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Weekend Jeopardy! Recap – April 18 & 19, 2026
Warning: This page contains spoilers for the April 18-19, 2026, game ofJeopardy!— please do not scroll down if you wish to avoid being spoiled. Please note that today’s game is an encore presentation of the game thatoriginally aired on December 18, 2024.
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 Anthems) for April 18-19, 2026 (Season 41, Game 73):
The unofficial anthem of this U.K. territory mentions kelp, penguins & “the wind from the Horn”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Eric Weldon-Schilling, a bar manager & sommelier from Houston, Texas
Sarah Rosenthal, a fundraiser from New York, New York
Ashley Chan, a publicist from Lewisville, Texas (4-day total: $67,400)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
This weekend’s encore presentation will be featuring Ashley Chan’s attempt to pick up victory number five against Eric Weldon-Schilling and Sarah Rosenthal. One thing I definitely noted in the lead-up to the original airing of this game was that Eric was posting about his appearance in many different Jeopardy! spaces, and as it turns out, it was because Eric was more than just happy about his upcoming appearance.
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Correct response: What are the Falkland Islands?
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“Song of the Falklands”, composed by schoolteacher Christopher Lanham, is the unofficial anthem of the Falkland Islands. The requisite parts of the song referred to in this game’s Final Jeopardy clue: “In my heart there’s a call for the isles far away / Where the wind from the Horn often wanders at play. / Where the kelp moves and swells to the wind and the tide / And penguins troop down from the lonely hillside.”
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the April 18-19, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Game Recap:
Eric Weldon-Schilling went 4/5 in Before & After and 3/5 in 3 other categories in order to cement a runaway victory as Ashley never really got on track after missing the Daily Double on the game’s opening clue. Eric’s score of nearly $20,000 entering Final was also impressive if you consider that none of the game’s three Daily Doubles were responded to correctly.
Final Jeopardy saw all of our players move to 1-for-2 in performance on the game’s major clues, though, as this game saw a triple-get Final. Eric will return in next week’s encore presentation, facing off against Neal Bowling and a name you might recognize in Laura Faddah.
Scores going into Final:
Eric $19,600
Sarah $8,400
Ashley $2,400
Tonight’s results:
Ashley $2,400 + $0 = $2,400 (What are the Falklands?)
Sarah $8,400 + $3,000 = $11,400 (What are the Falkland Islands?)
Eric $19,600 + $1,400 = $21,000 (What is Falkland Islands?) (1-day total: $21,000)
Game Stats:
Eric $22,400 Coryat, 24 correct, 1 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Sarah $11,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Ashley $3,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 6 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,200
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