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Today’s Final Jeopardy answer (in the category The Southern Hemisphere) and a recap of the Thursday, September 3, 2026 game between Adriana Harmeyer, Will Yancey, and Long Nguyen.
Today's Final Jeopardy - Thursday, September 3, 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
(Quarterfinal Final Standings)
1) Victoria Groce, 15 points, 5 wins, 172 correct responses, $126,000 Coryat Score, $121,000 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Yogesh Raut, 12 points, 3 wins, 106 correct responses, $69,000 Coryat Score, $69,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Paolo Pasco, 8 points, 1 win, 94 correct responses, $62,400 Coryat Score, $71,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Andrew He, 5 points, 1 win, 89 correct responses, $53,000 Coryat Score, $50,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
5) Long Nguyen, 5 points, 1 win, 68 correct responses, $40,200 Coryat Score, $45,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
6) Juveria Zaheer, 3 points, 1 win, 86 correct responses, $60,600 Coryat Score, $68,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
Upcoming Encore Presentations
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)
September 19-20: S42 E173 (May 6, 2026)
(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. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
22. Ben Ingram $449,201
23. Paolo Pasco $448,717
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
Warning: This page contains spoilers for the September 3, 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 12, 2026.
Here's today's Final Jeopardy (in the category The Southern Hemisphere) for Thursday, September 3, 2026 (Season 42, Game 114):
A 1606 map of America shows this archipelago as part of a southern continent by a canoe with smoke billowing from its center
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today's Jeopardy! contestants:
Andy's Pregame Thoughts:
Regular Jeopardy!'s encore presentations continue with the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament; the sixth and final quarterfinal of this tournament features Long Nguyen, Will Yancey, and seeded Adriana Harmeyer. Long and Will are both Second Chance winners, while Adriana is a superchamp from 2024, having also qualified for Jeopardy! Masters in 2025. There are still three spots up for grabs in the semifinals, and three of Long, Will, Adriana, Jen Giles, and Drew Basile will end up taking those spots.
An incredibly important consideration that I'll probably reiterate in the recap later as well: before playing their quarterfinal, the players are under strict sequestration and have no idea about any of the scores from the games before theirs. Thus, they'll have no idea what score is necessary in order to advance as a wild card.
I know that I've been making a lot of golf analogies this week, but I'm going to make another one here: the past two iterations of this tournament have been at a "difficulty" level similar to how difficult a professional golfer would find a course set up for the PGA Championship, while this year's tournament—especially in the Double Jeopardy Round—has been at a difficulty level similar to how difficult a professional golfer would find a course set up for the US Open. It's certainly had an effect on the wild cards, with very few players even breaking $10,000 entering Final Jeopardy. While the games are still close, I think this would have been a much more enjoyable tournament so far if every player's score were $5,000 higher entering Final Jeopardy.
Finally, the semifinals of Jeopardy! Masters begin tonight at 8:00 (7:00 Central) on ABC and CTV.
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Correct response: What is Tierra del Fuego?
More Information About Final Jeopardy!:
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In Jodocus Hondius's 1606 map of the Western Hemisphere, titled America, what is now known as the archipelago of Tierra del Fuego (at the southern tip of South America) was rendered as a part of the believed southern "continent" "Terra Australis", near the aforementioned canoe with smoke billowing from its center. (The archipelago was also labeled as "Tierra del fogo" in 1606.)
This feels like a relatively straightforward clue—after all, where there's smoke, there's fire—and that should hopefully be enough for our players to get to the correct response.
Game Recap & Tonight's Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here's the Thursday, September 3, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Independent Spirit Awards; Bodies Of Water; In Black's Law Dictionary; Antonyms; "E.E."; Comings)Long got off to the best start, picking up six high-value correct responses, but it was Adriana who found the Daily Double, doubling up. After 15 clues, the scores were Long $4,000 Adriana $2,000 Will $1,600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Long 6 correct 0 incorrectAdriana 2 correct 0 incorrect
Will 4 correct 1 incorrect
Today's interviews:
Adriana did a number of local talks about the show experience, learning, and knowledge.Will bought a house with the assistance of his winnings.
