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Today’s Final Jeopardy answer (in the category European History) and a recap of the Wednesday, August 19, 2026 game between Allegra Kuney, Tom Devlin, and Scott Riccardi.
Today's Final Jeopardy - Wednesday, August 19, 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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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 $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
Warning: This page contains spoilers for the August 19, 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 January 27, 2026.
Here's today's Final Jeopardy (in the category European History) for Wednesday, August 19, 2026 (Season 42, Game 102):
Writing from prison to her pere in 1793, she quoted the dramatist Corneille, "Crime makes the shame, and not the scaffold"
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today's Jeopardy! contestants:
Andy's Pregame Thoughts:
The encore presentations of the Tournament of Champions semifinals begin with Semifinal #1 between Scott Riccardi, Tom Devlin, and Allegra Kuney.
As I posted back in January, when this game originally aired, audience members at this taping reported a major buzzer system malfunction early in this semifinal that required the game to be restarted. It should also be noted that buzzer issues in the ToC aren't even an unprecedented occurrence—in 2015, the Matt Jackson–John Schultz–Jennifer Giles quarterfinal had a buzzer malfunction that nearly necessitated scrapping an Eric Stonestreet category honoring service members on Veterans Day.
For those fans looking forward to Jeopardy! Masters Season 4, the mini-site is now available on the show's website. Over the next few days, my own "Everything You Need To Know" will be posted here as well.
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Correct response: Who is Charlotte Corday?
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According to the Smithsonian Institution, where the American Art Museum has a painting of Corday in prison, Charlotte Corday justified her murder of Jean-Paul Marat with the quote "Crime makes the shame, and not the scaffold" in a 1793 heartfelt letter to her father.
This is the sort of "deeper cut" Final Jeopardy clue that the Tournament of Champions has been known for over the years; the expanded correct response canon in a ToC situation allows this sort of thing to be asked about Corday, whereas in regular play, you'd see a lot of people guessing Marie Antoinette and then being wrong.
Game Recap & Tonight's Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here's the Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: California Geographic; Living Fossils; It Happened In 2025; You're My Soda Pop; That's Entertainment; A Hard Scrabble Upbringing) Tom had the best opening, but Scott was starting to find his footing just before the break. After 15 clues, the scores were Tom $5,400 Scott $2,600 Allegra $200.Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Tom 7 correct 0 incorrectScott 4 correct 1 incorrect
Allegra 2 correct 2 incorrect
Today's interviews:
Allegra is still terrified of roller coasters, but sings show tunes to overcome her fear.Tom regrets mistaking Tilda Swinton as Cate Blanchett.
Scott wants to give a shoutout to South Plainfield, New Jersey.
Scott doubled up through the Daily Double to take a slim lead that he held through the end of the round. On the opening board, Scott was 3/5 in California geography, while Tom was 3/5 in soda pop and 4/5 in Scrabble/upbringing.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Scott 10 correct 1 incorrectTom 13 correct 1 incorrect
Allegra 5 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Scott $8,200Tom $7,400
Allegra $1,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Lighting Up The Enlightenment; Pen Names; Organizations; It's A Fact; Women In Song; Latin Lovers) The lead changed hands a number of times before Scott found DD2 and blew the game wide open by doubling up. He followed it up by immediately finding DD3, picking up another $6,000 as he cruised to a runaway. Tom went 4/5 in organizations, while Scott went 3/5 in facts & women in song.Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Scott 22 correct 1 incorrectTom 24 correct 1 incorrect
Allegra 10 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Scott $41,200Tom $19,000
Allegra $7,600
All three players went for Marie Antoinette; Scott is your first finalist!
Tonight's results:
Allegra $7,600 - $6,700 = $900 (Who is Marie Antoinette?)Tom $19,000 - $0 = $19,000 (Who is Marie Antoinette? Thank you, J! team!)
Scott $41,200 - $0 = $41,200 (Who is Marie Antoinette?) (Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) CALIFORNIA GEOGRAPHIC $400 (clue #20)Scott 3800 +3800 (Tom 6000 Allegra 400)
2) LIGHTING UP THE ENLIGHTENMENT $800 (clue #15)
Scott 15400 +15400 (Tom 14200 Allegra 4400)
3) LATIN LOVERS $1600 (clue #16, $12400 left on board)
Scott 30800 +6000 (Tom 14200 Allegra 4400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 219
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Scott 5 5 3 4 3 5 2*Tom 4 3 4 3 3 5 5 4 5 2
Allegra 4 3 4
DJ! Round:
Scott 5 4 3 3 5 2* 4*Tom 4 4 3 3 4
Allegra 3 5 3 4
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Scott 3.79Tom 3.73
Allegra 3.71
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.08 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Scott $18,800 Coryat, 22 correct, 1 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)Tom $19,000 Coryat, 24 correct, 1 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Allegra $7,600 Coryat, 10 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $45,400
Lach Trash: $5,600 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,000
Lead Changes: 6
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Scott Riccardi, career statistics:
486 correct, 34 incorrect28/30 on rebound attempts (on 75 rebound opportunities)
42.79% in first on buzzer (439/1026)
26/33 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $83,200)
12/18 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,811
Tom Devlin, career statistics:
161 correct, 16 incorrect10/10 on rebound attempts (on 23 rebound opportunities)
45.32% in first on buzzer (155/342)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $15,600)
2/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,867
Allegra Kuney, career statistics:
152 correct, 24 incorrect5/7 on rebound attempts (on 20 rebound opportunities)
38.10% in first on buzzer (152/399)
8/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $19,100)
4/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,600
Andy's Thoughts:
- The cumulative stats above are per the "Jeopardy! Air Time" as per the initial airings (not taking the exhibition game that re-aired yesterday into account).
- Today's J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
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