The main table includes all players who made their first appearance on Jeopardy! in 2025-26. Thus, they exclude:
"Originally from" introductions are not separated out in these statistics.
What's here:
(Credits: TitanTV for TV schedules for each market; ThinkTV for a listing of Canadian market sizes, enabling me to rank them properly with the U.S. markets; and the U.S. Census Bureau for KML files of county boundaries for use with Google Earth.)
Ranks represent market size estimates for 2024-25.
Complete for all of Season 42 (2026-07-24).
| Rank | Market | Station | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | WABC | 48 |
| 2 | Los Angeles | KABC | 26 |
| 10 | San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose | KGO | 24 |
| 9 | Boston (Manchester) | WBZ | 18 |
| 3 | Chicago | WLS | 16 |
| 8 | Washington (Hagerstown) | WJLA | 16 |
| 5 | Philadelphia | WPVI | 15 |
| 17 | Denver | KDVR | 10 |
| — | Toronto / Hamilton | — | 9 |
| 13 | Seattle-Tacoma | KOMO | 7 |
| 14 | Detroit | WDIV | 6 |
| 6 | Houston | KTRK | 5 |
| 22 | Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville) | WTVD | 5 |
| 29 | Baltimore | WBFF | 5 |
| 34 | Austin | KXAN | 5 |
| 7 | Atlanta | WXIA | 4 |
| 27 | Pittsburgh | WPXI | 4 |
| 30 | San Diego | KNSD | 4 |
| 39 | West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce | WPBF | 4 |
| 77 | Madison | WMTV | 4 |
| 4 | Dallas-Fort Worth | KTVT | 3 |
| 12 | Phoenix (Prescott) | KTVK | 3 |
| 15 | Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne | WFTV | 3 |
| 16 | Minneapolis-St. Paul | KARE | 3 |
| 23 | Portland, OR | KATU | 3 |
| 24 | St. Louis | KSDK | 3 |
| 25 | Indianapolis | WTHR | 3 |
| 35 | Columbus, OH | WBNS | 3 |
| 36 | Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson | WLOS | 3 |
| 37 | Cincinnati | WXIX | 3 |
| 42 | Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York | WHP | 3 |
| 45 | Birmingham (Anniston & Tuscaloosa) | WIAT | 3 |
| 49 | Louisville | WLKY | 3 |
| 51 | Memphis | WREG | 3 |
| 75 | Huntsville-Decatur (Florence) | WAAY | 3 |
| 88 | Syracuse | WSYT | 3 |
| 11 | Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota) | WTSP | 2 |
| — | Vancouver / Victoria | — | 2 |
| 21 | Charlotte | WCNC | 2 |
| 32 | Hartford & New Haven | WTNH | 2 |
| 33 | Kansas City | WDAF | 2 |
| 48 | Albuquerque-Santa Fe | KRQE | 2 |
| 50 | New Orleans | WVUE | 2 |
| — | London / Woodstock / Wingham | — | 2 |
| 54 | Buffalo | WIVB | 2 |
| 59 | Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hazleton | WBRE | 2 |
| 60 | Knoxville | WBIR | 2 |
| 61 | Tulsa | KTUL | 2 |
| 62 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy | WTEN | 2 |
| 91 | Shreveport | KTBS | 2 |
| 92 | Champaign & Springfield-Decatur | WAND | 2 |
| 100 | South Bend-Elkhart | WSBT | 2 |
| 102 | Greenville-New Bern-Washington | WITN | 2 |
| 104 | Davenport-Rock Island-Moline | KWQC | 2 |
| 107 | Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney | KOLN | 2 |
| 117 | Lansing | WILX | 2 |
| 133 | Wausau-Rhinelander | WJFW | 2 |
| 137 | Rockford | WREX | 2 |
| 19 | Cleveland-Akron (Canton) | WOIO | 1 |
| 20 | Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto | KXTV | 1 |
| 26 | Nashville | WZTV | 1 |
| 28 | Salt Lake City | KJZZ | 1 |
| 38 | Milwaukee | WDJT | 1 |
| 40 | Las Vegas | KLAS | 1 |
| — | Edmonton | — | 1 |
| 43 | Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek | WWMT | 1 |
| 44 | Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News | WVEC | 1 |
| 52 | Providence-New Bedford | WPRI | 1 |
| 53 | Fort Myers-Naples | WBBH | 1 |
| 55 | Fresno-Visalia | KFSN | 1 |
| 56 | Richmond-Petersburg | WRIC | 1 |
| 65 | Tucson (Sierra Vista) | KGUN | 1 |
| 70 | Roanoke-Lynchburg | WDBJ | 1 |
| 79 | Rochester, NY | WROC | 1 |
| 81 | Toledo | WTOL | 1 |
| 82 | Charleston-Huntington | WSAZ | 1 |
| 83 | Waco-Temple-Bryan | KCEN | 1 |
| 89 | El Paso (Las Cruces) | KDBC | 1 |
| 96 | Fort Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | KFSM | 1 |
| 99 | Jackson, MS | WLBT | 1 |
| 108 | Augusta-Aiken | WRDW | 1 |