Long does YouTube videos teaching math.
All three players played well after the break, keeping the scores high; Long still led after 30 on the strength of his early lead. On the opening board, Long went 4/5 in bodies of water, while Adriana went 3/5 in antonyms and Will went 3/5 in comings (various arrivals.)
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Long 8 correct 0 incorrectWill 9 correct 1 incorrect
Adriana 7 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Long $5,200Will $4,600
Adriana $3,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Getting The Literary Jitters; Women In Music; International Observances; All About Animals; Many-Lettered Words; Remains To Be Seen)Long dominated the Double Jeopardy Round, picking up a dozen correct responses, including four at the $1200 level and another four at the $1600 level, cruising to a runaway. (He also found both Daily Doubles and got them correct, making conservative wagers on both of them.) On that second board, Long went 4/5 in Animals, while Will went 3/5 in long words.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Long 20 correct 1 incorrectWill 17 correct 4 incorrect
Adriana 11 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Long $19,600Will $7,400
Adriana $3,400
Long and Adriana were correct, while Will was not—Will's bet took him out of contention, while Adriana's score wasn't high enough entering Final to snatch the last wild card spot. Long is a semifinalist, while Karen Farrell, Jen Giles, and Drew Basile take the wild cards.
Tonight's results:
Adriana $3,400 + $3,400 = $6,800 (What is Tierra del Fuego?)Will $7,400 - $7,400 = $0 (What is the
Long $19,600 + $2,000 = $21,600 (What is Tierra del Fuego?) (1 win)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) ANTONYMS $800 (clue #9)Adriana 1000 +1000 (Long 3800 Will 400)
2) INTERNATIONAL OBSERVANCES $1200 (clue #5)
Long 8000 +2000 (Will 4600 Adriana 1400)
3) ALL ABOUT ANIMALS $1200 (clue #7, $25600 left on board)
Long 11600 +1600 (Will 4600 Adriana 1400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 139
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Long 4 3 5 2 4 5Will 3
Adriana 3 4*
DJ! Round:
Long 3 5 4 3* 4 3*Will
Adriana 4
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Long 3.75Adriana 3.67
Will 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:
Long $18,400 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)Adriana $3,200 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Will $7,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 4 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $29,000
Lach Trash: $15,000 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,000
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Long Nguyen, career statistics:
125 correct, 19 incorrect7/10 on rebound attempts (on 24 rebound opportunities)
34.80% in first on buzzer (119/342)
8/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $20,000)
5/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,600
Will Yancey, career statistics:
173 correct, 42 incorrect10/14 on rebound attempts (on 27 rebound opportunities)
34.50% in first on buzzer (177/513)
10/15 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $15,600)
4/9 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,244
Adriana Harmeyer, career statistics:
509 correct, 64 incorrect30/40 on rebound attempts (on 105 rebound opportunities)
32.50% in first on buzzer (481/1480)
18/26 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $25,400)
19/26 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,723
Andy's Thoughts:
- Long's YouTube channel can be found here.
- Long was just the fourth player in the quarterfinals with a Coryat score above $10,000 and just the third with a pre-Final Jeopardy score above $10,000.
- Some things to keep in mind with the semifinal matchups:
- Matt Amodio, Karen Farrell, and Drew Basile will be in different semifinals in order to avoid an immediate rematch.
- I would also expect to see Alison Betts, Karen Farrell, and Jen Giles in separate semifinals.
- Filed under "more likely than not": Matt Amodio, Andrew He, and Roger Craig will probably be in separate semifinals as they are the three remaining "seeded" players.
- Finally, it is possible to put the three wildcards in separate semifinals, but the show is under no obligation to do so.
- Today's J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
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