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The Worst Episodes of Jeopardy!

Every episode of Jeopardy! ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Jeopardy!!

Worst episode
S42E224 Show #9609
2.820 votes
Best episode
S37E75 Show #8310
9.643 votes
Top season
Season 9
10.0avg
Binge time
4h 35m
9428 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Jeopardy! Season 42 Episode 224 - Show #9609
    2.8/10(20 votes)

    S42:E224

    Today's contestants: Caleb Groen, Lea James, Jonathan Migliori

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Jeopardy! Season 42 Episode 166 - Show #9551
    4.2/10(17 votes)

    S42:E166

    Today's Contestants: Jamie Ding, Katrina Puckett, Greg Shahade

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Jeopardy! Season 39 Episode 118 - Show #8813, 2023 High School Reunion Tournament quarterfinal game 3.
    5.0/10(13 votes)

    S39:E118

    Today's Contestants: Sreekar Madabushi vs. Autumn Shelton vs. Stephanie Pierson

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Jeopardy! Season 39 Episode 116 - Show #8811, 2023 High School Reunion Tournament quarterfinal game 1.Mayim Bialik hosts.
    5.3/10(12 votes)

    S39:E116

    Today's Contestants: Rohit Kataria vs. Maya Wright vs. Audrey Sarin

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Jeopardy! Season 37 Episode 126 - Show #8361
    5.4/10(12 votes)

    S37:E126

    Today's Contestants: David Eadington vs. Kathryn Peters vs. Nick Cascone

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Jeopardy! Season 39 Episode 193 - Show #8888
    5.4/10(11 votes)

    S39:E193

    Today's Contestants: Collette Lee vs. Kristine Rembach vs. Suresh Krishnan

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Jeopardy! Season 39 Episode 180 - Show #8875
    5.6/10(11 votes)

    S39:E180

    Today's Contestants: Chris Hammer vs. Erica Johnson vs. Ben Chan

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Jeopardy! Season 39 Episode 43 - Show #8738, 2022 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 1.
    6.0/10(13 votes)

    S39:E43

    Today's Contestants: Tyler Rhode vs. Maureen O'Neil vs. Amy Schneider

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Jeopardy! Season 39 Episode 48 - Show #8743, 2022 Tournament of Champions final game 3.
    6.4/10(15 votes)

    S39:E48

    Today's Contestants: Sam Buttrey vs. Andrew He vs. Amy Schneider

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Jeopardy! Season 27 Episode 111 - Show #6086: The IBM Challenge Day 1
    6.3/10(13 votes)

    S27:E111

    Today's Contestants: Brad Rutter vs. Watson vs. Ken Jennings

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Jeopardy! Season 39 Episode 174 - Show #8869
    6.3/10(13 votes)

    S39:E174

    Today's Contestants: Kat Waller vs. Jon Carnegie vs. Hannah Wilson

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Jeopardy! Season 39 Episode 104 - Show #8799
    6.2/10(11 votes)

    S39:E104

    Today's Contestants: Matthew Marcus vs. Anita Perala vs. Patti Palmer

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Jeopardy! Season 39 Episode 117 - Show #8812, 2023 High School Reunion Tournament quarterfinal game 2.
    6.2/10(11 votes)

    S39:E117

    Today's Contestants: Alison Purcell vs. Jack Izzo vs. Avi Gupta

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Jeopardy! Season 39 Episode 119 - Show #8814, 2023 High School Reunion Tournament quarterfinal game 4.
    6.2/10(11 votes)

    S39:E119

    Today's Contestants: Teagan O'Sullivan vs. Shriya Yarlagadda vs. Justin Bolsen

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Jeopardy! Season 39 Episode 122 - Show #8817, 2023 High School Reunion Tournament quarterfinal game 7.
    6.2/10(11 votes)

    S39:E122

    Today's Contestants: Audrey Satchivi vs. Anish Maddipoti vs. Lucas Miner

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Jeopardy! Season 39 Episode 123 - Show #8818, 2023 High School Reunion Tournament quarterfinal game 8.
    6.2/10(11 votes)

    S39:E123

    Today's Contestants: Eesha Sohail vs. Dan Oxman vs. Tim Cho

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Jeopardy! Season 39 Episode 124 - Show #8819, 2023 High School Reunion Tournament quarterfinal game 9.
    6.2/10(11 votes)

    S39:E124

    Today's Contestants: Maggie Brown vs. Caleb Richmond vs. Hannah Nekritz

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Jeopardy! Season 39 Episode 102 - Show #8797
    6.3/10(12 votes)

    S39:E102

    Today's Contestants: Liz Mendoza vs. Soren Bliefnick vs. Jake DeArruda

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Jeopardy! Season 40 Episode 184 - Show #9109
    6.0/10(9 votes)

    S40:E184

    Today's Contestants: Liz Capouch vs. Brendan Gilfillan vs. Amar Kakirde

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Jeopardy! Season 39 Episode 96 - Show #8791
    6.2/10(10 votes)

    S39:E96

    Today's Contestants: Anne Faircloth vs. Duncan Bowling vs. Troy Meyer

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Jeopardy! Season 39 Episode 111 - Show #8806
    6.2/10(10 votes)

    S39:E111

    Today's Contestants: Jeff Paine vs. Kendra Westerhaus vs. Mira Hayward

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Jeopardy! Season 39 Episode 132 - Show #8827
    6.2/10(10 votes)

    S39:E132

    Today's Contestants: Jessica Ashooh vs. Long Nguyen vs. Stephen Webb

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Jeopardy! Season 39 Episode 141 - Show #8836
    6.2/10(10 votes)

    S39:E141

    Today's Contestants: Kevin Manning vs. Nicole Rudolph vs. Tamara Ghattas

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Jeopardy! Season 39 Episode 114 - Show #8809
    6.3/10(11 votes)

    S39:E114

    Today's Contestants: Brad Weinstock vs. Ali Miller vs. Stephen Webb

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Jeopardy! Season 27 Episode 113 - Show #6088: The IBM Challenge Day 3
    6.5/10(13 votes)

    S27:E113

    Today's Contestants: Brad Rutter vs. Watson vs. Ken Jennings

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Show #9609" is the worst rated episode of Jeopardy!. It scored 2.8/10 from 20 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on July 16, 2026. This episode scored 1.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Show #9551".

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