebek passed away, and after all of the auditions to become the next host of Jeopardy, Ken Jennings have finally earned himself to become the best host of the show, and he is loved by fans and viewers alike. Not bad for a former contestant who knows this game very well.

[playfulyogi]

🎉 and the curtain is closed on Season 40, congrats to all the Champions

[joeym]

Can't wait for half of this comment section to be filled with people claiming to get this right and being too easy...

[saulchapnick]

Good round especially when any of the contestants can end up a winner

[bradgearly]

40th season finale takes flight on a pterodactyl.

[markheying]

For this Final Jeopardy Clue, I would have guessed 1 of the following 3.
1: Pterodactyls
2: Woolly Mammoths
3: Minotaurs

[Jaws-qy]

This season is over, new season begins in September.

[mauricesnell]

"Jeopardy!' Season 40 is in the books. Looking forward to Season 41 in September!

[linshanhsiang]

Well I got it, took awhile but the dactyl nailed it. You can believe me or not, don't care!

[XMLarry]

Wonder if she ever played the video game "Joust"....

[keith-cx]

Bats also have long 4th digit so the flying dinosaur became a bat.

[jacobvanantwerp]

Season 40 of Jeopardy is now drawn to a close!

[henrywong]

Well Season 40 was a bit of tournament within Second Chance S37/38, Champion Wildcard S38/$9, Tournament of Champions 2024, Invitation Tournament and Primetime Jeopardy Masters. With Lucas Partridge was a bit of sluggish streak way back July 2023, along with other 3 day champ such Weckiai Rannila, Alison Gross, Will Stewart, Jay Fisher and Neliesh Vinjamuru. Hopefully, they’ll invite back in Champion Wildcard next year due to WGBA being postponed with current year Tournament of Champion last year.😊

[WestTNGuy]

Odd guess right. Figured it was a grip evol.... platypus was first guess, but that isn't unknown to era... still didn't win the free gamble. Like these free final shares.

[cathydrews]

At first I thought T Rex but changed my mind and went with Pterodactyl! Yippee yahooey 😊

[MultiMegaman]

Pterodactyls would've been my first guess. I knew it was ancient, so that makes sense.
Season 40 wraps up today, and I can't wait for season 41 this September!