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Season 42

(TJF Plus) Daily Details – Wednesday, May 6, 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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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)
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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:

Lauren Black, a sales assistant originally from San Jose, California

Lauren Black on Jeopardy!

Tristan Williams, a data scientist originally from Lincoln, Nebraska

Tristan Williams on Jeopardy!

Shannon Crisenbery, a data annotator from St. Clair, Michigan (1-day total: $38,400)

Shannon Crisenbery on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

For the last 4 games, we’ve had a new champion on Jeopardy!, with Shannon Crisenbery taking home $38,400 as a result of her victory yesterday. Today, she faces off against Tristan Williams of Nebraska and Lauren Black of San Jose.

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Final Jeopardy! Category: Geographic History

Final Jeopardy! Clue: About 10,000 sq. miles, this region was the subject of a 19th c. war, declared independence in 1917, reorganized in 1921 & is under dispute to this day

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Correct response: What is Crimea?

More Information About Final Jeopardy!:

Due to its strategic location on the Black Sea, the Crimean peninsula has been fought over and changed hands numerous times over the millennia. The Greeks settled the area near what is now Sevastopol in the 6th century B.C, while in the 19th century, the Russians fought against an alliance of the Ottomans and Western European states for control in the famous Crimean War. By the time of the Russian Revolution, the area declared independence in 1917 as the Crimean People’s Republic, before becoming the Crimean Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic in 1945. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the government in the area asserted sovereignty, and since 2014, the area has been disputed between Ukraine and Russia, with Russia using the area to launch its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

I’ll be honest: it feels like there are a lot of moving parts to this clue, and I’ll be impressed with any contestant who can get through all of them to reach a correct response.

Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Big Business; 4-Syllable Words; Sports Nicknames; The Great State Of…; We Love Islands; I Got A Text!)

Tristan got off to the best start, but fell back as a result of a Daily Double miss. After 15 clues, he still led, though—scores at the interviews were Tristan $2,000 Shannon $1,600 Lauren -$1,800.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Tristan 9 correct 2 incorrect
Shannon 2 correct 0 incorrect
Lauren 0 correct 2 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Lauren met all of her local friends because of Magic: the Gathering.
Tristan once did a “donut 5k”, where one eats 12.5 donuts and then runs 5k.
Shannon is a former archivist for a library in Ann Arbor.

Tristan picked up another half-dozen correct as he continued to lead after 30. On the opening board, Tristan went 4/5 in Big Business and sports nicknames and 3/5 in islands.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Tristan 15 correct 3 incorrect
Shannon 5 correct 0 incorrect
Lauren 2 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Tristan $3,400
Shannon $2,600
Lauren -$800

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Positively Prefixed; It’s Simple Physics; 5 By 5; 1840S America; Silence; Celebrity Bird Collective Nouns)

For the third straight day, the Daily Doubles were found on back-to-back picks. However, Tristan only split the Daily Doubles. He wasn’t fazed by the miss, though, still picking up 15 correct in the round to reach 30 for the game overall and cruise to a runaway. On this board, he went 4/5 in celebrity bird collective nouns and silence.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Tristan 30 correct 4 incorrect
Shannon 12 correct 0 incorrect
Lauren 4 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 11 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Tristan $20,400
Shannon $7,400
Lauren -$800

Tristan having the runaway was crucial, as Shannon was correct in Final Jeopardy. Tristan only lost $400, though, and gets to defend his title tomorrow.

Tonight’s results:

Lauren -$800 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Shannon $7,400 + $7,400 = $14,800 (What is Crimea?)
Tristan $20,400 – $400 = $20,000 (What is ?) (1-day total: $20,000)

Tristan Williams, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the May 6, 2026 game.)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) BIG BUSINESS $1000 (clue #11)
Tristan 5200 -4000 (Shannon 600 Lauren -1800)
2) 1840s AMERICA $1200 (clue #4)
Tristan 5000 +4000 (Shannon 2600 Lauren 1200)
3) IT’S SIMPLE PHYSICS $1600 (clue #5, $28000 left on board)
Tristan 9000 -5000 (Shannon 2600 Lauren 1200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -52

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Shannon 3 4
Tristan 3 3 5 4 4 5 4 3 5*
Lauren

DJ! Round:
Shannon
Tristan 4 3* 4*
Lauren 5 4

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Tristan 3.92
Shannon 3.50
Lauren 4.50

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 11 (0.06 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Tristan $26,600 Coryat, 30 correct, 4 incorrect, 49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Shannon $7,400 Coryat, 12 correct, 0 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Lauren -$800 Coryat, 4 correct, 4 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,200
Lach Trash: $13,000 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,800
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 1

Player Statistics:

Shannon Crisenbery, career statistics:

32 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
27.19% in first on buzzer (31/114)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,600

Tristan Williams, career statistics:

30 correct, 5 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $26,600

Lauren Black, career statistics:

4 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: -$800

Tristan Williams, to win:

2 games: 52.814%
3: 27.893%
4: 14.732%
5: 7.780%
6: 4.109%
Avg. streak: 2.119 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

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