(TJF Plus) Daily Details – Wednesday, June 3, 2026

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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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Upcoming Encore Presentations

August 12: S42 E98 (January 21, 2026)
August 13: S42 E99 (January 22, 2026)
August 14: S42 E100 (January 23, 2026)
August 15-16: S41 E141 (March 24, 2025)
August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
August 20: S42 E103 (January 28, 2026)
August 21: S42 E104 (January 29, 2026)
August 22-23: S41 E142 (March 25, 2025)
August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
August 25: S42 E107 (February 3, 2026)
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)
(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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Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Gabriel Berkowitz, an account manger from New York, New York

Gil Hamel, an escape room manager from Dover, New Hampshire

Peter McFerrin, an energy industry professional from Corona, California (2-day total: $68,198)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Peter McFerrin took Jeopardy! for nearly $50,000 yesterday; he goes for win #3 today against Gil Hamel and Gabriel Berkowitz. Peter needs a win today to really solidify his postseason chances for sure; I’d be surprised if he made it in to the ToC with his current total. Of our two challengers, Gil is an escape room manager—I certainly hope that means we’re in for some strong strategic play from her today.

One thing that I absolutely despise in 2026 is the entitlement within the fandom, and the belief that if you get something incorrect, that the problem is with the quiz setter and not the quiz respondent. There are certainly days where I’ll look at a Final Jeopardy clue and wonder what fans are going to start a mob today, and how somehow clues are only valid in some quarters if certain people have heard of the correct response. Well, guess what? You’re not supposed to know everything—and certainly, the Jeopardy! canon absolutely should not be “the contents of the brain of any one person”. And life would be pretty boring if anyone did know everything.

Final Jeopardy! Category: Lesser-Known Americans

Final Jeopardy! Clue: By his actions after his wife died in 1898 after bearing him 6 children, William Jackson Smart inspired this annual event

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Correct response: What is Father’s Day?

More Information About Final Jeopardy!:

Father’s Day, as it is observed now on the third Sunday in June in the United States, was inspired by Sonora Louise Smart, born in Arkansas, but the Smart family (headed by Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart) moved to the Spokane area in 1889. Sonora, after having to sit through a Mother’s Day sermon without a mother, proposed to the Spokane Ministerial Alliance that a day in honor of fathers be observed. While Sonora wanted June 5 for the observation, the third Sunday in June was chosen instead. The first Father’s Day was celebrated in 1910, and the observance was permanently established by President Nixon in 1972.

Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Notable Names; Superstitions; A Spanish Inquisition; Literary Genres; City Museums; Lord Stanley’s Greatest Hits)

Gabriel found the Daily Double; his incorrect response cost him half his score and kept things closer through 15. Meanwhile, Peter struggled early with incorrect responses; scores after 15 were Gabriel $3,400 Gil $2,000 Peter $0.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Gabriel 6 correct 1 incorrect
Gil 4 correct 1 incorrect
Peter 2 correct 2 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Gabriel is trying to eat at every independently owned diner on Long Island.
Gil totally laughs at players when they do silly things in the escape room.
Peter is dad to six rescue cats.

Both challengers continued to play well as Gabriel led through 30. On the opening board, Gil got 4 in the Spanish category and 3 in the hockey category, while Gabriel got 3 in the museum category.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Gabriel 10 correct 1 incorrect
Gil 11 correct 3 incorrect
Peter 5 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Gabriel $4,800
Gil $3,800
Peter $1,200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: A Deluge Of Rivers; Noun/Verb Heteronyms; What’s Up, Space?; Life In The Fashion Lane; Geopolitics; “American” Entertainment)

Peter felt he had to stay conservative after finding Daily Doubles on back-to-back clues. I wholeheartedly disagree. He absolutely could have put the game away at that point; instead, he let both Gabriel and Gil stay in with a very strong shot entering Final Jeopardy. That said, Peter got 4 in “American” Entertainment and Gil got 3 in fashion and geopolitics.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Peter 15 correct 3 incorrect
Gil 22 correct 5 incorrect
Gabriel 15 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 11 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Peter $16,000
Gil $13,000
Gabriel $8,800

Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper, which could have seen Peter go home. But both Gabriel and Gil bet too much, and that makes Peter a 3-day champion! He’ll go for win #4 tomorrow.

Tonight’s results:

Gabriel $8,800 – $7,201 = $1,599 (What is March of Dimes?)
Gil $13,000 – $13,000 = $0 (What is Mother’s Day)
Peter $16,000 – $10,001 = $5,999 (What is the March of Dimes?) (3-day total: $74,197)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) SUPERSTITIONS $1000 (clue #6)
Gabriel 2400 -1200 (Peter 0 Gil 1600)
2) A DELUGE OF RIVERS $2000 (clue #9)
Peter 6400 +1600 (Gil 7000 Gabriel 7600)
3) WHAT’S UP, SPACE? $1200 (clue #10, $20000 left on board)
Peter 8000 +2000 (Gil 7000 Gabriel 7600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 0

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Peter 3
Gil 4 4
Gabriel 5 4 5*

DJ! Round:
Peter 3 4 4 5* 3*
Gil 5 4 3
Gabriel 4 5

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Peter 3.67
Gabriel 4.60
Gil 4.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 11 (0.06 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Peter $15,600 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Gabriel $10,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Gil $13,000 Coryat, 22 correct, 5 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $38,600
Lach Trash: $7,600 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,800
Lead Changes: 8
Times Tied: 1

Player Statistics:

Peter McFerrin, career statistics:

63 correct, 12 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
35.67% in first on buzzer (61/171)
6/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $15,700)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,000

Gil Hamel, career statistics:

22 correct, 6 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,000

Gabriel Berkowitz, career statistics:

15 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,000

Peter McFerrin, to win:

4 games: 68.171%
5: 46.473%
6: 31.681%
7: 21.597%
8: 14.723%
Avg. streak: 5.142 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• There appears to have been some sort of editing error made during this episode, in which Clue #30 of the Jeopardy! Round appears to have been retroactively awarded to Gil without explanation to the viewing audience. I would venture that the issue was that the judges decided to change the ruling, retape it, but the original recording ended up in the final cut instead. Surprisingly, this is not a unique occurrence in the history of the show; this happened on January 10, 2020. Interestingly, the show’s correction to the previous instance stated “we will make every effort to ensure this never happens again”. (Looks like that wasn’t the case.)

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

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Peter $16,000 Gil $13,000 Gabriel $8,800)

Peter: Standard cover bet is $10,001. (Actual bet: $10,001)

Gil: Standard cover bet over Gabriel is $4,601. (Actual bet: $13,000)

Gabriel: Your best chance of winning is via Triple Stumper. If Peter and Gil both bet to cover, then you win if you bet less than $400. (Actual bet: $7,201)

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