features

General

Postseason Field Revealed For Road To 2026 Tournament Of Champions

Andy Saunders Andy Saunders
Published Modified

Join TJF Plus

Get free access to all of our articles. Register a free account for TJF Plus.

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)
(Click Here for Methodology)

Upcoming Encore Presentations

August 12: S42 E98 (January 21, 2026)
August 13: S42 E99 (January 22, 2026)
August 14: S42 E100 (January 23, 2026)
August 15-16: S41 E141 (March 24, 2025)
August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
August 20: S42 E103 (January 28, 2026)
August 21: S42 E104 (January 29, 2026)
August 22-23: S41 E142 (March 25, 2025)
August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
August 25: S42 E107 (February 3, 2026)
August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
August 29-30: S41 E143 (March 26, 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

DISCLAIMER

The Jeopardy! Fan is created by fans, for fans. The Jeopardy! game show and all elements thereof, including but not limited to copyright and trademark thereto, are the property of Jeopardy Productions, Inc. and are protected under law. This website is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or operated by Jeopardy Productions, Inc.

We now know who the 59 players are who have a chance to win the 2026 Tournament of Champions, as the show unveiled today on Inside Jeopardy!.

These 59 players have been placed into three separate events: the first 27, all non-winners, have been placed into three weeks of Second Chance, with each week’s winner moving to Champions Wildcard. They will be joined at that point by 12 more players in a 15-player Champions Wildcard tournament, whose winner will gain the last spot in the 21-player Tournament of Champions, beginning January 19, 2026.

Here are the 59 players:

Tournament Of Champions (Beginning January 19, 2026):

  1. Scott Riccardi, Somerville, NJ (16 wins, $455,000)

  2. Laura Faddah, Memphis, TN (8 wins, $92,599)

  3. Paolo Pasco, San Diego, CA (7 wins, $195,717)

  4. Andrew Hayes, Tupelo, MS (6 wins, $137,804)

  5. Liam Starnes, Barrington, IL (6 wins, $123,584)

  6. Josh Weikert, Collegeville, PA (6 wins, $100,202)

  7. Ben Ganger, Goshen, IN (5 wins, $105,915)

  8. TJ Fisher, San Francisco, CA (5 wins, $100,723)

  9. Lisa Ann Walter, Washington, DC (Season 2 Celebrity Jeopardy! winner)

  10. W. Kamau Bell, Chicago, IL (Season 3 Celebrity Jeopardy! winner)

  11. Alex DeFrank, Brooklyn, NY (4 wins, $102,400)

  12. Allegra Kuney, New Brunswick, NJ (4 wins, $92,600)

  13. Steven Olson, Princeton, IL (4 wins, $74,382)

  14. Bryce Wargin, Kansas City, MO (4 wins, $70,199)

  15. Ashley Chan, Lewisville, TX (4 wins, $67,400)

  16. Matt Massie, South Charleston, WV (3 wins, $79,800)

  17. Tom Devlin, Washington, DC (3 wins, $73,199)

  18. Brendan Liaw, Vancouver, BC (3 wins, $59,398)

  19. Mike Dawson, Portland, OR (3 wins, $57,000)

  20. Aaron Levine, Seattle, WA (3 wins, $48,999)

(Content continues below)

My friends over at Geeks Who Drink have a daily trivia game—Thrice! Existing to make daily clever trivia content accessible to a wide audience, it's a daily challenge that tries to get you to the answer via three separate clues. It has a shareable score functionality to challenge your friends and new questions every day will give you a new daily social ritual. You can find it at thricegame.com.

Are you going on the show and looking for information about how to bet in Final Jeopardy? Check out my Betting Strategy 101 page. If you want to learn how to bet in two-day finals, check out Betting Strategy 102. In case the show uses a tournament with wild cards in the future, there is also a strategy page for betting in tournament quarterfinals.

Are you looking for information on how to stream Jeopardy! in 2026? Find out information here on how to stream from most places in North America!

You can find game-by-game stats here at The Jeopardy! Fan of all 23 players, including Caleb Groen, Adam Remsen, Tristan Williams and Jamie Ding, that have won 10 or more games on Jeopardy!

You can now listen to Alex Trebek-hosted Jeopardy! episodes from TuneIn Radio without leaving The Jeopardy! Fan — listen now!

