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The Best Episodes of Jeopardy!

Every episode of Jeopardy! ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Jeopardy!!

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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Jeopardy! Season 9 Episode 1 - Show #1836
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Show #1836

    S9:E1

    Today's Contestants: Cindy Cullen vs. Garry Weischedel vs. Jim Weinstein

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Jeopardy! Season 28 Episode 115 - Show #6320, 2012-A Teachers Tournament semifinal game 3.
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Show #6320, 2012-A Teachers Tournament semifinal game 3.

    S28:E115

    Today's Contestants: Patrick Quinn vs. Catherine Whitten vs. Mary Ann Stanley

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Jeopardy! Season 37 Episode 41 - Show #8276
    9.8/10(22 votes)

    #3 - Show #8276

    S37:E41

    Today's Contestants: Ben Lewis vs. Monisha Crisell vs. Andrew Chaikin

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Jeopardy! Season 36 Episode 50 - Show #8095, 2019 Tournament of Champions final game 2.
    9.5/10(8 votes)

    #4 - Show #8095, 2019 Tournament of Champions final game 2.

    S36:E50

    Today's Contestants: Emma Boettcher vs. James Holzhauer vs. Francois Barcomb

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Jeopardy! Season 36 Episode 47 - Show #8092, 2019 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 2.
    9.3/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Show #8092, 2019 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 2.

    S36:E47

    Today's Contestants: Rachel Lindgren vs. Steven Grade vs. James Holzhauer

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Jeopardy! Season 36 Episode 49 - Show #8094, 2019 Tournament of Champions final game 1.
    9.3/10(8 votes)

    #6 - Show #8094, 2019 Tournament of Champions final game 1.

    S36:E49

    Today's Contestants: Emma Boettcher vs. James Holzhauer vs. Francois Barcomb

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Jeopardy! Season 40 Episode 47 - Show #8972
    9.3/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Show #8972

    S40:E47

    Today's Contestants: Emily White vs. Brandon Deutsch vs. Nick Cascone

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Jeopardy! Season 17 Episode 1 - Show #3676
    9.2/10(9 votes)

    #8 - Show #3676

    S17:E1

    Today's Contestants: Lenore Muller vs. David Mann vs. Mort Kamins

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Jeopardy! Season 36 Episode 46 - Show #8091, 2019 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 1.
    9.2/10(8 votes)

    #9 - Show #8091, 2019 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 1.

    S36:E46

    Today's Contestants: Kyle Jones vs. Dhruv Gaur vs. Emma Boettcher

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Jeopardy! Season 1 Episode 2 - Show #2
    9.1/10(16 votes)

    #10 - Show #2

    S1:E2

    Today's Contestants: Paul Schaeffer vs. Lynne Crawford vs. Greg Hopkins

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Jeopardy! Season 35 Episode 8 - Show #7823
    9.0/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Show #7823

    S35:E8

    Today's Contestants: Jordan Moore vs. Jonathan Lau vs. Kyle Jones

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Jeopardy! Season 35 Episode 33 - Show #7848
    9.0/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Show #7848

    S35:E33

    Today's Contestants: Rock Wayda vs. Hannah McIntyre vs. Erik Agard

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Jeopardy! Season 36 Episode 43 - Show #8088, 2019 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 3.
    9.0/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Show #8088, 2019 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 3.

    S36:E43

    Today's Contestants: Lindsey Shultz vs. Alan Dunn vs. James Holzhauer

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Jeopardy! Season 37 Episode 40 - Show #8275
    9.0/10(7 votes)

    #14 - Show #8275

    S37:E40

    Today's Contestants: Steven Jones vs. Andrew Chaikin vs. Burt Thakur

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Jeopardy! Season 39 Episode 4 - Show #8699
    9.0/10(9 votes)

    #15 - Show #8699

    S39:E4

    Today's Contestants: Gilad Avrahami vs. Annabel Osburn vs. Luigi de Guzman

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Jeopardy! Season 40 Episode 11 - Show #8936
    9.0/10(9 votes)

    #16 - Show #8936

    S40:E11

    Today's Contestants: Colin Beazley vs. Jilana Cotter vs. Elaine Filadelfo

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Jeopardy! Season 40 Episode 14 - Show #8939
    9.0/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Show #8939

    S40:E14

    Today's Contestants: Barb Fecteau vs. Jilana Cotter vs. Michalle Gould

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Jeopardy! Season 40 Episode 22 - Show #8947
    9.0/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Show #8947

    S40:E22

    Today's Contestants: Robert Kaine vs. Joe Velasco vs. Morgan Briles

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Jeopardy! Season 40 Episode 29 - Show #8954
    9.0/10(8 votes)

    #19 - Show #8954

    S40:E29

    Today's Contestants: Lucy Ricketts vs. Josh Saak vs. Sam Stapleton

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Jeopardy! Season 37 Episode 7 - Show #8242
    8.9/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Show #8242

    S37:E7

    Today's Contestants: Reshima Wilkinson vs. Tyler Brill vs. Dana Hill

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Jeopardy! Season 3 Episode 1 - Show #456
    8.8/10(10 votes)

    #21 - Show #456

    S3:E1

    Today's Contestants: Sandra Cheltenham vs. Florence Cohen vs. Susan Sackett

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Jeopardy! Season 34 Episode 24 - Show #7609
    8.8/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Show #7609

    S34:E24

    Today's Contestants: Sean Chong vs. Scarlett Sims vs. Austin Rogers

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Jeopardy! Season 34 Episode 46 - Show #7631, 2017 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 1.
    8.8/10(8 votes)

    #23 - Show #7631, 2017 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 1.

    S34:E46

    Today's Contestants: Lilly Chin vs. Austin Rogers vs. Andrew Pau

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Jeopardy! Season 34 Episode 48 - Show #7633, 2017 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 3.
    8.8/10(8 votes)

    #24 - Show #7633, 2017 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 3.

    S34:E48

    Today's Contestants: Tim Aten vs. Pranjal Vachaspati vs. Alan Lin

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Jeopardy! Season 34 Episode 50 - Show #7635, 2017 Tournament of Champions final game 2.
    8.8/10(8 votes)

    #25 - Show #7635, 2017 Tournament of Champions final game 2.

    S34:E50

    Today's Contestants: Austin Rogers vs. Alan Lin vs. Buzzy Cohen

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Show #1836" is the best rated episode of "Jeopardy!". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/7/1992. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Show #6320, 2012-A Teachers Tournament semifinal game 3.".