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Today’s Final Jeopardy answer (in the category Art & Artists) and a recap of the Friday, August 28, 2026 game between Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, Roger Craig, and Eric Ahasic.
Today's Final Jeopardy - Friday, August 28, 2026
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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Jeopardy! Masters Standings
(through 3 episodes)
1) Yogesh Raut, 7 points, 2 wins, 59 correct responses, $42,600 Coryat Score, $43,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Victoria Groce, 6 points, 2 wins, 79 correct responses, $51,800 Coryat Score, $42,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Paolo Pasco, 5 points, 1 win, 47 correct responses, $28,000 Coryat Score, $34,300 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Juveria Zaheer, 3 points, 1 win, 46 correct responses, $37,600 Coryat Score, $42,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
5) Long Nguyen, 2 points, 0 wins, 29 correct responses, $16,400 Coryat Score, $18,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
6) Andrew He, 1 point, 0 wins, 42 correct responses, $17,600 Coryat Score, $13,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
Upcoming Encore Presentations
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
August 29-30: S41 E143 (March 26, 2025)
August 31: S42 E111 (February 9, 2026)
September 1: S42 E112 (February 10, 2026)
September 2: S42 E113 (February 11, 2026)
September 3: S42 E114 (February 12, 2026)
September 4: S42 E115 (February 13, 2026)
September 5-6: S41 E144 (March 27, 2025)
September 7: S42 E116 (February 16, 2026)
September 8: S42 E117 (February 17, 2026)
September 9: S42 E118 (February 18, 2026)
September 10: S42 E119 (February 19, 2026)
September 11: S42 E120 (February 20, 2026)
September 12-13: S41 E145 (March 28, 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
Warning: This page contains spoilers for the August 28, 2026, game of Jeopardy! — please do not scroll down if you wish to avoid being spoiled. Please note that today's game is an encore presentation of the game that originally aired on February 6, 2026.
Here's today's Final Jeopardy (in the category Art & Artists) for Friday, August 28, 2026 (Season 42, Game 110):
He entered the priory of San Marco in Florence in the 1430s & was commissioned to paint its altarpiece by the Medicis
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today's Jeopardy! contestants:
Andy's Pregame Thoughts:
Today's second quarterfinal in the encore presentation of February's Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament featured Eric Ahasic, Roger Craig, and Veronica Vichit-Vadakan. Roger was been seeded after returning from Jeopardy! Masters, while Eric hasn't been seen since the 2022 Tournament of Champions and Veronica the 2021 ToC. Eric, though, is the strongest player in this field in terms of taking advantage of Daily Doubles—Roger, of course, was one of the OGs at the same, while Veronica finished third to Sam Kavanaugh and Jennifer Quail in that 2021 tournament, and is still an incredibly strong player of Jeopardy!; I am expecting this to be a very closely contested match. The Unified Prediction Model, though, did think that Veronica got the toughest draw of any player in the opening round.
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Correct response: Who is Fra Angelico?
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Known as a Dominican friar and painter, Fra Angelico came to prominence after receiving the patronage of Cosimo de' Medici; at San Marco, he became known for painting the Deposition of Christ as well as the aforementioned altarpiece.
In the 1980s, he was beatified by Pope John Paul II and was later declared the patron of Catholic artists.
When this originally aired, I thought that we were going to see a lot of guesses of "Donatello" here, considering that Donatello was also patronized by the Medici family; this is one of those things where you just have to know that one of Fra Angelico's best-known works was the San Marco Altarpiece.
Game Recap & Tonight's Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here's the Friday, August 28, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Ports Of Call; Nonfiction; Modern Tech; ____ & ____; The Hand I've Been Dealt; Phil 'Er Up!)Roger found the Daily Double, but got it incorrect entering just before the first commercial break, giving Eric a slim lead. After 14 clues, the scores were Eric $1,400 Veronica $1,200 Roger $0.
