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Detailed statistics for the Friday, October 9, 2026 episode of Jeopardy! (Dan Perkey, Kendra Kendell, Greg Monson).

(TJF Plus) Daily Details - Friday, October 9, 2026

Published October 9, 2026 - 8:59 a.m. Modified October 9, 2026 - 1:00 p.m.

Current Champion

Greg Monson, career statistics:
18 correct, 5 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,800)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,400

To win:
2 games: 56.855%
3: 32.325%
4: 18.378%
5: 10.449%
6: 5.941%
Avg. streak: 2.318 games.
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Upcoming Encore Presentations

October 10-11: S42 E176 (May 11, 2026)
October 17-18: S42 E177 (May 12, 2026)
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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

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Today's Jeopardy! contestants:

Dan Perkey, a brewer originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Kendra Kendell, a payroll analyst originally from Aurora, Colorado

Greg Monson, a videographer from Portland, Oregon

Greg enters today's game as a 1-day champion with winnings of $8,700.

Andy's Pregame Thoughts:

Greg Monson of Portland is your new Jeopardy! champion after his victory in yesterday's game; today, our challengers are Kendra Kendell, representing the Denver area, and Dan Perkey, representing the Pittsburgh area. With both National League Division Series being complete, I assume that this won't mean a preemption in Denver on FOX, but local viewers should be aware that if the show is preempted on FOX, it airs at the same time on KDVR's sister station, KWGN (CW).

Those of you who have been reading my work for a long period of time should know that I am very protective of my work, and I am not afraid to issue copyright takedown requests when I feel as though my copyright is being infringed upon. I'm pretty sure that my work is now also being used to generate AI slop videos about the show; this is your warning to anyone doing so that "deliberate mistakes in order to detect copying" is a strategy that I have successfully utilized in the past, and I am not above doing it again against AI slop.

This is also a reminder that my next episode of the Jeopartalk podcast will be airing live on Sunday at 6:00 PM Eastern on both YouTube and Twitch.

Final Jeopardy! Category: 1990s Nonfiction Bestsellers

Final Jeopardy! Clue: This word began the titles of 2 bestsellers from the same man; one of the books is set in Alaska, the other in Nepal

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Correct response: What is "Into"?

More Information About Final Jeopardy!:

In the mid-1990s, mountaineer Jon Krakauer had a pair of nonfiction The New York Times bestsellers in 1996's Into The Wild and 1997's Into Thin Air. In the first, Krakauer, who was also writing for Outside magazine, wrote about the death of Chris McCandless in Alaska, while 1997's Into Thin Air was about the 1996 Mount Everest disaster that saw eight climbers killed.

This seems like a relatively straightforward Final Jeopardy clue for both viewer and player.

Game Recap & Tonight's Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here's the Friday, October 9, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Africa; This Is "It"; Sailing; I'd Really Love To See You Tonight; What A Fool Believes; Yacht Rock)

In an opening segment littered with incorrect responses, both Greg (who got the Daily Double incorrect) and Kendra had red numbers on their scoreboard through 15 clues. After 15 clues, your scores were Dan $3,600 Greg -$200 Kendra -$2,000.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Dan 5 correct 1 incorrect
Greg 4 correct 3 incorrect
Kendra 0 correct 3 incorrect

Today's interviews:

Dan was studying brewing in Munich when he got The Call.
Kendra used to give ghost tours.
Greg makes training videos for Portland Fire & Rescue.

Greg played well after the break to pull slightly closer to Dan; however, Dan still led through 30. On the opening board, Greg got 4 in fools, while Dan got 3 in "It" words and yacht rock.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Dan 11 correct 1 incorrect
Greg 9 correct 5 incorrect
Kendra 2 correct 3 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Dan $5,400
Greg $1,800
Kendra -$1,200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: A Look At Historical Americans; Mammals; Maps & Chaps; From The French; Journalism; Hollywood Is So Cooked)

Greg found both Daily Doubles on back-to-back picks midway through Double Jeopardy, picking up $4,000 on each one. However, by the time that the Double Jeopardy Round ended, Greg was $200 short of a runaway. On that second board, Greg got 4 in mammals and 3 in journalism, while Kendra recovered well in this round to pick up 3 in historical Americans and Hollywood cooking.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Greg 21 correct 7 incorrect
Kendra 14 correct 3 incorrect
Dan 15 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Greg $20,600
Kendra $10,400
Dan $9,000

All three players were correct today in Final Jeopardy, and that makes Greg a 2-day champion. He'll return on Monday to go for win #3.

Tonight's results:

Dan $9,000 + $9,000 = $18,000 (What is Into?)
Kendra $10,400 + $10,400 = $20,800 (What is into?)
Greg $20,600 + $2,000 = $22,600 (What is into) (2-day total: $31,300)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) AFRICA $800 (clue #4)
Greg 600 -1000 (Kendra 0 Dan 1000)
2) MAMMALS $1600 (clue #14)
Greg 7000 +4000 (Kendra 2400 Dan 9400)
3) JOURNALISM $1200 (clue #15, $17200 left on board)
Greg 11000 +4000 (Kendra 2400 Dan 9400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -6

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Greg 5 5 4*
Kendra
Dan 3

DJ! Round:
Greg 4 5 4 3 3 4* 3*
Kendra 1 2 3 1 2
Dan 4 5 3

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Greg 4.00
Kendra 1.80
Dan 3.75

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 0 (0.00 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Greg $16,400 Coryat, 21 correct, 7 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Kendra $10,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Dan $9,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 4/5 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,800
Lach Trash: $9,800 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,400
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Greg Monson, career statistics:

40 correct, 12 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,800)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,900

Kendra Kendell, career statistics:

15 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,400

Dan Perkey, career statistics:

16 correct, 2 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,000

Greg Monson, to win:

3 games: 60.736%
4: 36.889%
5: 22.405%
6: 13.608%
7: 8.265%
Avg. streak: 3.547 games.

Andy's Thoughts:

The situation that happened today, with Greg being refunded and there being 2 correct responses on a clue, is the opposite situation from "0 correct responses possible" that happened on Monday and is the exact reason why this rule is the way that it is on the show. If Reddit wants to ignore me when I continuously bring this up, that's fine, but anyone who chooses to—including any outlets who choose to amplify complaints about this, and I am expecting to see complaints as it was the difference today between there being a runaway and not—risks looking incompetent.

Today's J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Greg $20,600 Kendra $10,400 Dan $9,000)

Greg: Standard cover bet today is $201. I would do this as there's no guarantee second place will realize the situation and make the necessary bet on their end. (Actual bet: $2,000)

Kendra: You have to bet at least $10,000 to have any chance of winning this game. (Actual bet: $10,400)

Dan: You need an overbet from Greg to have a chance. Thus, you're pretty much playing for second here. I would limit my bet here to $6,200, just in case Kendra just decides to make a cover bet for second instead of playing for the outright win. (Actual bet: $9,000)