Weekend Jeopardy! Recap – January 10 & 11, 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)
(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

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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 20th Century History) for January 10-11, 2026 (Season 41, Game 163):

A 1919 Punch cartoon titled “The Gap in the Bridge” showed Uncle Sam sleeping on the missing keystone of this

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Eric Cordova, a compliance specialist from Chicago, Illinois

Abigail Arnold, an academic administrator from Waltham, Massachusetts

Liam Starnes, an undergraduate student from Barrington, Illinois (3-day total: $72,202)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Today’s weekend rerun features Liam Starnes going for win #4 against Abigail Arnold and Eric Cordova. Those who have been paying attention to the main games know that Abigail was invited back for Second Chance as a result of this game.

One thing that I would like to mention is that both Second Chance and Champions Wildcard are a direct result of more players on Jeopardy! playing more strategically. Because more contestants are taking it upon themselves to hunt for Daily Doubles, the Jeopardy! of the 2020s has significantly more variance than the Jeopardy! of the 1990s and 2000s. Thus, it is significantly more likely that someone who is good enough to finish second place at Jeopardy! Masters might be a player unlucky enough to lose their first game. Moreover, I find it quite hard to believe that some of the current postseason format’s largest detractors online—the vast majority of whom have never appeared themselves on the Alex Trebek Stage—would actually turn down a Second Chance or Champions Wildcard invite if they happened to become a contestant on the show, played very well, but didn’t quite make it to the Tournament of Champions.

It should also be noted that the semifinal pairings for Champions Wildcard have been unveiled: Monday’s game is Ryan Sharpe vs. Vickie Talvola vs. Cameron Berry; Tuesday’s game is Jonathan Hugendubler vs. Michelle Tsai vs. Bill McKinney, while Wednesday’s game is Stella Trout vs. Ian Morrison vs. Harvey Silikovitz. My full preview will be posted tomorrow.

Correct response: What is the League of Nations?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2026 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

Due to the U.S. Senate’s refusal to ratify the treaty permitting American entry into the League of Nations (a precursor to the modern U.N.) despite Woodrow Wilson wishing for such an organization in the Fourteen Points, Punch mocked the Americans (represented by Uncle Sam) as asleep. This American isolationism was one of the causes of World War II as the League proved ineffective without American involvement.

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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the January 10-11, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Note: If you’d like to see the full statistics from this game, check out the original recap, from April 23, 2025.

Game Recap:

Abigail went for the big lead early, but an expensive True Daily Double on the opening board dropped her score back to $0 and meant Liam led after 15 clues. Liam then picked up $8,600 on the two Daily Doubles in Double Jeopardy to ensure he led despite Abigail’s 25 correct responses to Liam’s 14.

Final Jeopardy was a Double Stumper (Eric didn’t have enough money to make it to Final), which meant it came down to the betting. Abigail ended up betting $401 too much, meaning Liam is now a 4-time champion.

Next week will feature Liam going for win #5 against Raguell Couch and Harold Goldston III.

Scores going into Final:

Liam $18,800
Abigail $14,000
Eric $0

Tonight’s results:

Eric $0 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Abigail $14,000 – $4,801 = $9,199 (What is London Bridge?)
Liam $18,800 – $9,201 = $9,599 (What is the Golden Gate Bridge) (4-day total: $81,801)

Game Stats:

Liam $12,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Abigail $21,800 Coryat, 25 correct, 2 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Eric $0 Coryat, 11 correct, 5 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,400
Lach Trash: $10,600 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,000
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 1

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