Did you miss Jeopardy! tonight? That’s a shame! Catching re-runs of Jeopardy! can be hard, especially when you don’t know the schedule. Some people don’t have access to cable TV channels, on-demand services, or streaming platforms that may show Jeopardy! So, how can you find out who got to walk into the new episode as the winner before seeing tomorrow’s Jeopardy!? Here are some ideas.
Official Website
The official website of Jeopardy! has lots of interesting information about the show. You can find Jeopardy!-themed games, fill out a form to be in the live audience at a Jeopardy! taping, and find out the scores. In the “Contestant zone” section, click “This week on Jeopardy!” and be transported to this week’s leaderboard. The leaderboard for each day shows you the returning champion and the two new contestants. You can learn their names, where they live, and what they do for a living. You can even jump ahead and see who the two new contestants will be in the next episode!
J! Archive
J! Archive is a massive library of Jeopardy! clues and answers, wrong and right. There is a page for every single episode of Jeopardy! history. These pages come equipped with the date the episode aired, the contestants’ names, their wrong and right answers, as well as the right answers to the questions that were answered incorrectly, and the final scores.
The website is updated every day. Test your luck to see if the clues from the latest episodes have already been uploaded. While you’re there, check for the name of the winner at the bottom of the page.
The Jeopardy! Fan
The Jeopardy! Fan is a blog dedicated entirely to the game show Jeopardy! The website has episode recaps, statistics, a betting strategy lesson, and an online store. The most important part is on the home page—a bunch of blogs titled “Today’s Final Jeopardy.” You can find an article for each workday and Jeopardy! episode. Read it to stay up to date with the game and find out who won tonight.
YouTube
The official YouTube channel of Jeopardy! is known for posting fragments of episodes from time to time. One fragment you can rely on almost every day is Final Jeopardy! The show’s account posts Final Jeopardy! segments quite often, revealing who the winner was in that episode. Visit the show’s YouTube channel and look for “Final Jeopardy!” in the title of the video. Pay attention to the date and time it was posted. If it says the clip was posted “2 hours ago,” that’s a good sign.
If you’re not getting what you’re looking for on the official YouTube channel of the show, try searching for other relevant clips on the platform. Simply type “Final Jeopardy!” or “Jeopardy!” and today’s date into the search. Maybe another account has already posted a clip from the episode’s ending and wants to discuss it with viewers like you!
Twitter/Facebook
Jeopardy! has official accounts on other social media platforms, such as Twitter and Facebook. Most of the time, Jeopardy! posts short captions with links to its YouTube channel, trying to gather a bigger following there. Following Jeopardy! accounts on social media platforms is a sure way to know when the results are in. Plus, you won’t have to look for the relevant video on YouTube; you can just follow a link in a tweet.
Twitter is structured differently from Facebook. The platform makes it easier to search through posts and find the most relevant ones. Type your query into the search box on Twitter and see if anyone has shared their thoughts on tonight’s episode. You might get lucky and find a Jeopardy!-loving community you could become a part of!
The Internet
If there is anything you can’t find on a particular platform, you can probably find it on a different one. There is no better way to browse all online platforms simultaneously than through a search engine. Open your favorite search engine and ask who won Jeopardy! tonight. There is a high chance that you will get a collection of top stories at the very top of your search, all referring to the latest Jeopardy! episode. At this point, only one click will separate you from finding out who the winner is.
Final Words
In the age of the internet, news travels faster than fast. You can find people live-tweeting Jeopardy! episodes when you’re away from your TV. You can set up your social media and internet usage in a way that you’ll be bombarded with clips of tonight’s Jeopardy! episode before you even get home from work, learning all the answers before you even have a chance to sit down and watch. After a couple of days of training your algorithm, your new problem might be spoiling every episode of television through social media.
Use the tips above to find out who won Jeopardy! tonight. Let us know which way you usually conduct your research! And for Canadian viewers, check out this article.
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