Jeopardy! Calendar: What to Expect

Coming up on Jeopardy! 12/29/25- 1/2/26

Season 42 – 2026 Champions Wildcard

Mon 01/05/26 Stella Trout, Bill McKinney, Dargan Ware
Tue 01/06/26 Michelle Tsai, Dave Bond, Geoff Barnes
Wed 01/07/26 Cameron Berry, Harvey Silikovitz, Jason Singer
Thu 01/08/26 Pete Johnston, Vickie Talvola, Jonathan Hugendubler
Fri 01/09/26 James Corson, Ryan Sharpe, Ian Morrison

Last Weekly Recap: Final Jeopardy! clues, number of correct responses and payouts

Birthday calendar for the month of January

Next-day streaming will be available on:
Hulu, Hulu on Disney+, Peacock (U.S.), Crave (Canada)

Tournaments returning in Season 42
Second Chance, Champions Wildcard, Tournament of Champions (ToC), Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament (JIT), Celebrity Jeopardy!

Today’s Game Show Network TV lineup

Check out POP CULTURE JEOPARDY! on Amazon Prime. Read the rules on how you and 2 teammates can get on the show.

The Daily Box Scores are released at 8 pm Eastern

Listen to or catch up on INSIDE JEOPARDY PODCASTS

Check out the great graphics on Jeopardy Statistics: An Analysis of Jeopardy! Winners

Read the latest J!Buzz Behind the Scenes

5 Jeopardy! rules every contestant should know

Breaking Down Four Rare Jeopardy Scenarios

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NOTE FROM VJ: My daughter, Nikki, and my granddaughter, Julie, will continue to help me with Jeopardy! recaps and Spoiler Talk this season.

Status of other recaps:
Wheel of Fortune: Season 42 starts on September 9, 2024, with new host Ryan Seacrest.
Master Minds: New episodes began airing on August 7, 2023 & ended on November 21, 2023.

Links to help you increase your knowledge:

• J-Archive: The fan-created archive of Jeopardy! games and players
• Bookdle: If your knowledge of 20th and 21st century authors is light, Bookdle is a fun and excellent way to improve it. Hint: Read the hints whether you need them or not.
• Ken Jennings’s Trivia Almanac: 8,888 Questions in 365 Days
• Studying a foreign language? Improve your listening and speaking skills with YouGlish
• Sporcle Study Guides: Quizzes on geography, science, history, literature, religion and language
• State Capitals by Alphabet and Number of Letters – 2 different ways to look at the state capitals.
• Memorizing the Bible Books – how hard can it be? Little kids know it by this song.
• Memorizing the English Monarchs – Get your Henrys, Georges and Richards straight
• Learning Some Opera – Some opera info for Jeopardy hopefuls.
• Best Picture Oscar Winners: quick overview of Oscar winners by year, including some old Jeopardy! clues on films from each year