Weekend Jeopardy! Recap – April 25 & 26, 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 Super Bowl History) for April 25-26, 2026 (Season 41, Game 74):

It’s the only team to play in the Super Bowl before Neil Armstrong’s moon walk that has not been back to the Big Game since

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Laura Faddah, a manager from Memphis, Tennessee

Neal Bowling, a journeyman lineman from Mackinaw, Illinois

Eric Weldon-Schilling, a bar manager & sommelier from Houston, Texas (1-day total: $21,000)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Our weekend encore presentation this week sees the beginning of Laura Faddah’s run on the show; she takes on defending champion Eric Weldon-Schilling, as well as fellow challenger Neal Bowling.

For those who pay attention to such things, it’s an interesting look at how Laura managed to win all the games she did—and a good reminder that the winner of a game of Jeopardy! is the person who ends the game with the most money, no matter how that winner manages to do so.

Correct response: Who are the New York Jets?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2026 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

As the NFL draft finishes up this weekend, it’s refreshing to see the New York Jets catching some strays as a Bills fan myself. But yes, this fact is in fact true: the New York Jets’ last Super Bowl appearance came in January 1969—six months and eight days before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. In that game (Super Bowl III), Joe Namath famously led the Jets to a 16-7 upset victory over the Baltimore Colts.

I did mention when this originally played that “sports categories in Final often see players take the category more into account when setting their wagering sizes”, and we definitely saw that play out when this game first aired.

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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the April 25-26, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Note: If you’d like to see the full statistics from this game, check out the original recap, from December 19, 2024.

Game Recap:

This was an incredibly interesting game that I think a lot of people may have forgotten about in terms of the overall “history” of last season. Laura Faddah jumped into the lead as a result of a strong second segment of the game, while Neil and Eric found the Daily Doubles in Double Jeopardy. Neal pulled himself into a slim lead with three clues to play, but one of those clues was the Daily Double—which Eric got correct to pull quite close to the lead. From there, Neal got the last clue incorrect, rebounded by Laura, to give Laura a $3,600 lead entering Final.

As I mentioned above, the bet sizing proved to be crucial in today’s Final Jeopardy, as Final turned out to be a Triple Stumper. While Laura would have won anyway had she made the cover bet, she did make a smaller wager here of just $2,400, going on to take victory with $11,200.

Next week’s weekend encore presentation will feature Laura going for win #2 against Joe Asaminew and Maria Lauro.

Scores going into Final:

Laura $13,600
Eric $10,000
Neal $9,800

Tonight’s results:

Neal $9,800 – $7,000 = $2,800 (What is the Cleveland Browns?)
Eric $10,000 – $10,000 = $0 (What is giants?)
Laura $13,600 – $2,400 = $11,200 (What is Houston?) (1-day total: $11,200)

Game Stats:

Laura $13,600 Coryat, 15 correct, 0 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Neal $9,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Eric $7,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 5 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $29,600

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