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This weekend's Final Jeopardy answer (in the category Geographic History) and statistics for the September 19-20, 2026 game between Lauren Black, Tristan Williams, and 1-day champion Shannon Crisenbery.
Weekend Jeopardy! Recap - September 19 & 20, 2026
Current Champion
Mark Ramirez, career statistics:
52 correct, 9 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
44.74% in first on buzzer (51/114)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $200)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,600
To win:
3 games: 61.692%
4: 38.059%
5: 23.479%
6: 14.485%
7: 8.936%
Avg. streak: 3.610 games.
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Upcoming Encore Presentations
September 19-20: S42 E173 (May 6, 2026)
September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 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 September 19-20, 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 May 6, 2026.
Here's today's Final Jeopardy (in the category Geographic History) for September 19-20, 2026 (Season 42, Game 173):
About 10,000 sq. miles, this region was the subject of a 19th c. war, declared independence in 1917, reorganized in 1921 & is under dispute to this day
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today's Jeopardy! contestants:
Shannon enters today's game as a 1-day champion with winnings of $38,400.
Andy's Pregame Thoughts:
As regular play moved into Season 43, the weekend encore presentations have now moved to feature Season 42. And the first featured game of 52 over the upcoming year sees Shannon Crisenbery coming in as a 1-day champion to face off against Tristan Williams and Lauren Black. In case you weren't paying attention last season, you'll soon see why this game was featured, and it was due to the performance of one of our challengers.
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Correct response: What is Crimea?
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Due to its strategic location on the Black Sea, the Crimean peninsula has been fought over and changed hands numerous times over the millennia. The Greeks settled the area near what is now Sevastopol in the 6th century B.C, while in the 19th century, the Russians fought against an alliance of the Ottomans and Western European states for control in the famous Crimean War. By the time of the Russian Revolution, the area declared independence in 1917 as the Crimean People's Republic, before becoming the Crimean Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic in 1945. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the government in the area asserted sovereignty, and since 2014, the area has been disputed between Ukraine and Russia, with Russia using the area to launch its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
I'll be honest: it feels like there are a lot of moving parts to this clue, and I'll be impressed with any contestant who can get through all of them to reach a correct response.
Game Recap & Tonight's Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here's the September 19-20, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Big Business; 4-Syllable Words; Sports Nicknames; The Great State Of...; We Love Islands; I Got A Text!)
Tristan got off to the best start, but fell back as a result of a Daily Double miss. After 15 clues, he still led, though—scores at the interviews were Tristan $2,000 Shannon $1,600 Lauren -$1,800.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Tristan 9 correct 2 incorrectShannon 2 correct 0 incorrect
Lauren 0 correct 2 incorrect
Today's interviews:
Lauren met all of her local friends because of Magic: the Gathering.Tristan once did a "donut 5k", where one eats 12.5 donuts and then runs 5k.
Shannon is a former archivist for a library in Ann Arbor.
Tristan picked up another half-dozen correct as he continued to lead after 30. On the opening board, Tristan went 4/5 in Big Business and sports nicknames and 3/5 in islands.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Tristan 15 correct 3 incorrectShannon 5 correct 0 incorrect
Lauren 2 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Tristan $3,400Shannon $2,600
Lauren -$800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Positively Prefixed; It'S Simple Physics; 5 By 5; 1840S America; Silence; Celebrity Bird Collective Nouns)
The Daily Doubles were found on back-to-back picks in this one. However, Tristan only split the Daily Doubles. He wasn't fazed by the miss, though, still picking up 15 correct in the round to reach 30 for the game overall and cruise to a runaway. On this board, he went 4/5 in celebrity bird collective nouns and silence.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Tristan 30 correct 4 incorrectShannon 12 correct 0 incorrect
Lauren 4 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 11 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Tristan $20,400Shannon $7,400
Lauren -$800
Tristan having the runaway was crucial, as Shannon was correct in Final Jeopardy. Tristan only lost $400, though, and will feature in next weekend's encore presentation as well, taking on Robert Yan and Helen Yoas.
Tonight's results:
Lauren -$800 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)Shannon $7,400 + $7,400 = $14,800 (What is Crimea?)
Tristan $20,400 - $400 = $20,000 (What is ?) (1-day total: $20,000)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) BIG BUSINESS $1000 (clue #11)Tristan 5200 -4000 (Shannon 600 Lauren -1800)
2) 1840s AMERICA $1200 (clue #4)
Tristan 5000 +4000 (Shannon 2600 Lauren 1200)
3) IT'S SIMPLE PHYSICS $1600 (clue #5, $28000 left on board)
Tristan 9000 -5000 (Shannon 2600 Lauren 1200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -52
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:Shannon 3 4
Tristan 3 3 5 4 4 5 4 3 5*
Lauren
DJ! Round:
Shannon
Tristan 4 3* 4*
Lauren 5 4
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Tristan 3.92Shannon 3.50
Lauren 4.50
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 11 (0.06 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Tristan $26,600 Coryat, 30 correct, 4 incorrect, 49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)Shannon $7,400 Coryat, 12 correct, 0 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Lauren -$800 Coryat, 4 correct, 4 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,200
Lach Trash: $13,000 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,800
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
Shannon Crisenbery, career statistics:
32 correct, 3 incorrect0/0 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
27.19% in first on buzzer (31/114)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,600
Tristan Williams, career statistics:
30 correct, 5 incorrect3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $26,600
Lauren Black, career statistics:
4 correct, 4 incorrect0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: -$800
Andy's Thoughts:
I like to tell this story sometimes. I was once directing a Scrabble tournament in a board game store; at the same time, a Magic: The Gathering tournament was taking place in another spot in the store. During the tournament at one point, I wandered over to the Magic side and wondered if Magic was a game worth taking up. My friend—who I believe is a Premier Judge—as well as multiple competitors in the event all told me nearly in unison that the game was such a time and wallet sink that I absolutely should avoid the game.
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