recaps
This weekend's Final Jeopardy answer (in the category Migrations) and statistics for the August 22-23, 2026 game between Eugene Huang, Sara Balmuth, and 2-day champion Josh Weikert.
Weekend Jeopardy! Recap - August 22 & 23, 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
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)
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)
(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 August 22-23, 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 25, 2025.
Here's today's Final Jeopardy (in the category Migrations) for August 22-23, 2026 (Season 41, Game 142):
A biosphere reserve in Michoacán is named for these creatures that turn the forests orange & black every November
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today's Jeopardy! contestants:
Josh enters today's game as a 2-day champion with winnings of $32,800.
Andy's Pregame Thoughts:
Our weekend encore presentation this weekend features Josh Weikert going for victory #3 against Sara Balmuth and Eugene Huang. Eugene was invited back to Second Chance as a result of his performance in this game.
Keep an eye out this weekend as well, as I'll be publishing my preview of Jeopardy! Masters, which begins on Tuesday night on ABC and CTV.
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Correct response: What is the monarch butterfly?
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Known in Mexico as Mariposa Monarca, the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve is a UNESCO World Heritage Site established in 1980 is the overwintering site of the vast majority of eastern North America's monarch butterfly population. Interestingly, the generation of butterflies that undertakes the migration southwards lives significantly longer than other generations; adult monarchs live for only for a couple of months during the summer, but the migratory generation will often live for 8-9.
To me, I was aware of the migratory patterns, so this was a straightforward Final; this is definitely a clue that has the opportunity to teach viewers who don't know, though—for that reason, I like it.
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here's the August 22-23, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Game Recap:
In a game that saw a significant amount of imperfect strategy, especially in Double Jeopardy, Eugene Huang was faced with the increasingly rare "Daily Double on the 30th clue of the Double Jeopardy! Round". With scores at $20,000–$13,600–$1,600, Eugene's best chances of winning going into Final happen with one of two choices: a) the minumum $5, to stay within two-thirds of Josh; b) $13,599 (almost all-in, putting yourself in the lead and better than three-quarters of Josh, while also keeping something around for Final.) As it turned out, Eugene bet in the middle of that with $3,000—which did keep himself with a faint hope entering Final Jeopardy after an incorrect response on that Daily Double.
Final Jeopardy today was a triple-get as Josh took win #3. Next weekend sees Josh go for win #4 against John Rindone and Melanie Hirsch.
Scores going into Final:
Josh $20,000Eugene $10,600
Sara $1,600
Tonight's results:
Sara $1,600 + $1,600 = $3,200 (What are monarch butterflies?)Eugene $10,600 + $9,401 = $20,001 (What are monarch butterflies?
Josh $20,000 + $1,201 = $21,201 (What are monarch butterflies?) (3-day total: $54,001)
Game Stats:
Josh $19,200 Coryat, 26 correct, 3 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)Eugene $15,600 Coryat, 19 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Sara $1,600 Coryat, 7 correct, 3 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,400
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