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Detailed statistics for the Tuesday, September 22, 2026 episode of Jeopardy! (Greg Fosheim, Lauren Schiebel, Jennifer Leavey).

(TJF Plus) Daily Details - Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Published September 22, 2026 - 8:59 a.m. Modified September 22, 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

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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:

Greg Fosheim, a healthcare attorney originally from Milbank, South Dakota

Lauren Schiebel, a fiber artist from Hightstown, New Jersey

Jennifer Leavey, a technical writer originally from Ashland, Massachusetts

Jennifer enters today's game as a 1-day champion with winnings of $20,000.

Andy's Pregame Thoughts:

Episode #7 of Season 43 features Jennifer Leavey as your returning champion, following a come-from-behind victory in last night's Final Jeopardy! Round. Today, she faces off against healthcare attorney Greg Fosheim and fiber artist Lauren Schiebel. (Don't worry, "fiber artist" means they're making art out of things like yarn and string.)

I have decided to return to producing live video content with a new podcast called Jeopartalk; the vibe will be slightly different than #JeopardyLivePanel that ran from 2014 through 2019, in that I won't be actively soliciting contestants to appear, though I certainly won't turn down any contestants who want to come on and chat (mostly because I think the show has successfully entered the "weekly chat" space with its discussions on Substack). The first episode of Jeopartalk will be broadcast live this coming Wednesday at 8:00 PM Eastern, simulcast on both my Twitch channel and my YouTube channel. (Recordings in the future will be scheduled for Sundays at 6:00 PM Eastern.) Any contestants or friends who wish to appear are welcome to contact me (an email address is available on my About page if you do not already have it).

Final Jeopardy! Category: 17th Century Authors

Final Jeopardy! Clue: A Mayo Clinic study regarding this poet's health afflictions doubts glaucoma, suggesting retinal detachment instead

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Correct response: Who is John Milton?

More Information About Final Jeopardy!:

John Milton, most famous for works such as Paradise Lost, actually composed that poem once he had become blind in both eyes. As one of history and literature most famous cases of blindness, in 1993 ophthamologist George B. Bartley investigated Milton's blindness further, ultimately determining that the cause of Milton's blindness was bilateral retina detachments.

I like this as a regular play Final Jeopardy clue; it's a good clue referring to "Which 17th-century poet was famously blind later in life?" I'd certainly like to see it play 3-for-3, but we shall see.

Game Recap & Tonight's Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here's the Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Back To The 1890s; "Of" Books; Respond With A Mild Oath; Wheels Up; Fan Theories Of Film; My Weekend Plans)

Greg got off to the best start; after 15 clues, the scores were Greg $2,600 Lauren $800 Jennifer $600.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Greg 6 correct 1 incorrect
Lauren 3 correct 0 incorrect
Jennifer 3 correct 1 incorrect

Today's interviews:

Greg is caretaker of a home that was commissioned by Montgomery Ward.
Lauren flew for the first time in 20 years to get to the taping.
Jennifer got to hold the World Series trophy after the Red Sox win in 2004.

Lauren's Daily Double miss meant that Greg still led through 30; on the opening board, Greg was 3/5 in responding with a mild oath.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Greg 11 correct 2 incorrect
Jennifer 6 correct 1 incorrect
Lauren 6 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Greg $3,800
Jennifer $2,200
Lauren $1,500

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Hold The Fort!; World Tv Comes To Your Den; Marine Life; Differing By A Letter; A Real On-Scott; Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art)

Lauren got another Daily Double incorrect early in the round; Greg found DD3, but bet $4,000 on it. Still he was quite close to a runaway and appeared set to cruise to a lights-to-flag victory. But a pair of incorrect responses on the final 3 clues, and Jennifer picking up 3 of the final 4 clues, meant that Jennifer went from $5,600 back with 4 clues on the board to $1,200 in front entering Final Jeopardy. On the second board, Greg got 3 in forts and 4 in marine life, while Jennifer got 4 in Scotts.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Jennifer 15 correct 1 incorrect
Greg 22 correct 4 incorrect
Lauren 10 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Jennifer $16,600
Greg $15,400
Lauren $2,900

It was crucial that Jennifer held that lead, as both Jennifer and Greg were correct in Final Jeopardy. That makes Jennifer a 2-day champion with over $50,000 in winnings. She'll go for win #3 tomorrow.

Tonight's results:

Lauren $2,900 - $0 = $2,900 (Who is Lord Byron?)
Greg $15,400 + $1,201 = $16,601 (Who is… Milton?)
Jennifer $16,600 + $14,201 = $30,801 (Who is John Milton) (2-day total: $50,801)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) "OF" BOOKS $1000 (clue #26)
Lauren 3000 -1500 (Jennifer 1400 Greg 3200)
2) DIFFERING BY A LETTER $1200 (clue #3)
Lauren 1900 -1800 (Jennifer 2200 Greg 3800)
3) HOLD THE FORT! $1200 (clue #23, $9600 left on board)
Greg 13400 +4000 (Jennifer 9000 Lauren 2900)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -110

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Jennifer 2 3 2 4 2 5 5 5
Lauren 1 1 2 3 4 5 5*
Greg 1 4 5 3 4 3 4 1 2 3 4

DJ! Round:
Jennifer 4 2 4† 1 1
Lauren 1 2 3* 1 2 3 5† 5
Greg 4 5 3 2 4 3 5 1 2 3*

† - selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Jennifer 3.08
Greg 3.14
Lauren 2.87

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:

Jennifer $16,600 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Greg $12,600 Coryat, 22 correct, 4 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Lauren $6,200 Coryat, 10 correct, 2 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,400
Lach Trash: $11,000 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,600
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Jennifer Leavey, career statistics:

31 correct, 6 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (30/114)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,100

Lauren Schiebel, career statistics:

10 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,300)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,200

Greg Fosheim, career statistics:

23 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,600

Jennifer Leavey, to win:

3 games: 52.862%
4: 27.944%
5: 14.772%
6: 7.809%
7: 4.128%
Avg. streak: 3.121 games.

Andy's Thoughts:

I'll be honest: I thought Jennifer had some very impressive gets at the end of today's game, and it makes me think that she might have the knowledge base here to go on a bit of a run.

Games like this are also what I mean when I say that it's so hard to tell who will be making it into Second Chance. Again, on paper, Greg's stats look good. But we're a week and a half into the season, and Greg is already the third player with a reasonable case for Second Chance. There are going to be a number of very deserving players left out, just because there are more worthy performances than spaces in Winter 2028 Second Chance.

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

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Jennifer $16,600 Greg $15,400 Lauren $2,900)

Jennifer: Standard cover bet today over Greg is $14,201. (Actual bet: $14,201)

Lauren: Bet no more than $500 to stay above Jennifer if she makes the standard cover bet and is incorrect. (Actual bet: $0)

Greg: Bet between $2,401 (defending against any small bets Jennifer might make here) and $9,599 (thereby keeping Lauren locked out.) (Actual bet: $1,201)