The main table includes all players who made their first appearance on Jeopardy! in 2015-16, having come through the standard contestant audition process. Thus, they exclude:
"Originally from" introductions are not separated out in these statistics.
In the main table, the College Championship contestants are assigned to the markets of their hometowns, not the institutions they competed for. A separate table showing the breakdown by school appears at the bottom.
What's here:
(Credit: Google Earth for county mapping information.)
Complete for all of Season 32 (2016-07-29), including a separate table for the Tournament of Champions.
| Rank | Market | Station | Players | Regular | College | Teachers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | WABC | 36 | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Washington (Hagerstown) | WJLA | 32 | 29 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Los Angeles | KABC | 31 | 29 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Atlanta | WXIA | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Chicago | WLS | 23 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Philadelphia | WPVI | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Boston (Manchester) | WBZ | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Dallas-Fort Worth | KTXA | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Houston | KTRK | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Denver | KDVR | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne | WFTV | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Minneapolis-St. Paul | KARE | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose | KGO | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | WPXI | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | San Diego | KNSD | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Seattle-Tacoma | KOMO | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | St. Louis | KSDK | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Charlotte | WCNC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville) | WTVD | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Baltimore | WBFF | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Kansas City | KSHB | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Johnstown-Altoona-State College | WATM | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| — | Toronto / Hamilton | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Cleveland-Akron (Canton) | WOIO | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson | WLOS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Austin | KXAN | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News | WVEC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 49 | Louisville | WLKY | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Madison | WMTV | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Detroit | WDIV | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Portland, OR | KATU | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Indianapolis | WTHR | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Nashville | WZTV | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Hartford & New Haven | WTNH | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Columbus, OH | WBNS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem | WFMY | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Providence-New Bedford | WPRI | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Des Moines-Ames | WHO | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 76 | Rochester, NY | WROC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota) | WTSP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Phoenix (Prescott) | KTVK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale | WPLG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Salt Lake City | KJZZ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Milwaukee | WDJT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Cincinnati | WXIX | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Las Vegas | KLAS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek | WWMT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Birmingham (Anniston & Tuscaloosa) | WIAT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | New Orleans | WVUE | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Buffalo | WIVB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Richmond-Petersburg | WRIC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy | WTEN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Tulsa | KTUL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Knoxville | WBIR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Roanoke-Lynchburg | WDBJ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Omaha | WOWT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Portland-Auburn | WMTW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Champaign & Springfield-Decatur | WAND | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | South Bend-Elkhart | WSBT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Tri-Cities, TN-VA | WCYB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Fort Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | KFSM | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Evansville | WFIE | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Boise | KBOI | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 116 | Springfield-Holyoke | WWLP | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | Macon | WMAZ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 183 | Charlottesville | WVIR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| — | Montréal / Laval | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce | WPBF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Oklahoma City | KFOR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York | WHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | Memphis | WREG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hazleton | WBRE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Dayton | WDTN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Honolulu | KGMB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Tucson (Sierra Vista) | KGUN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 78 | Columbia, SC | WOLO | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Huntsville-Decatur (Florence) | WAAY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg | WPSD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City & Dubuque | KWWL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Savannah | WSAV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 93 | Baton Rouge | WBRZ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Greenville-New Bern-Washington | WITN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Myrtle Beach-Florence | WBTW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney | KOLN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Sioux Falls (Mitchell) | KSFY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | Lansing | WILX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 119 | Eugene | KVAL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 | Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo | KSBY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 125 | Monterey-Salinas | KSBW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 130 | Wilmington | WECT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 138 | Columbia-Jefferson City | KOMU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 148 | Anchorage | KYUR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 154 | Panama City | WJHG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 177 | Watertown | WWNY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 187 | Lafayette, IN | WLFI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 209 | North Platte | KNPL-LD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| — | Halifax / Dartmouth | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| — | Kitchener / Waterloo | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| — | Red Deer | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| — | Vancouver / Victoria | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| State / Province | Players | Regular | College | Teachers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 45 | 41 | 3 | 1 |
| New York | 39 | 39 | ||
| Georgia | 27 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| Illinois | 26 | 25 | 1 | |
| Pennsylvania | 26 | 23 | 1 | 2 |
| Virginia | 23 | 22 | 1 | |
| Texas | 20 | 19 | 1 | |
| Massachusetts | 18 | 18 | ||
| North Carolina | 16 | 15 | 1 | |
| Florida | 14 | 13 | 1 | |
| Maryland | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | 11 | 11 | ||
| Ohio | 10 | 9 | 1 | |
| Missouri | 9 | 9 | ||
| New Jersey | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| Colorado | 8 | 8 | ||
| Indiana | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
| Minnesota | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
| Tennessee | 7 | 7 | ||
| Michigan | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| Ontario | 6 | 6 | ||
| Wisconsin | 6 | 6 | ||
| South Carolina | 5 | 5 | ||
| Washington | 5 | 5 | ||
| Iowa | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Kentucky | 4 | 4 | ||
| Nebraska | 4 | 4 | ||
| Oregon | 4 | 4 | ||
| Alabama | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Arizona | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Louisiana | 3 | 3 | ||
| Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | ||
| Arkansas | 2 | 2 | ||
| Idaho | 2 | 2 | ||
| Kansas | 2 | 2 | ||
| Maine | 2 | 2 | ||
| Nevada | 2 | 2 | ||
| Quebec | 2 | 2 | ||
| Rhode Island | 2 | 2 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 2 | ||
| Alaska | 1 | 1 | ||
| Alberta | 1 | 1 | ||
| British Columbia | 1 | 1 | ||
| Delaware | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hawaii | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mississippi | 1 | 1 | ||
| New Hampshire | 1 | 1 | ||
| Nova Scotia | 1 | 1 | ||
| South Dakota | 1 | 1 |
| Rank | Market | Station | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | WABC | 2 |
| 2 | Los Angeles | KABC | 2 |
| 8 | Boston (Manchester) | WBZ | 2 |
| 13 | Detroit | WDIV | 2 |
| 3 | Chicago | WLS | 1 |
| 4 | Philadelphia | WPVI | 1 |
| 7 | Washington (Hagerstown) | WJLA | 1 |
| 17 | Denver | KDVR | 1 |
| 26 | Baltimore | WBFF | 1 |
| 99 | Greenville-New Bern-Washington | WITN | 1 |
| — | Vancouver / Victoria | — | 1 |
| Rank | Market | Station | Players | Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | WABC | 2 | Columbia, (Army West Point) |
| 6 | San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose | KGO | 2 | Stanford, UC Berkeley |
| 2 | Los Angeles | KABC | 1 | Southern Cal |
| 3 | Chicago | WLS | 1 | Northwestern |
| 8 | Boston (Manchester) | WBZ | 1 | Northeastern |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | WPXI | 1 | Pitt |
| 25 | Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville) | WTVD | 1 | North Carolina State |
| 52 | Providence-New Bedford | WPRI | 1 | Brown |
| 64 | Dayton | WDTN | 1 | Wright State |
| 93 | Baton Rouge | WBRZ | 1 | LSU |
| 110 | Sioux Falls (Mitchell) | KSFY | 1 | Augustana |
| 133 | Columbus-Tupelo-West Point-Houston | WTVA | 1 | Mississippi State |
| 183 | Charlottesville | WVIR | 1 | Virginia |