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Season 42

(TJF Plus) Daily Details – Tuesday, March 24, 2026

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Current Champion

Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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Jeopardy! Masters Standings

(through 4 episodes)

1) Victoria Groce, 9 points, 3 wins, 109 correct responses, $76,800 Coryat Score, $72,600 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Yogesh Raut, 8 points, 2 wins, 75 correct responses, $52,200 Coryat Score, $53,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Paolo Pasco, 6 points, 1 win, 61 correct responses, $39,200 Coryat Score, $46,700 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Long Nguyen, 5 points, 1 win, 54 correct responses, $36,600 Coryat Score, $41,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
5) Juveria Zaheer, 3 points, 1 win, 53 correct responses, $40,000 Coryat Score, $44,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
6) Andrew He, 1 point, 0 wins, 50 correct responses, $22,400 Coryat Score, $18,600 earned before Final Jeopardy

Upcoming Encore Presentations

September 1: S42 E112 (February 10, 2026)
September 2: S42 E113 (February 11, 2026)
September 3: S42 E114 (February 12, 2026)
September 4: S42 E115 (February 13, 2026)
September 5-6: S41 E144 (March 27, 2025)
September 7: S42 E116 (February 16, 2026)
September 8: S42 E117 (February 17, 2026)
September 9: S42 E118 (February 18, 2026)
September 10: S42 E119 (February 19, 2026)
September 11: S42 E120 (February 20, 2026)
September 12-13: S41 E145 (March 28, 2025)
(Source: Bell Fibe TV program guide)

All Time Winnings

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:

1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):

1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

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Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Pranit Nanda, a commodity trader from Houston, Texas

Pranit Nanda on Jeopardy!

Abigail Marcolini, a book store clerk originally from Scottsdale, Arizona

Abigail Marcolini on Jeopardy!

Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat & law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey (7-day total: $195,203)

Jamie Ding on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Jamie Ding picked up another runaway victory in last night’s Jeopardy! to bring his win total to seven games; today, he faces off against Abigail Marcolini and Pranit Nanda in an attempt to pick up victory number eight.

For those viewers who are actively still trying to get on the show, this is a reminder that next Monday is March 30—or Jeoparday!—and the show has traditionally given everybody an extra opportunity to take the Anytime Test that day without it affecting your testing eligibility otherwise.

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Final Jeopardy! Category: Homophones

Final Jeopardy! Clue: A 2008 Best Picture Oscar nominee & a Roman goddess both have names that are homophones of this state capital

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Correct response: What is Juneau, Alaska?

More Information About Final Jeopardy!:

Among the many entities with the name Juno—a homophone of Juneau, Alaska—are the Roman goddess (Jupiter’s wife) and the 2008 Elliot Page/Michael Cera film that won Best Original Screenplay for Diablo Cody. Another Juno/Juneau homonym is Canada’s equivalent of the Grammy Awards; they are called the Juno Awards, named for Pierre Juneau, the first president of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and a champion of Canadian content regulations. Finally, Juno names an adorable Boston terrier that I had the joy of pet-sitting once for a couple of weeks in 2017—and I know I pointed out the homophone with the Alaskan state capital at some point in the 2010s.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Endangered Species; Presidential Nicknames; The Sounds Of Non-Silence; They Play One On TV; It’s A Plane; Phrase It In The Form Of Some Latin)

Despite Pranit finding the Daily Double, it was Jamie who led at the first break on the strength of 10 correct responses. After 15 clues, the scores were Jamie $7,600 Pranit $4,800 Abigail $0.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Jamie 10 correct 0 incorrect
Pranit 4 correct 0 incorrect
Abigail 1 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Pranit had a day declared in his name in high school after he won a scholarship.
Abigail is celebrating her 26th birthday.
Jamie went to Univeral Studios at the age of 2, where he was “traumatized” by King Kong.

Jamie continued to lead after 30 on the strength of seven more correct. On the second board, Jamie went 4/5 in Latin and 3/5 in presidents, TV, and planes.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Jamie 17 correct 0 incorrect
Pranit 8 correct 1 incorrect
Abigail 2 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Jamie $10,800
Pranit $6,200
Abigail -$200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Endangered Theses; Post-Breakup Playlist Songs; Books Of The 1990s; The Great Wealth Transfer; Cities On Islands; Jeoportmanteau!)

Jamie got DD2 incorrect and went more conservative on DD3; no matter, though—he picked up 10 of the last 11 clues to barely cement a runaway game entering Final Jeopardy. On the second board, Jamie ran cities on islands and went 4/5 in theses and 1990s books.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Jamie 36 correct 1 incorrect
Pranit 13 correct 1 incorrect
Abigail 3 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 11 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Jamie $27,000
Pranit $13,000
Abigail $1,000

Jamie put the exclamation point on this one with a correct response in Final; he’s now an 8-day champion, going for #9 tomorrow.

Tonight’s results:

Abigail $1,000 – $999 = $1 (What is Augusta?)
Pranit $13,000 + $3,000 = $16,000 (What is Juneau)
Jamie $27,000 + $0 = $27,000 (What is Juneau?) (8-day total: $222,203)

Jamie Ding, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the March 24, 2026 game.)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) IT’S A PLANE $800 (clue #10)
Pranit 2000 +2000 (Jamie 4200 Abigail 600)
2) THE GREAT WEALTH TRANSFER $1200 (clue #11)
Jamie 20000 -6000 (Abigail -200 Pranit 8200)
3) ENDANGERED THESES $1600 (clue #13, $16000 left on board)
Jamie 16000 +3000 (Abigail -200 Pranit 8200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 89

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Jamie 4 2 3 5 5 3 5
Abigail 3
Pranit 4 4*

DJ! Round:
Jamie 4 3 5 4 5 3 5 2 3* 5 4*
Abigail 3
Pranit 4

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Jamie 3.89
Pranit 4.00
Abigail 3.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 11 (0.08 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Jamie $31,600 Coryat, 36 correct, 1 incorrect, 57.89% in first on buzzer (33/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Pranit $11,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Abigail $1,000 Coryat, 3 correct, 2 incorrect, 8.77% in first on buzzer (5/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $44,400
Lach Trash: $7,200 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $2,400
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Jamie Ding, career statistics:

245 correct, 13 incorrect
20/22 on rebound attempts (on 35 rebound opportunities)
47.14% in first on buzzer (214/454)
10/14 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $25,600)
7/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $26,350

Abigail Marcolini, career statistics:

3 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
8.77% in first on buzzer (5/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $1,000

Pranit Nanda, career statistics:

14 correct, 1 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,800

Jamie Ding, to win:

9 games: 74.360%
10: 55.294%
11: 41.117%
12: 30.574%
13: 22.735%
Avg. streak: 10.900 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:


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