Statistics at the first break (14 clues):
Eric 3 correct 1 incorrectVeronica 2 correct 1 incorrect
Roger 6 correct 3 incorrect
Today's interviews:
Veronica has started an online trivia league with other J! alumni.Roger won a game of rock-paper-scissors with Julia Collins to determine who of the two appeared.
Eric is now a father of a 1-year-old named Theo.
Roger came back from the Daily Double miss to sit just $400 behind Eric and Veronica after 30 clues. On the opening board, Roger went 4/5 in card hands, 3/5 in ports and modern tech, while Eric went 3/5 in ____ & ____ and Veronica went 3/5 in nonfiction.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Veronica 8 correct 2 incorrectEric 6 correct 1 incorrect
Roger 12 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Veronica $2,800Eric $2,800
Roger $2,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: France In The 1600S; Creatures From Myth; Notable Names; A Perfect 10; Their Last Film; We'Re Building Words Over Here)Roger found his stride in Double Jeopardy, picking up 16 correct, both Daily Doubles, and cruising to a runaway. On the second board, Roger went 3/5 in French history, notable names, final films, and word building.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Roger 28 correct 4 incorrectVeronica 13 correct 3 incorrect
Eric 11 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Roger $24,000Veronica $7,200
Eric $5,600
Final Jeopardy turned out to be a Triple Stumper; knowing there was one more game and one fewer wildcard, both Eric and Veronica swung for the fences and are likely now eliminated. Roger's a semifinalist, though, on the strength of his runaway entering Final Jeopardy.
Tonight's results:
Eric $5,600 - $5,600 = $0 (Who is Botticelli?)Veronica $7,200 - $7,200 = $0 (Who is Raphael?)
Roger $24,000 - $9,000 = $15,000 (Who Michelangelo) (Semi-Finalist)
Wild card standings:
Quarterfinal #1: Matt Amodio, $18,800Quarterfinal #2: Roger Craig, $15,000
1. Karen Farrell, $16,400, 86.990% to advance
2. Drew Basile, $7,200, 1.019% to advance
3. Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, $0 ($7,200), 0.000005% to advance
4. Eric Ahasic, $0 ($5,600)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) ____ & ____ $800 (clue #14)Roger 2800 -2800 (Eric 1400 Veronica 1200)
2) FRANCE IN THE 1600s $1600 (clue #7)
Roger 4400 +4400 (Eric 2400 Veronica 4800)
3) WE'RE BUILDING WORDS OVER HERE $2000 (clue #14, $14800 left on board)
Roger 12800 +4000 (Eric 3200 Veronica 4800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 31
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Eric 3 4 3 4 2Roger 5 4 3 5 4 5 4*
Veronica 5 3
DJ! Round:
Eric 3 2Roger 5 4 5 5 4* 4 3 5 3 5*
Veronica 1 4
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Roger 4.29Veronica 3.25
Eric 3.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.07 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Roger $22,000 Coryat, 28 correct, 4 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 5/5 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)Veronica $7,200 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Eric $5,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,800
Lach Trash: $8,600 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,600
Lead Changes: 8
Times Tied: 4
Player Statistics:
Eric Ahasic, career statistics:
221 correct, 29 incorrect17/20 on rebound attempts (on 49 rebound opportunities)
35.61% in first on buzzer (203/570)
15/17 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $65,000)
3/10 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,680
Roger Craig, career statistics:
616 correct, 125 incorrect38/47 on rebound attempts (on 103 rebound opportunities)
40.56% in first on buzzer (625/1541)
37/44 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $161,000)
14/25 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,662
Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, career statistics:
175 correct, 22 incorrect10/15 on rebound attempts (on 48 rebound opportunities)
29.41% in first on buzzer (165/561)
5/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,200)
5/10 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,900
Andy's Thoughts:
- Veronica's trivia league is Quizzing in Progress.
- Today's J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
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