Champions Wildcard (Beginning January 5, 2026):

  1. Bill McKinney, Boston, MA (3 wins, $46,800)

  2. Geoff Barnes, Washington, DC (3 wins, $44,801)

  3. James Corson, Frederick, MD (2 wins, $70,800)

  4. Jonathan Hugendubler, Baltimore, MD (2 wins, $63,601)

  5. Dave Bond, West Henriette, NY (2 wins, $51,400)

  6. Jason Singer, Portland, ME (2 wins, $48,801)

  7. Dargan Ware, Bessemer, AL (2 wins, $47,801)

  8. Stella Trout, Houston, TX (1 win, $28,800)

  9. Vickie Talvola, Jersey City, NJ (1 win, $26,407)

  10. Cameron Berry, Brighton, MA (1 win, $24,600)

  11. Harvey Silikovitz, West Orange, NJ (1 win, $23,600)

  12. Ian Morrison, Aurora, CO (1 win, $22,009)

In order to redesign our merchandise area to serve you better in 2026, all merchandise sales have been temporarily taken offline. Look for a return in late 2026! All previous orders will still be supported.

Second Chance (Beginning December 15, 2025):

Week 1:

  1. Eugene Huang, Paramus, NJ (March 25, 2025)
  2. Allison Willard, Weddington, NC (March 31, 2025)
  3. Erin Li, Queens, NY (April 7, 2025)
  4. Dave Widmayer, Portland, Oregon (April 10, 2025)
  5. Pete Johnston, Lansing, MI (July 15, 2025)
  6. Ivanna Lopez, Tampa, FL (July 16, 2025)
  7. Erik Nielsen, Hollywood, CA (September 25, 2025)
  8. Chris Turner-Neal, New Orleans, LA (October 8, 2025)
  9. Evan Argyle, Salt Lake City, UT (October 14, 2025)

Week 2:

  1. Jasmine Zhou, Woodland, CA (December 17, 2024)
  2. Melanie Hirsch, Silver Spring, MD (March 26, 2025)
  3. Guy Branum, West Hollywood, CA (April 4, 2025)
  4. Rachael Gray, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (April 18, 2025)
  5. Bob Callen, Lexington, KY (April 21, 2025)
  6. Michelle Tsai, Honolulu, HI (May 7, 2025)
  7. Andrew Wang, Winnetka, IL (July 11, 2025)
  8. Aaron Himmel, Long Island, NY (November 4, 2025)
  9. Molly Murray, New York, NY (November 6, 2025)

Week 3:

  1. Jenna Hayes, New York, NY (December 24, 2024)
  2. Emily Johnson, Savannah, GA (March 11, 2025)
  3. Mustafa Hameed, Los Angeles, CA (March 24, 2025)
  4. Dondi DeMarco, New York, NY (April 15, 2025)
  5. Abigail Arnold, Waltham, MA (April 23, 2025)
  6. Keegan Olson, Vancouver, BC (May 6, 2025)
  7. Ricky Chandak, Boston, MA (July 4, 2025)
  8. Dan Puma, Chicago, IL (July 8, 2025)
  9. Ryan Sharpe, Oakville, ON (September 15, 2025)
The new TJ!F Plus section is active! In order to get the Daily Details of each episode coming soon, as well as the ability to comment on posts site-wide, make sure to register for your account! It should be noted that if you have not registered for an account since December 13, 2025, that registration for a new account is necessary.

Did you accidentally get logged out of your TJ!F Plus account? Log in here!

Become a Supporter now! Make a monthly contribution to the site on Patreon!

Contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com

When commenting, please note that all comments on The Jeopardy! Fan must be in compliance with the Site Comment Policy.

If you are going to quote any information from this page or this website, attribution is required.

Have you had a chance to listen to our podcast game show, Complete The List, yet? Check it out! It's also available on Apple Podcasts.
eugene huang erin li erik nielsen w. kamau bell dondi demarco dave widmayer dave bond dargan ware dan puma chris turner-neal cameron berry bryce wargin brendan liaw bob callen bill mckinney ben ganger ashley chan andrew wang andrew hayes allison willard allegra kuney alex defrank abigail arnold aaron levine aaron himmel emily johnson vickie talvola tom devlin tj fisher steven olson stella trout scott riccardi ryan sharpe ricky chandak rachael gray pete johnston paolo pasco mustafa hameed molly murray mike dawson michelle tsai melanie hirsch matt massie lisa ann walter liam starnes laura faddah keegan olson josh weikert jonathan hugendubler jenna hayes jason singer jasmine zhou james corson ivanna lopez ian morrison harvey silikovitz guy branum geoff barnes features evan argyle
Powered by Labrador CMS