The BEST episodes of Jeopardy! season 2018

Every episode of Jeopardy! season 2018, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Jeopardy! season 2018!

This classic game show features a quiz competition in which contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in the form of questions. After an 11 year run on NBC daytime, the show resurfaced in a modified format in 1978 and then came back in syndication in 1984, where it continues to enjoy long-term success.

Last Updated: 10/16/2021Network: SyndicationStatus: Continuing
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8.80
5 votes

#1 - James Rodrigues, Kevin Patterson, Jan Corsetty

Season 2018 - Episode 231 - Aired 12/31/2018

Jan Corsetty, a database administrator from North Potomac, Maryland; Kevin Patterson, a management consultant from Cambridge, Massachusetts; James Rodrigues, a filmmaker from New York, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $27,400).

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8.67
3 votes

#2 - Ryan Fenster, Kyle Adams, Caitlion O'Neill

Season 2018 - Episode 143 - Aired 7/18/2018

Caitlion O'Neill, a vegan cheesemaker from New Orleans, Louisiana; Kyle Adams, a communications manager from Monument, Colorado; Ryan Fenster, a student from SeaTac, Washington (whose 5-day cash winnings total $113,798).

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8.67
3 votes

#3 - Adriana Ciccone, Elizabeth Goss, Ben Goldstein

Season 2018 - Episode 210 - Aired 11/30/2018

Ben Goldstein, an attorney from Los Angeles, California; Elizabeth Goss, a housewife from Pleasant Ridge, Michigan; Adriana Ciccone, a data scientist from San Francisco, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $35,601).

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8.60
5 votes

#4 - Deirdre Thomas, Jessica Rea, Ali Hasan

Season 2018 - Episode 122 - Aired 6/19/2018

Ali Hasan, a secondary school teacher from New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; Jessica Rea, a student from Carmichael, California; Deirdre Thomas, an attorney & editor from Seattle, Washington (whose 2-day cash winnings total $33,200).

Marty Cunningham, Dom Granello, Lindsey Piesz
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8.50
4 votes

#5 - Marty Cunningham, Dom Granello, Lindsey Piesz

Season 2018 - Episode 31 - Aired 2/12/2018

Lindsey Piesz, a merchandise planner from Indianapolis, Indiana; Dom Granello, a project manager from Madison, Wisconsin; Marty Cunningham, an accountant & voice artist from Arvada, Colorado (whose 2-day cash winnings total $49,100).

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8.50
6 votes

#6 - Suzanne Koppelman, Liz Howard, Kate Brandt

Season 2018 - Episode 133 - Aired 7/4/2018

Kate Brandt, a homeschool mom from Carmel, Indiana; Liz Howard, an assistant analyst from McLean, Virginia; Suzanne Koppelman, a museum education manager from New York, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $34,800).

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8.50
4 votes

#7 - Emily Frey, Jeff Catanese, Kathleen Nance

Season 2018 - Episode 189 - Aired 11/1/2018

Kathleen Nance, a writer & retired pharmacist from Zirconia, North Carolina; Jeff Catanese, a theater director from Asheville, North Carolina; Emily Frey, a professor from Swarthmore, Pennsylvania (whose 2-day cash winnings total $48,902).

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8.40
5 votes

#8 - Nancy Schoppa, Vincent Valenzuela, Courtney Llewellyn

Season 2018 - Episode 162 - Aired 9/25/2018

Courtney Llewellyn, an assistant editor from New Orleans, Louisiana; Vincent Valenzuela, an internal customer service manager from Wheaton, Illinois; Nancy Schoppa, a retired high school teacher from Saint Jo, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $3,600).

Lisa Mueller, Rebecca Zoshak, Chris Frantz
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8.33
6 votes

#9 - Lisa Mueller, Rebecca Zoshak, Chris Frantz

Season 2018 - Episode 58 - Aired 3/21/2018

Chris Frantz, an on-call office administrator from Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania; Rebecca Zoshak, a language specialist from State College, Pennsylvania; Lisa Mueller, a technical services librarian from Naperville, Illinois (whose 2-day cash winnings total $33,200).

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8.33
3 votes

#10 - Scott McFadden, Ruth Payne, Nick Hurwitz

Season 2018 - Episode 130 - Aired 6/29/2018

Nick Hurwitz, a writer from Los Angeles, California; Ruth Payne, a law school career counselor from Charlottesville, Virginia; Scott McFadden, a librarian from Muncie, Indiana (whose 2-day cash winnings total $59,602).

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8.25
4 votes

#11 - 2018 Teachers Tournament Final Game 2

Season 2018 - Episode 100 - Aired 5/18/2018

Steve Mond, a 9th & 10th grade math teacher from Midvale, Utah (subtotal of $2,600); Larry Martin, a second grade teacher from Kansas City, Missouri (subtotal of $11,799); Claire Bishop, a high school Latin teacher from Lexington, Kentucky (subtotal of $1,400).

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8.25
4 votes

#12 - Scott McFadden, Frank Young, Kat Long

Season 2018 - Episode 129 - Aired 6/28/2018

Kat Long, a journalist from New York, New York; Frank Young, an animation writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Scott McFadden, a librarian from Muncie, Indiana (whose 1-day cash winnings total $26,001).

