(TJF Plus) Daily Details - Monday, September 28, 2026

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Game Recap & Tonight's Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here's the Monday, September 28, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: 43 Ways To Win; Anniversaries; Teachers In Features; Transportation; Utensil Words & Phrases; Lodgepodge)

An incorrect response on the Daily Double from Justin meant that Katie held the lead at the chat with Ken; at the hydration break, the scores sat at Katie $2,800 Justin $2,000 and Nikolas $1,600.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Katie 3 correct 0 incorrect
Justin 7 correct 1 incorrect
Nikolas 3 correct 0 incorrect

Today's interviews:

Justin was "attacked" by a snake while feeding it as part of an internship.
Katie is part of the "Citizen Archivist" project at the National Archives.
Nikolas played the digeridoo on a unicycle as part of a scavenger hunt.

Justin picked up another 8 correct after the break to take the lead. On the opening board, Justin picked up 4 in the number 43 and 3 in lodgepodge.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Justin 15 correct 1 incorrect
Katie 6 correct 1 incorrect
Nikolas 6 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Justin $6,800
Katie $5,000
Nikolas $2,400

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: During The American Revolution; Both Prefix & Word; Side Hustlers; Pop Culture Potpourri; Authors; Creatures That Start With "Sea")

Nikolas's chances of victory seemed to take a big hit when he was incorrect on DD2, losing $3,000. However, Nikolas pulled closer, doubling up through DD3—and it was important that he did, because when the round had concluded, Nikolas was just inside of 50% of Justin's score. On the second board, Justin got 3 in authors, while Nikolas got 3 in side hustlers and things during the American Revolution, and Katie picked up 3 in "both prefix and word".

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Justin 27 correct 3 incorrect
Nikolas 15 correct 2 incorrect
Katie 10 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Justin $19,600
Nikolas $10,000
Katie $5,400

A correct response from Nikolas put the pressure on Justin, but Justin was also correct—and he's the new Jeopardy! Champion. He'll be back tomorrow to defend his title.

Tonight's results:

Katie $5,400 - $5,300 = $100 (What is the)
Nikolas $10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000 (What is guinea?)
Justin $19,600 + $401 = $20,001 (What is guinea?) (1-day total: $20,001)

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Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) TRANSPORTATION $600 (clue #5)
Justin 1000 -1000 (Nikolas 600 Katie 800)
2) CREATURES THAT START WITH "SEA" $2000 (clue #8)
Nikolas 5200 -3000 (Katie 5000 Justin 11200)
3) SIDE HUSTLERS $1600 (clue #10, $20800 left on board)
Nikolas 3400 +3400 (Katie 5000 Justin 11200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -58

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Nikolas 3 4
Katie 1
Justin 4 3*

DJ! Round:
Nikolas 3 4 5* 3 4*
Katie
Justin 5 3 3 4 4

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Justin 3.71
Nikolas 3.71
Katie 1.00

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:

Justin $20,600 Coryat, 27 correct, 3 incorrect, 49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Nikolas $11,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Katie $5,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 4 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,200
Lach Trash: $5,800 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,000
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Nikolas Polsinelli, career statistics:

60 correct, 8 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
32.16% in first on buzzer (55/171)
5/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $11,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,400

Katie Bruns, career statistics:

10 correct, 5 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,400

Justin Robbins, career statistics:

28 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,600

Justin Robbins, to win:

2 games: 64.278%
3: 41.317%
4: 26.557%
5: 17.071%
6: 10.973%
Avg. streak: 2.799 games.

Andy's Thoughts:

I am thinking that Nikolas having won 2 games at the age of 19 will potentially work in his favor for a possible Champions Wildcard pick; that being said, I do want to reiterate something that I said last night on Jeopartalk; 2 wins is not a guarantee of being invited, as there were 6 2-time champions in Season 41 who were not a part of Champions Wildcard in Season 42.

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

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Justin $19,600 Nikolas $10,000 Katie $5,400)

Nikolas: To have any chance of victory, you have to bet at iest $9,200. (Actual bet: $10,000)

Katie: Second place is still very much at play here for you; there's no need to bet any more than $4,599, as Nikolas has to bet at least $9,200 of his score to have any chance of victory. (Actual bet: $5,300)

Justin: Standard cover bet today is $401. (Actual bet: $401)