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Weekend Jeopardy! Recap – July 4 & 5, 2026
Warning: This page contains spoilers for the July 4-5, 2026, game ofJeopardy!— 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 thatoriginally aired on March 14, 2025.
Current Champion
Nikolas Polsinelli, career statistics:
44 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,500
To win:
3 games: 64.111%
4: 41.102%
5: 26.351%
6: 16.894%
7: 10.831%
Avg. streak: 3.786 games.
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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
Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 21st Century Broadway) for July 4-5, 2026 (Season 41, Game 135):
A review of this musical noted “sacrilege” & said it was “blasphemous” but “its heart is as pure as…a Rodgers & Hammerstein show”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Jamie Hare, a library worker from Decatur, Georgia
Alex DeFrank, an inventory specialist from Brooklyn, New York
Jack Goldfisher, a screenwriter & director from Los Angeles, California (1-day total: $32,401)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
We skip over a couple of days from last week’s encore presentation to get to this game, where we see Jack Goldfisher (who you might remember from Season 2 of Pop Culture Jeopardy!) defends his title against Alex DeFrank and Jamie Hare.
I still don’t know why Jamie wasn’t a part of Second Chance after her performance in this game, but I guess the show had its reasons. In any case, I think Jamie was the most blatant snub from last year’s postseason.
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Correct response: What is The Book of Mormon?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
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The Book Of Mormon details two Mormon missionaries in Africa, attempting to preach their faith to the inhabitants of a remote village in Uganda. It won nine Tony Awards, grossed over $800 million, and has run for over 5,000 performances at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre. Its 2011 New York Times review, quoted in this weekend’s Final Jeopardy, was written by Ben Brantley.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the July 4-5, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Game Recap:
Why did I think Jamie was the most blatant snub? Doubling up twice in Double Jeopardy from the Daily Doubles, that’s why! $21,200 entering Final absolutely should have made her one of the first players that the show Called. In any case, Alex DeFrank had $26,400 entering Final, and won when Final turned into a triple get.
Next week features Alex’s second game against Clare Murray and Brett Aresco.
Scores going into Final:
Alex $26,400
Jamie $21,200
Jack $6,200
Tonight’s results:
Jack $6,200 + $2,200 = $8,400 (What is The Book of Mormon? Hi Isabella <3)
Jamie $21,200 + $5,201 = $26,401 (What is Book of Mormon?)
Alex $26,400 + $16,001 = $42,401 (What is The Book of Mormon? Mormon) (1-day total: $42,401)
Game Stats:
Alex $20,200 Coryat, 24 correct, 2 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Jamie $14,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Jack $6,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $40,400
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