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.
Up to date through Week 4 of Season 42 (2025-10-03).
| Rank | Market | Station | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | WABC | 6 |
| 10 | San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose | KGO | 5 |
| 2 | Los Angeles | KABC | 3 |
| 9 | Boston (Manchester) | WBZ | 3 |
| 3 | Chicago | WLS | 2 |
| 29 | Baltimore | WBFF | 2 |
| — | Toronto / Hamilton | — | 1 |
| 6 | Houston | KTRK | 1 |
| 8 | Washington (Hagerstown) | WJLA | 1 |
| 11 | Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota) | WTSP | 1 |
| 17 | Denver | KDVR | 1 |
| 26 | Nashville | WZTV | 1 |
| 30 | San Diego | KNSD | 1 |
| 34 | Austin | KXAN | 1 |
| 39 | West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce | WPBF | 1 |
| 48 | Albuquerque-Santa Fe | KRQE | 1 |
| 49 | Louisville | WLKY | 1 |
| 54 | Buffalo | WIVB | 1 |
| 65 | Tucson (Sierra Vista) | KGUN | 1 |
| 83 | Waco-Temple-Bryan | KCEN | 1 |
| 92 | Champaign & Springfield-Decatur | WAND | 1 |
| 104 | Davenport-Rock Island-Moline | KWQC | 1 |
| 137 | Rockford | WREX | 1 |
| — | Kelowna / Okanagan Valley / Kamloops | — | 1 |
| 153 | Rochester-Mason City-Austin | KIMT | 1 |
| State / Province | Players |
|---|---|
| California | 9 |
| Illinois | 5 |
| New York | 4 |
| Texas | 3 |
| New Jersey | 3 |
| Massachusetts | 3 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Maryland | 2 |
| Ontario | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| British Columbia | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
| District of Columbia | 1 |