Chemistry professor Stefanie Landeweer wins Jeopardy! game, dethroning 3-day champion
The gist
Chemistry professor Stefanie Landeweer won $19,400 on the October 28, 2026 Jeopardy!
Landeweer trailed entering Final Jeopardy, so the comeback ended Godwin's run.
How it unfolded
- Oct 22, 2026Season 43 Game 29's Final Jeopardy category was Historic Vessels, with 3-day champion Anthony Cantor leading at $22,400 entering the round.
- Oct 23, 2026Cantor returned as a 4-day champion with $77,199 in winnings for a Pulitzer Prize-Winning Fiction Final Jeopardy.
- Oct 24, 2026 –25, 2026A weekend encore reran a Season 42 game (originally May 13, 2026) with a Films of the 1990s Final Jeopardy; the response was "What is Groundhog Day?"