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Today’s game recap and statistics for the Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Jeopardy! Masters first game (Juveria Zaheer, Andrew He, Long Nguyen).
Jeopardy! Masters Recap - Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (Game 1)
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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Jeopardy! Masters Standings
(through 1 episode)
1) Victoria Groce, 3 points, 1 win, 30 correct responses, $23,000 Coryat Score, $24,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Paolo Pasco, 3 points, 1 win, 23 correct responses, $16,800 Coryat Score, $18,300 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Yogesh Raut, 1 points, 0 wins, 14 correct responses, $8,600 Coryat Score, $8,600 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Long Nguyen, 1 points, 0 wins, 8 correct responses, $6,000 Coryat Score, $6,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
5) Andrew He, 0 points, 0 wins, 16 correct responses, $2,200 Coryat Score, $2,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
6) Juveria Zaheer, 0 points, 0 wins, 13 correct responses, $7,400 Coryat Score, $12,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
Upcoming Encore Presentations
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)
August 31: S42 E111 (February 9, 2026)
September 1: S42 E112 (February 10, 2026)
September 2: S42 E113 (February 11, 2026)
September 3: S42 E114 (February 12, 2026)
September 4: S42 E115 (February 13, 2026)
September 5-6: S41 E144 (March 27, 2025)
September 7: S42 E116 (February 16, 2026)
September 8: S42 E117 (February 17, 2026)
September 9: S42 E118 (February 18, 2026)
September 10: S42 E119 (February 19, 2026)
September 11: S42 E120 (February 20, 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 $1,098,403
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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Are you looking for today’s Jeopardy! Masters (game 2) recap? Find that here!
Warning: This page contains spoilers for the August 26, 2026, first game of Jeopardy! Masters — please do not scroll down if you wish to avoid being spoiled. As this game is being aired earlier in Canada, this page will be updated once this game finishes airing on CTV Halifax (at about 7:30 PM Atlantic / 6:30 PM Eastern).
This game's Jeopardy! Masters contestants:
Juveria enters this game with a 9-12 career win-loss record and 0 points thus far in the tournament. Andrew enters this game with a 18-17 career win-loss record and 0 points thus far in the tournament. Long enters this game with a 5-5 career win-loss record and 1 point thus far in the tournament.
Andy's Pre-Game Thoughts:
Day 2 of Jeopardy! Masters begins with a matchup between Long Nguyen, Andrew He, and Juveria Zaheer, with Long getting the leftmost lectern (from our view) thanks to his second-place finish against Paolo Pasco and Andrew on Match Day 1 yesterday.
I think all three of these players might need to make some adjustments in order to take victory in this one; I certainly thought that Andrew's 7 incorrect responses were excessive, while both Long (34%) and Juveria (41%) struggled on the signaling device (though in Juveria's defense, I think Victoria Groce has SSS-tier timing on the signaling device at this point.) Meanwhile, the Unified Prediction Model thinks this one could go any way; here are everyone's chances of victory:
Long: 31.0% to win, 33.9% to finish second;
Andrew: 34.6% to win, 32.8% to finish second;
Juveria: 34.4% to win, 33.3% to finish second.
Finally, on a scheduling note for the Canadians: While tonight's episode airs as normal at 8:00 (7:00 Central) on ABC, tonight's game is airing at 7 PM local time in a number of Canadian markets this evening, which means that tonight's results will be posted once the game has finished airing on CTV Halifax, which is 7:30 PM Atlantic time (6:30 PM Eastern).
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Game Recap & Tonight's Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here's the Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Jeopardy! Masters (game 1) by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Over My Dead Body; Planes, Trains & Electromobiles; Recent Country Music; What's The Difference?; Let's Make Like A Tree & Branch; "Black" & "White")Long found the Daily Double and used it to help get out of the hole after a slow start; however, Juveria led through 30 on the strength of 9 correct responses. On the opening board, Juveria got 3 in trees, Andrew got 3 in "Black" & "White", and Long got 3 in What's The Difference?
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Juveria 9 correct 0 incorrectAndrew 7 correct 1 incorrect
Long 7 correct 4 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Juveria 4,400Andrew 3,400
Long 400
Today's interviews:
Juveria was a big fan of Andrew He in the 2022 ToC.Andrew gets recognized by a lot of people, but gets mistaken for Jamie Ding.
Long has a database of knowledge that he's been keeping since high school.
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: You Studied Your Capitals, Right?; Triple Rhyme Time; Breaking News; This Ain't Shakespeare; Sculpture; Not So Black & White)Juveria showed that while this will be her last Masters, she still has a lot of game left; she picked up a dozen correct responses, and her only incorrect response was on DD3. A Coryat score of north of $20,000 in this one let her cruise to a runaway with a handful of clues left. On the second board, Juveria got 3 correct in world capitals, while Andrew got 3 in Not So Black & White. (Combined with the category he got 3 in on the opening board, I think that means Andrew knows everything.)
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Juveria 21 correct 1 incorrectAndrew 12 correct 2 incorrect
Long 12 correct 5 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Juveria 20,200Andrew 7,000
Long 4,000
Final Jeopardy category: Leaders
Final Jeopardy! clue: In a eulogy, his successor Ingvar Carlsson said, "we stand united in anger & grief" & he "made the world the concern…of us all"
Correct response: Who is Olof Palme?
Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper, so that means 3 points to Juveria and 1 to Andrew.
Tonight's results:
Long 4,000 - $3,001 = $999 (Who is Gustavus Adolphus?)Andrew 7,000 - $1,001 = $5,999 (Who is Hammerskjold?)
Juveria 20,200 - $0 = $20,200 (Who is Hammarskold?) (Winner)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? $600 (clue #15)Long -1600 +1000 (Andrew 2000 Juveria 2000)
2) YOU STUDIED YOUR CAPITALS, RIGHT? $1200 (clue #2)
Juveria 6000 +6000 (Long 400 Andrew 3400)
3) THIS AIN'T SHAKESPEARE $1200 (clue #12, $18000 left on board)
Juveria 20800 -5000 (Long 400 Andrew 4200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 176
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:Long 4 3 4 5 3*
Andrew 5 4 3
Juveria 5 4 5 3 4 4 5
DJ! Round:
Long 4
Andrew 4
Juveria 3* 4 3 5 4 3 5 2 5 3*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Juveria 3.94Andrew 4.00
Long 3.83
Game Stats:
Juveria $20,400 Coryat, 21 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)Andrew $7,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Long $3,600 Coryat, 12 correct, 5 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $31,000
Lach Trash: $15,400 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,600
Player Statistics:
Long Nguyen, career statistics:
214 correct, 43 incorrect16/20 on rebound attempts (on 56 rebound opportunities)
30.12% in first on buzzer (206/684)
16/19 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $43,400)
6/12 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,317
Andrew He, career statistics:
681 correct, 105 incorrect45/56 on rebound attempts (on 136 rebound opportunities)
31.53% in first on buzzer (647/2052)
35/47 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $147,800)
17/36 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,650
Juveria Zaheer, career statistics:
496 correct, 92 incorrect25/31 on rebound attempts (on 104 rebound opportunities)
35.02% in first on buzzer (499/1425)
26/34 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $120,400)
14/24 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,608
Andy's Thoughts:
- All three players bet cromulently in Final Jeopardy in this one.
- Today's box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
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