recaps
This weekend's Final Jeopardy answer (in the category Acting Families) and statistics for the August 15-16, 2026 game between Geraldine Rodriguez, Mustafa Hameed, and 1-day champion Josh Weikert.
Weekend Jeopardy! Recap - August 15 & 16, 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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Upcoming Encore Presentations
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)
September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
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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 15-16, 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 March 24, 2025.
Here's today's Final Jeopardy (in the category Acting Families) for August 15-16, 2026 (Season 41, Game 141):
After leaving a religious group, John & Arlyn Bottom changed their family's last name to this, to signify a rebirth
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today's Jeopardy! contestants:
Andy's Pregame Thoughts:
This weekend's encore presentation features Josh Weikert going for victory #2 against Mustafa Hameed and Geraldine Rodriguez. While he didn't end up victorious in his second chance, either, Mustafa did garner a Second Chance invitation as a result of his performance in this game against Josh.
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Correct response: What is Phoenix?
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What is now the Phoenix family, led by John & Arlyn, were members of the religious group The Children of God from 1972 and 1977. Disillusioned with many of the rules of the group, they returned to Florida and renamed the family Phoenix. The family's five children are River, Rain, Joaquin, Liberty, and Summer, all famous in Hollywood.
Game Recap:
Josh had to work for this one; Mustafa briefly took the lead in Double Jeopardy, aided by a category run late on the previous board. Josh then looked like he was pulling away and nearly had a runaway, but a late judges' reversal in Mustafa's favor turned things close entering Final Jeopardy.
Geraldine's being the only player to be correct in Final Jeopardy might have meant "Advantage Mustafa", but that was not to be; Mustafa bet too much in Final, and that makes Josh a 2-day champion. Next weekend will see Josh go for win #3 against Sara Balmuth and Eugene Huang.
Scores going into Final:
Josh $21,800Mustafa $17,200
Geraldine $3,200
Tonight's results:
Geraldine $3,200 + $3,200 = $6,400 (What is Phoenix?)Mustafa $17,200 - $10,000 = $7,200 (What is Barrymore?)
Josh $21,800 - $12,601 = $9,199 (What is Newman?) (2-day total: $32,800)
Game Stats:
Josh $20,000 Coryat, 23 correct, 2 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)Mustafa $17,200 Coryat, 22 correct, 0 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Geraldine $7,400 Coryat, 7 correct, 2 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $44,600
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