Who Won Jeopardy! Tonight? (Friday, Sept. 11, 2026) — Final Jeopardy Answer and Scores (Spoilers)

Short version: Andrew He won Friday's Jeopardy! with $48,801 and took the 2026 Invitational final two games to one. He was the only player to write What is Davos? in Final Jeopardy!.

Key takeaways

• Final Jeopardy! was Europe, and the response was Davos, Switzerland.
• He was in third with $4,400 after the first round, then ran the second half almost without a miss.
• The series win is worth $150,000 and a Masters invitation. This was an encore, so the syndicated standings don't move.

What was Final Jeopardy on September 11?

The category was Europe. The clue linked the setting of Thomas Mann's novel The Magic Mountain to the town that hosted a 1971 management symposium, the meeting that later grew into the World Economic Forum.

The correct response: What is Davos?

Long Nguyen went with Innsbruck, and Roger Craig listed three Swiss cities, none of them the right one. He was the only one who had it.

How did Andrew He come back from third?

The buzzer. After a slow Jeopardy! round he answered 16 of 17 clues correctly in Double Jeopardy!, according to TV Insider's recap.

By Final he led $31,600 to Nguyen's $24,400, with Craig on $6,200. He finished 22 right and two wrong. His Coryat, the score without any wagering, was $25,200, so the lead came from the board, not from Daily Double luck.

Did the wagers matter?

Mostly as insurance. Nguyen could reach $48,800 at most, and He bet $17,201, which lands exactly one dollar above that.

👉 A correct response from Nguyen still wouldn't have caught him — the classic cover bet, done to the dollar. Nguyen risked $8,000 and held second with $16,400. Craig went all in and finished on zero.

Who won the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament?

Andrew He, two wins to one. Game 1 was a low-scoring grind, recapped in our Wednesday post. Game 2 was Nguyen's comeback on a cover bet, covered in Thursday's recap.

Friday's $48,801 was more than the first two winning scores put together. That invitation already got used, too: He reached this month's Masters final and finished third behind Yogesh Raut, as the week-ahead schedule notes.

When is the next new Jeopardy! episode?

Monday, September 14, when Season 43 begins and Matthew Riggle returns as champion. This encore first ran February 20 and counts for nothing in his record.

The whole encore week is filed under results, from Monday's semifinal on. If your station moves the half-hour, the viewing guide lists slots by market. Wheel's Friday rerun ended with a miss — the bonus puzzle was A CHIC OUTFIT.

FAQ

What was the Final Jeopardy answer today? What is Davos? The category was Europe.

Who won Jeopardy! tonight? Andrew He, with $48,801, in an encore of Game 3 of the Invitational final.

Who is the Jeopardy! champion now? Matthew Riggle, who plays again when Season 43 starts September 14.

Sources

• Jeopardy.com — 2026 Invitational Tournament results
• The Jeopardy! Fan — Final Jeopardy and stats, February 20, 2026
• Jeopardy Tonight — Final Jeopardy for September 11, 2026
• TV Insider — Invitational final, Game 3

By the Game Show On Air desk · Updated 5:45 p.m. ET