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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Bestsellers) for August 8-9, 2026 (Season 41, Game 140):
It begins in the village of Juffure & ends in Arkansas more than 200 years & 7 generations later
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Josh Weikert, a politics professor from Collegeville, Pennsylvania
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Steve Luck, an IT manager from Royal Oak, Michigan
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Cameron Berry, a data analyst & college administrator from Brighton, Massachusetts (1-day total: $24,600)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
This weekend’s encore presentation features Cameron Berry—who you might have just seen take the Champions Wildcard title if you were watching during the week—go for win #2 against Steve Luck and Josh Weikert.
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Correct response: What is Roots: The Saga of an American Family?
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family (better known as just Roots) is Alex Haley’s 1976 bestseller, telling the story of Kunta Kinte, a young man taken from The Gambia by the toubob (the local term for the Europeans) at the age of 17 and sold as a slave. From there, it details Kunta’s life and his lineage down to Alex Haley himself. It was made into an incredibly highly-rated television miniseries in the late 1970s, which are still some of the most-watched television programs in American history.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the August 8-9, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Game Recap:
Josh’s running of the “In Sufferable” category and $3,000 on DD3 ensured he led entering Final Jeopardy, although all three players were in score contention.
All three players were correct in Final, with Josh’s standard cover bet giving him the victory. Next week will see Josh go for win #2 against Mustafa Hameed and Geraldine Rodriguez.
Scores going into Final:
Josh $16,400
Steve $11,800
Cameron $6,400
Tonight’s results:
Cameron $6,400 + $6,400 = $12,800 (What is Roots?)
Steve $11,800 + $6,000 = $17,800 (What is Roots?)
Josh $16,400 + $7,201 = $23,601 (What is Roots?) (1-day total: $23,601)
Game Stats:
Josh $15,000 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Steve $14,000 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Cameron $6,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 7 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 0/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,400
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