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Today’s Final Jeopardy answer (in the category The Calendar) and a recap of the Tuesday, September 1, 2026 game between Andrew He, Jen Giles, and Mehal Shah.
Today's Final Jeopardy - Tuesday, September 1, 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 4 episodes)
1) Victoria Groce, 9 points, 3 wins, 109 correct responses, $76,800 Coryat Score, $72,600 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Yogesh Raut, 8 points, 2 wins, 75 correct responses, $52,200 Coryat Score, $53,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Paolo Pasco, 6 points, 1 win, 61 correct responses, $39,200 Coryat Score, $46,700 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Long Nguyen, 5 points, 1 win, 54 correct responses, $36,600 Coryat Score, $41,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
5) Juveria Zaheer, 3 points, 1 win, 53 correct responses, $40,000 Coryat Score, $44,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
6) Andrew He, 1 point, 0 wins, 50 correct responses, $22,400 Coryat Score, $18,600 earned before Final Jeopardy
Upcoming Encore Presentations
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 September 1, 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 10, 2026.
Here's today's Final Jeopardy (in the category The Calendar) for Tuesday, September 1, 2026 (Season 42, Game 112):
Black History Month was first celebrated around the birth dates of Abraham Lincoln & this contemporary who died in 1895
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today's Jeopardy! contestants:
Andy's Pregame Thoughts:
Today's encore presentation in regular Jeopardy! features Quarterfinal #4 of the 2026 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament; it is between 2025 Champions Wildcard winner Mehal Shah, 2015 Teachers Tournament winner Jen Giles, and the seeded Andrew He, making his return after having competed in Jeopardy! Masters in the past. It's been a couple of years since Andrew has played—when I first previewed this episode back in February, I thought the biggest thing standing in Andrew's way might be rust. Obviously, with the Jeoparverse seeing a double dose of Andrew today—Jeopardy! Masters airs on ABC at 8:00 (7:00 Central)—it seems as if rust might not have been something to worry about too much.
I'm also going to repeat what I said back in February about this tournament: I still think the writers set a tournament that was too difficult, and they need to dial things back one notch, at least in the quarterfinals, going forward. Games of Jeopardy! where only 5 of your 9 players thus far have cleared 30 attempts make for situations where your scores are going to be lower and your games have a feeling of less excitement. If one is familiar with Sandy Tatum's words referring to the US Open in golf, "We're not trying to humiliate the best players in the world. We're simply trying to identify who they are", I worry that the "course setup", as it were, leans more towards the former than the latter.
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Correct response: Who was Frederick Douglass?
More Information About Final Jeopardy!:
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Black History Month started in the 1920s as Negro History Week, with the week including February 12 (Lincoln's birthday) and February 14 (the date Frederick Douglass celebrated as his—Douglass knew he was born in February, but was never sure what specific day, so he chose to observe February 14 as his birthday). Lincoln and Douglass had both been celebrated in Black America prior to this for their respective roles in the abolition of slavery. The weeklong observance expanded to the entire month of February in 1970.
Game Recap & Tonight's Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here's the Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Pick Your Battles; Pop Culture Missing Links; What Should We Call The Dog?; King James Bible Study; At Fernicliff Cemetery; Rhyme Time)Andrew missed an early Daily Double; Jen picked up three high-value correct responses in order to lead after 15 clues. At the interviews, the scores were Jen $2,800 Mehal $1,600 Andrew $400.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Jen 3 correct 0 incorrectMehal 4 correct 1 incorrect
Andrew 3 correct 1 incorrect
Today's interviews:
Andrew has a friend group that spends time insulting each other.Jen thinks winning the Teachers Tournament was a great experience.
Mehal recently welcomed his second child.
Andrew came close to taking the lead on the last clue of the round, but was incorrect and sat third instead as Jen continued to lead. On the opening board, Andrew went 3/5 in battles while Mehal went 3/5 in Rhyme Time.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Jen 4 correct 0 incorrectMehal 9 correct 2 incorrect
Andrew 9 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jen $3,400Mehal $2,800
Andrew $2,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Islands; Biographies & Memoirs; 1960S Nasa; Awards & Honors; Country Songs; Russian Crossword Clues)Mehal bet the minimum $5—and was incorrect—on DD2; meanwhile, Andrew went for his entire $7,400 total on DD3 and fell back to $0. However, Andrew rebounded well from his miss, picking up enough over the final 19 clues to still hold the lead entering Final Jeopardy. On that second board, Andrew picked up 3 in 1960s NASA.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Andrew 19 correct 5 incorrectJen 10 correct 1 incorrect
Mehal 13 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Andrew $6,000Jen $5,400
Mehal $4,395
This Final Jeopardy was a triple-get; Andrew went for the cover bet and advances automatically, while Jen went more conservative and is probably very much on the bubble of advancing to the semifinals. We shall see how the last two quarterfinals go!
Tonight's results:
Mehal $4,395 + $1,606 = $6,001 (Who is Frederick Douglas)Jen $5,400 + $3,000 = $8,400 (Who is Douglas?)
Andrew $6,000 + $4,801 = $10,801 (Who is Douglass?) (Semi-Finalist)
Wild card standings:
Quarterfinal #1: Matt Amodio, $18,800Quarterfinal #2: Roger Craig, $15,000
Quarterfinal #3: Drew Goins, $1,600
Quarterfinal #4: Andrew He, $10,801
1. Karen Farrell, $16,400, 98.450% to advance
2. Jen Giles, $8,400, 27.324% to advance
3. Drew Basile, $7,200, 2.861% to advance
4. Mehal Shah, $6,001
5. Liz Feltner, $1,599
6. T.L. Cubbage, $1
7. Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, $0 ($7,200)
8. Eric Ahasic, $0 ($5,600)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) AT FERNICLIFF CEMETERY $1000 (clue #3)Andrew 800 -1000 (Mehal 0 Jen 0)
2) BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS $1600 (clue #7)
Mehal 5600 -5 (Jen 1400 Andrew 5400)
3) AWARDS & HONORS $1600 (clue #11, $18400 left on board)
Andrew 7400 -7400 (Mehal 5595 Jen 2600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -200
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Mehal 4Jen
Andrew 5 5*
DJ! Round:
Mehal 5 4* 3Jen 4 5
Andrew 4 3 5 4 3 4*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Andrew 4.13Jen 4.50
Mehal 4.00
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:
Andrew $14,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 5 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)Jen $5,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 1 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Mehal $4,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 5 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $24,200
Lach Trash: $18,000 (on 15 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,800
Lead Changes: 9
Times Tied: 6
Player Statistics:
Mehal Shah, career statistics:
184 correct, 29 incorrect14/14 on rebound attempts (on 37 rebound opportunities)
34.83% in first on buzzer (178/511)
9/12 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $37,195)
2/9 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,756
Jen Giles, career statistics:
120 correct, 19 incorrect5/7 on rebound attempts (on 32 rebound opportunities)
29.75% in first on buzzer (119/400)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,400)
4/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,900
Andrew He, career statistics:
577 correct, 81 incorrect38/44 on rebound attempts (on 104 rebound opportunities)
31.64% in first on buzzer (541/1710)
32/43 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $139,000)
16/30 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,987
Andy's Thoughts:
- Especially in a situation where it was potentially likely for Mehal to go all in, I don't see the point of not wagering at least $3,400 from Jen's side. That said, had she gone all in, she would be nearly 50% to advance right now (as opposed to what the prediction model currently says.
- Today's J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
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