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Detailed statistics for the Tuesday, September 15, 2026 episode of Jeopardy! (Wesley Jalipa, Abby Mullen, Matthew Riggle).

(TJF Plus) Daily Details - Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Published September 15, 2026 - 8:59 a.m. Modified September 19, 2026 - 6:03 a.m.

Current Champion

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

To win:
3 games: 60.736%
4: 36.889%
5: 22.405%
6: 13.608%
7: 8.265%

Avg. streak: 3.547 games.
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Upcoming Encore Presentations

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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:

Wesley Jalipa, a legal assistant originally from Columbia, Missouri

Abby Mullen, a professor originally from Greenville, South Carolina

Matthew Riggle, a community college math instructor from Madison, Alabama

Matthew enters today's game as a 3-day champion with winnings of $72,401.

Andy's Pregame Thoughts:

Today is Day #2 of Season 43 of Jeopardy!; yesterday saw Matthew Riggle come back from a score of $0 ten clues into the Double Jeopardy Round to pull out a victory, definitely proving that you just can not count him out until the game is actually over. Today, he goes for victory #4 against Abby Mullen, originally from South Carolina, and Wesley Jalipa, originally from Missouri.

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Final Jeopardy! Category: Landmarks

Final Jeopardy! Clue: The chief engineer for this West Coast landmark also designed gantries for the Saturn rockets

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Correct response: What is the Space Needle?

More Information About Final Jeopardy!:

The iconic Seattle landmark known as the Space Needle, built for the 1962 World's Fair held in the city, was actually inspired by the Stuttgart Tower in Germany; Edward E. Carlson, Fair chairperson, saw the tower in West Germany and decided that Seattle needed a tower with a restaurant. Interestingly, it took significant time to find a suitable site to build the tower in time for the fair, which nearly scuppered the project entirely.

According to the Space Needle's website itself, the chief engineer for the project, John Minasian, "had also designed rocket gantries for NASA."

As long as you don't get hung up in the Bay Area, I think this is an eminently gettable Final Jeopardy clue.

Game Recap & Tonight's Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here's the Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Harvard; What, Like It's Hard?; Cities On The River; Begins With "P"; We'll Take (Or Give) 1 For The Team; The Peasants' Revolt)

Wesley found the Daily Double on his first selection (though Matthew had 5 correct responses before then). It was enough to pull Wesley into second, but Matthew led after 15, with scores of Matthew $4,600 Wesley $2,600 Abby $1,400.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Matthew 7 correct 0 incorrect
Wesley 4 correct 0 incorrect
Abby 2 correct 0 incorrect

Today's interviews:

Wesley was born on the University of Missouri campus.
Abby had a podcast with her daughter, "Big If True".
Matthew has many family members in the audience.

Matthew continued to play well to lead through 30; on the opening board, Matthew got 4 in Harvard and athletes wearing uniform #1, and another 3 in hard things, while Wesley got 4 in cities on the river.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Matthew 15 correct 2 incorrect
Wesley 8 correct 0 incorrect
Abby 3 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Matthew $7,200
Wesley $4,400
Abby $1,400

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Mythology; Foreign Words & Phrases; 2026 Celebrity News; Earth Science; Short Stories; 6, 7)

Wesley made this a game by doubling up through DD2, while Matthew picked up just $3,000 on DD3. That was enough to make sure that this wasn't a runaway entering Final Jeopardy. On the second board, Matthew ran earth science and got 3 in mythology, while Wesley got 3 in foreign words and phrases (after a reversal).

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Matthew 27 correct 5 incorrect
Wesley 17 correct 4 incorrect
Abby 8 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Matthew $17,800
Wesley $11,600
Abby $7,400

For the first time this season, Final Jeopardy was a triple-get, and that makes Matthew a 4-day champion! He'll go for #5 tomorrow.

Tonight's results:

Abby $7,400 + $7,300 = $14,700 (What is the Space Needle?)
Wesley $11,600 + $3,201 = $14,801 (What is the Space Needle?)
Matthew $17,800 + $5,401 = $23,201 (What is the Space Needle?) (4-day total: $95,602)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) CITIES ON THE RIVER $600 (clue #8)
Wesley 800 +1000 (Matthew 3200 Abby 0)
2) FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $1600 (clue #4)
Wesley 4800 +4800 (Matthew 7200 Abby 2600)
3) MYTHOLOGY $1600 (clue #10, $20400 left on board)
Matthew 14800 +3000 (Abby 2600 Wesley 9600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 220

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Matthew 5 4 3 2 1 5 4
Abby
Wesley 3*

DJ! Round:
Matthew 4 3 5 2 4*
Abby 3 4
Wesley 5 4* 5

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Matthew 3.50
Wesley 4.25
Abby 3.50

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:

Matthew $16,400 Coryat, 27 correct, 5 incorrect, 54.39% in first on buzzer (31/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Wesley $8,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 4 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Abby $7,400 Coryat, 8 correct, 1 incorrect, 10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $31,800
Lach Trash: $10,600 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,600
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Matthew Riggle, career statistics:

97 correct, 14 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
43.86% in first on buzzer (100/228)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,800)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,450

Abby Mullen, career statistics:

9 correct, 1 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,400

Wesley Jalipa, career statistics:

18 correct, 4 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,800)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,000

Matthew Riggle, to win:

5 games: 60.268%
6: 36.322%
7: 21.891%
8: 13.193%
9: 7.951%
Avg. streak: 5.517 games.

Andy's Thoughts:

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

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Matthew $17,800 Wesley $11,600 Abby $7,400)

Matthew: Standard cover bet today is $5,401. (Actual bet: $5,401)

Abby: You have to be correct to have any good things happen. Go all in. (Actual bet: $7,300)

Wesley: You have to be correct to win, but there's still second to play for as well. Covering Abby should do it, bet $3,201. (Actual bet: $3,201)