Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, June 2, 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)
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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 $1,098,403
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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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 20th Century Novels) for Tuesday, June 2, 2026 (Season 42, Game 192):

An introductory note to this novel offered gratitude to “the great profession of architecture and its heroes”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Alex Reyes, an authorization tech from Panorama City, California

Savannah Madeira, an arts administrator from Kempton, Pennsylvania

Peter McFerrin, an energy industry professional from Corona, California (1-day total: $18,999)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Peter McFerrin unseated an 8-game champion in yesterday’s game in Chris D’Angelo; today, he goes to defend his title against Alex Reyes & Savannah Madeira. One thing that I do want to note, even though this comes up every time it happens: Contestants are permitted to request to be seated for any reason whatsoever and do not need to disclose that reason to the public when that happens.

One thing that happened yesterday is that my Facebook page got hit with a spam attack from the friends of a contestant from last week beginning a “grassroots” Second Chance campaign. It is my hope that the show completely chooses to ignore such campaigns and only looks at the statistics, as I don’t think the show should be casting based on who has the most number of friends, instead casting for Second Chance based on merit in the game itself.

Correct response: What is The Fountainhead?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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The Fountainhead was the first successful literary work from Russian-born American author Ayn Rand and details the work of Howard Roark, a young architect who defies convention and refuses to compromise with the establishment.

While a number of right-wing thinkers today have drawn inspiration from Rand, I would say that she herself was generally critical of many in that sphere who did find inspiration in her, and that certainly differentiates her from some authors in the modern sphere.

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Game Recap:

Our two challengers might have had their opportunities early in this one, but Peter was afforded the opportunity to get his footing before finding the game’s major clues. In all, Peter picked up $10,000 from those clues, and then another $16,799 from Final Jeopardy, as he took the show for nearly $50,000 today and a second victory. He’ll go for win #3 tomorrow.

Scores going into Final:

Peter $32,400
Savannah $7,800
Alex $5,400

Tonight’s results:

Alex $5,400 + $5,400 = $10,800 (What is The Fountainhead)
Savannah $7,800 – $3,001 = $4,799 (What is the Brutalist?)
Peter $32,400 + $16,799 = $49,199 (What is The Fountainhead?) (2-day total: $68,198)

Game Stats:

Peter $25,000 Coryat, 25 correct, 3 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Alex $5,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 4 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Savannah $7,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $38,200

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Peter McFerrin, to win:

3 games: 72.513%
4: 52.581%
5: 38.128%
6: 27.648%
7: 20.048%
Avg. streak: 4.638 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Was it just me, or did the Shakespeare category seem to lack iambic pentameter in its delivery?
• Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.

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