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Season 42

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, January 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)
(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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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Typography) for Tuesday, January 6, 2026 (Season 42, Game 87):

Inspired by Port Authority bus terminal signage, it was adopted as a font by NYU & the Tribeca Film Festival

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Geoff Barnes, an analyst from Washington, D.C.

Geoff Barnes on Jeopardy!

Dave Bond, an art student from Rochester, New York

Dave Bond on Jeopardy!

Michelle Tsai, a tutor originally from Honolulu, Hawaii

Michelle Tsai on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Today’s second game of the Champions Wildcard quarterfinals is taking place between Michelle Tsai, Dave Bond, and Geoff Barnes. Michelle is fresh out of Week 2 of Second Chance after taking a strong victory in that competition, while Dave and Geoff are both multi-day champions who came very close to the Tournament of Champions. (Dave, in fact, has had the longest wait of anyone, as he was the carryover champion at the end of the qualification period for the 32nd Tournament of Champions.)

This is also an important reminder that there are four wildcard spots in the semifinals for non-winners (thus, I won’t be posting wagering suggestions all week on this page.)

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Correct response: What is Gotham?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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Inspired by signage around the Port Authority bus terminal as well as other locations around New York City, the Gotham font was designed by Tobias Frere-Jones in 2000 with contributions from Jonathan Hoefler. In addition to the New York specific references given in the clue, intended to point both players and viewers to the name Gotham, the font is also famous for appearing in GQ magazine in the early 2000s, with its most famous use being the Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign.

And, yes, I deliberately decided to put today’s “More Information” in Gotham font, just in case anyone is more of a visual learner.

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Game Recap:

Michelle Tsai picked up 23 correct today; conservative bets on the pair of Daily Doubles in Double Jeopardy, as well as Final, ensured she would be advancing. Final Jeopardy being a Triple Stumper did a lot of harm to Geoff’s wildcard chances, while Dave will definitely have some nervy moments over the rest of the week.

Scores going into Final:

Michelle $16,000
Dave $11,800
Geoff $8,800

Tonight’s results:

Geoff $8,800 – $8,000 = $800 (What is Helvetica?)
Dave $11,800 – $1,800 = $10,000 (What is Arial? Go Bills!)
Michelle $16,000 – $1,602 = $14,398 (What is) (Semi-Finalist)

Michelle Tsai, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the January 6, 2026 game.)

Wild Card standings:

Monday: Stella Trout, $26,401
Tuesday: Michelle Tsai, $14,398
1. Bill McKinney, $12,200, 96.237% to advance
2. Dave Bond, $10,000, 63.184% to advance
3. Dargan Ware, $2,200, 0.298% to advance
4. Geoff Barnes, $800, 0.003% to advance

Andy’s Thoughts:


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