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8.25
4 votes

#13 - Wes Hazard, George Holcomb, Stel Plakas

Season 2018 - Episode 138 - Aired 7/11/2018

Stel Plakas, a project manager from Flushing, New York; George Holcomb, a writer & musician from Harrison, Arkansas; Wes Hazard, a standup comic & storyteller from Stoughton, Massachusetts (whose 2-day cash winnings total $26,795).

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8.20
5 votes

#14 - Andrew King, Amy Goodchild, Scott McFadden

Season 2018 - Episode 128 - Aired 6/27/2018

Scott McFadden, a librarian from Muncie, Indiana; Amy Goodchild, a library youth services associate from Morton Grove, Illinois; Andrew King, a lawyer from Little Rock, Arkansas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $1,198).

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8.20
5 votes

#15 - Emily Frey, Laura Hite, Jonathan Greenan

Season 2018 - Episode 190 - Aired 11/2/2018

Jonathan Greenan, a human rights legal officer from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Laura Hite, an arts administrator from Los Angeles, California; Emily Frey, a professor from Swarthmore, Pennsylvania (whose 3-day cash winnings total $62,503).

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8.20
5 votes

#16 - Alex Schmidt, Ryan Vesledahl, Alan Dunn

Season 2018 - Episode 175 - Aired 10/12/2018

Alan Dunn, a software development manager from Johns Creek, Georgia; Ryan Vesledahl, a catastrophe modeler from Minneapolis, Minnesota; Alex Schmidt, a writer & comedian from Pasadena, California (whose 4-day cash winnings total $92,880).

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8.20
5 votes

#17 - Kyle Jones, Rob Salerno, Dino Alexander

Season 2018 - Episode 160 - Aired 9/21/2018

Dino Alexander, a medical lab scientist from Fayetteville, North Carolina; Rob Salerno, a writer/actor from Los Angeles, California; Kyle Jones, a music teacher from Aurora, Colorado (whose 7-day cash winnings total $145,403).

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8.20
5 votes

#18 - Wes Hazard, Becky Wilson, Doug Dworkin

Season 2018 - Episode 137 - Aired 7/10/2018

Doug Dworkin, a business & technology consultant from New York, New York; Becky Wilson, an operations engineer from Aurora, Colorado; Wes Hazard, a standup comic & storyteller from Stoughton, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,400).

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8.20
5 votes

#19 - Lauren Kiehna, Wes Hazard, Ray Coshow

Season 2018 - Episode 136 - Aired 7/9/2018

Ray Coshow, a landscaper from Sacramento, California; Wes Hazard, a standup comic & storyteller from Stoughton, Massachusetts; Lauren Kiehna, a writer from Steeleville, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $31,601).

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8.20
5 votes

#20 - Kelly Griffin, Jeff Witte, Andrew King

Season 2018 - Episode 127 - Aired 6/26/2018

Andrew King, a lawyer from Little Rock, Arkansas; Jeff Witte, an electrical engineer from Fort Collins, Colorado; Kelly Griffin, a teacher from Brookhaven, Mississippi (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,200).

Mark Ashton, Ashley O'Mara, Zach Dark
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8.20
5 votes

#21 - Mark Ashton, Ashley O'Mara, Zach Dark

Season 2018 - Episode 51 - Aired 3/12/2018

Zach Dark, an investment analyst from Hoover, Alabama; Ashley O'Mara, a Ph.D. candidate & teaching associate from Baldwinsville, New York; Mark Ashton, a software engineer from Elmhurst, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $29,100).

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8.17
6 votes

#22 - 2018 Teachers Tournament Semifinal Game 1

Season 2018 - Episode 96 - Aired 5/14/2018

Erika Eason, a K-12 technology teacher from Derwood, Maryland; Scott Montanaro, a high school history & psychology teacher from Portland, Oregon; Steve Mond, a 9th & 10th grade math teacher from Midvale, Utah.

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8.17
6 votes

#23 - Kyle Jones, Emily Brown, Raymond Quianzon

Season 2018 - Episode 157 - Aired 9/18/2018

Raymond Quianzon, a retired tax attorney from Washington, D.C.; Emily Brown, a pastor from Hastings-on-Hudson, New York; Kyle Jones, a music teacher from Aurora, Colorado (whose 4-day cash winnings total $83,601).

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8.17
6 votes

#24 - Adriana Ciccone, Chris Williams, Phil Tompkins

Season 2018 - Episode 209 - Aired 11/29/2018

Phil Tompkins, a portable restroom service technician from Hammond, Indiana; Chris Williams, a consultant from New York, New York; Adriana Ciccone, a data scientist from San Francisco, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $30,401).

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8.14
7 votes

#25 - Josh Hill, Hermine Vermeij, Andrew Lai

Season 2018 - Episode 102 - Aired 5/22/2018

Andrew Lai, a medical student from East Lansing, Michigan; Hermine Vermeij, a librarian from Tarzana, California; Josh Hill, a network engineer from North Little Rock, Arkansas (whose 4-day cash winnings total $102,530).