| 115 | Springfield-Holyoke | WWLP | 1 |
| 120 | Eugene | KVAL | 1 |
| 123 | Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo | KSBY | 1 |
| — | Barrie / Orillia | — | 1 |
| — | Kelowna / Okanagan Valley / Kamloops | — | 1 |
| 153 | Rochester-Mason City-Austin | KIMT | 1 |
| 159 | Terre Haute | WTWO | 1 |
| 162 | Binghamton | WIVT | 1 |
| 176 | Charlottesville | WVIR | 1 |
| 189 | Lafayette, IN | WLFI | 1 |
| State / Province | Players |
|---|---|
| California | 57 |
| New York | 43 |
| Illinois | 21 |
| Pennsylvania | 20 |
| Massachusetts | 18 |
| Texas | 15 |
| New Jersey | 13 |
| Ontario | 12 |
| Florida | 10 |
| Virginia | 10 |
| Colorado | 10 |
| Michigan | 9 |
| Indiana | 9 |
| North Carolina | 8 |
| Washington | 8 |
| Ohio | 7 |
| Maryland | 7 |
| Wisconsin | 7 |
| District of Columbia | 7 |
| Tennessee | 6 |
| Alabama | 6 |
| Georgia | 5 |
| Missouri | 5 |
| Connecticut | 5 |
| Arizona | 4 |
| Minnesota | 4 |
| South Carolina | 4 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
| British Columbia | 3 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
| Oregon | 3 |
| West Virginia | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 2 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
| Nebraska | 2 |
| Alberta | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 1 |
| Delaware | 1 |
| Rank | Market | Station | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | WABC | 6 |
| 2 | Los Angeles | KABC | 3 |
| 3 | Chicago | WLS | 2 |
| 9 | Boston (Manchester) | WBZ | 2 |
| 69 | Honolulu | KGMB | 2 |
| — | Toronto / Hamilton | — | 1 |
| 8 | Washington (Hagerstown) | WJLA | 1 |
| 11 | Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota) | WTSP | 1 |
| 19 | Cleveland-Akron (Canton) | WOIO | 1 |
| — | Vancouver / Victoria | — | 1 |
| 20 | Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto | KXTV | 1 |
| 21 | Charlotte | WCNC | 1 |
| 23 | Portland, OR | KATU | 1 |
| 28 | Salt Lake City | KJZZ | 1 |
| 50 | New Orleans | WVUE | 1 |
| 63 | Lexington | WKYT | 1 |
| 72 | Flint-Saginaw-Bay City | WNEM | 1 |
| Rank | Market | Station | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | WABC | 2 |
| 8 | Washington (Hagerstown) | WJLA | 2 |
| — | Toronto / Hamilton | — | 1 |
| 6 | Houston | KTRK | 1 |
| 9 | Boston (Manchester) | WBZ | 1 |
| 17 | Denver | KDVR | 1 |
| 29 | Baltimore | WBFF | 1 |
| 30 | San Diego | KNSD | 1 |
| 45 | Birmingham (Anniston & Tuscaloosa) | WIAT | 1 |
| 69 | Honolulu | KGMB | 1 |
| 72 | Flint-Saginaw-Bay City | WNEM | 1 |
| 78 | Portland-Auburn | WMTW | 1 |
| 79 | Rochester, NY | WROC | 1 |
| Rank | Market | Station | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | WABC | 3 |
| 8 | Washington (Hagerstown) | WJLA | 2 |
| 10 | San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose | KGO | 2 |
| 4 | Dallas-Fort Worth | KTVT | 1 |
| 5 | Philadelphia | WPVI | 1 |
| 9 | Boston (Manchester) | WBZ | 1 |
| 13 | Seattle-Tacoma | KOMO | 1 |
| — | Vancouver / Victoria | — | 1 |
| 23 | Portland, OR | KATU | 1 |
| 30 | San Diego | KNSD | 1 |
| 33 | Kansas City | WDAF | 1 |
| 35 | Columbus, OH | WBNS | 1 |
| 51 | Memphis | WREG | 1 |
| 82 | Charleston-Huntington | WSAZ | 1 |
| 100 | South Bend-Elkhart | WSBT | 1 |
| 104 | Davenport-Rock Island-Moline | KWQC | 1 |
| 134 | Columbus-Tupelo-West Point-Houston | WTVA | 1 |
| Rank | Market | Station | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose | KGO | 2 |
| 1 | New York | WABC | 1 |
| 2 | Los Angeles | KABC | 1 |
| 4 | Dallas-Fort Worth | KTVT | 1 |
| 8 | Washington (Hagerstown) | WJLA | 1 |
| 13 | Seattle-Tacoma | KOMO | 1 |
| 14 | Detroit | WDIV | 1 |
| 16 | Minneapolis-St. Paul | KARE | 1 |
| 17 | Denver | KDVR | 1 |
| 23 | Portland, OR | KATU | 1 |
| 40 | Las Vegas | KLAS | 1 |
| 44 | Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News | WVEC | 1 |
| 45 | Birmingham (Anniston & Tuscaloosa) | WIAT | 1 |
| 58 | Little Rock-Pine Bluff | KATV | 1 |
| 95 | Baton Rouge | WBRZ | 1 |
| 112 | Johnstown-Altoona-State College | WATM | 1 |
| 189 | Lafayette, IN | WLFI | 1 |