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WDIV Detroit had a major error in the control room. Here's how they're fixing it.
What Happened With The Airing In Detroit Last Night?
Current Champion
Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
69 correct, 9 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (69/171)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $800)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,467
To win:
4 games: 54.818%
5: 30.050%
6: 16.473%
7: 9.030%
8: 4.950%
Avg. streak: 4.213 games.
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Upcoming Encore Presentations
September 19-20: S42 E173 (May 6, 2026)
September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
(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 $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
Many viewers throughout Michigan—and into central Canada, as WDIV Detroit's feed is shown on Bell TV in many Ontario markets as well—were dismayed when a broadcast issue occurred during last night's season premiere, resulting in the Double Jeopardy! Round of the Season 42 premiere airing instead last night.
Last night when the issue occured, I reached out to WDIV, and wish to share that I have received a reply from the station regarding what happened.
Here is the statement from WDIV Michigan:
The technicality behind the issue is extremely detailed, but in short, the company we work with that provides the on-air feed of programming that’s not originated live from our station made a massive error when programming the segments for Jeopardy!. The wrong show was programmed. The error was noticed before the broadcast began but was not corrected in time to air all of the appropriate segments associated with last night’s premiere. Therefore, what you saw was the first two segments of the premiere, then the wrong Double Jeopardy! segment from the wrongly scheduled episode, followed by the appropriate Final Jeopardy!. We apologize for this error and want to assure you that repercussions for this mistake are occurring. Also, we plan to air last night’s episode in full at 2:00am on Wednesday morning. We understand it is an unfortunate time, but due to other scheduled programs it is the earliest we could broadcast the episode. Again, thank you for reaching out to us following this error. Appropriate actions are taking place to ensure it doesn’t happen again.
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Were you caught out by what happened? At least they're going to re-air it for everyone! I'd also like to note my appreciation for WDIV for getting back to me with a statement.
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