Season 39 Jeopardy! contestants - where they're from

The main table includes all players who made their first appearance on Jeopardy! in 2022-23. Thus, they exclude:

Jeopardy! is continuing the practice, revived two seasons ago, of allowing contestants to be introduced as "originally from" a location other than their current residence, which had been ended in 2016; however, it is being used much more sparingly than in Season 37 or last season.

What's here:

(Credits: Zap2it & TitanTV for TV schedules for each market; John Coryat (yes, that's actually the last name) for ZIP code maps; ThinkTV for a listing of Canadian market sizes, enabling me to rank them properly with the U.S. markets; and OpenStreetMap for county mapping information.)

The tables below are newly updated with market size estimates for 2022–23.

Updated through the end of Week 39 of Season 39 (2023-06-09), including the separate tables for Second Chance, the Tournament of Champions, and the High School Reunion Tournament.

Contestants by media market

RankMarketStationPlayers
1New YorkWABC42
2Los AngelesKABC20
3ChicagoWLS19
8Washington (Hagerstown)WJLA19
10San Francisco-Oakland-San JoseKGO14
9Boston (Manchester)WBZ13
4PhiladelphiaWPVI11
Toronto / Hamilton6
12Seattle-TacomaKOMO6
15Minneapolis-St. PaulKARE6
16DenverKDVR6
22Portland, ORKATU6
23Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville)WTVD6
33Kansas CityWDAF6
5Dallas-Fort WorthKTXA5
6AtlantaWXIA5
19Cleveland-Akron (Canton)WOIO5
28BaltimoreWBFF5
7HoustonKTRK4
13Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota)WTSP4
30San DiegoKNSD4
34Hartford & New HavenWTNH4
Montréal / Laval3
29Salt Lake CityKJZZ3
42Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle CreekWWMT3
51Providence-New BedfordWPRI3
59Albany-Schenectady-TroyWTEN3
85SyracuseWSYT3
90Champaign & Springfield-DecaturWAND3
94Burlington-PlattsburghWPTZ3
11Phoenix (Prescott)KTVK2
14DetroitWDIV2
17Orlando-Daytona Beach-MelbourneWFTV2
18Miami-Fort LauderdaleWPLG2
21CharlotteWCNC2
26PittsburghWPXI2
32Columbus, OHWBNS2
35AustinKXAN2
40Las VegasKLAS2
45Birmingham (Anniston & Tuscaloosa)WIAT2
Edmonton2
60Little Rock-Pine BluffKATV2
77Rochester, NYWROC2
86Colorado Springs-PuebloKKTV2
117Yakima-Pasco-Richland-KennewickKNDO2
127Monterey-SalinasKSBW2
162MissoulaKPAX2
Vancouver / Victoria1
24St. LouisKSDK1
27NashvilleWZTV1
36CincinnatiWXIX1
39West Palm Beach-Fort PierceWPBF1
43Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-YorkWHP1
44Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport NewsWVEC1
48LouisvilleWLKY1
50New OrleansWVUE1
Ottawa / Gatineau1
54BuffaloWIVB1
56Richmond-PetersburgWRIC1
57Wilkes Barre-Scranton-HazletonWBRE1
61KnoxvilleWBIR1
62TulsaKTUL1
64DaytonWDTN1
Winnipeg / Brandon1
68Des Moines-AmesWHO1
69Green Bay-AppletonWLUK1
71Roanoke-LynchburgWDBJ1
75Springfield, MOKSPR-LD1
76Columbia, SCWOLO1
80ToledoWTOL1
81Huntsville-Decatur (Florence)WAAY1
97Fort Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-RogersKFSM1
98BoiseKBOI1
Barrie / Orillia1
105Tallahassee-ThomasvilleWCTV1
106Lincoln & Hastings-KearneyKOLN1
108Fort WayneWANE1
122Peoria-BloomingtonWMBD1
St. John's / Corner Brook1
138RockfordWREX1
153Panama CityWJHG1
155Idaho Falls-Pocatello (Jackson)KPVI1
199MankatoKMNF-LD1

Contestants by state/province

State / ProvincePlayers
California40
New York39
Illinois24
New Jersey16
Florida11
Pennsylvania11
Texas11
Maryland10
Ohio10
District of Columbia9
Massachusetts9
Colorado8
North Carolina8
Ontario8
Virginia8
Washington8
Minnesota7
Missouri7
Oregon6
Georgia5
Michigan5
Connecticut4
New Hampshire4
Alabama3
Arkansas3
Quebec3
Rhode Island3
Utah3
Vermont3
Alberta2
Arizona2
Idaho2
Montana2
Nevada2
Tennessee2
British Columbia1
Indiana1
Iowa1
Kansas1
Kentucky1
Louisiana1
Manitoba1
Nebraska1
Newfoundland and Labrador1
Oklahoma1
South Carolina1
Wisconsin1

2022 Tournament of Champions

RankMarketStationPlayers
10San Francisco-Oakland-San JoseKGO3
3ChicagoWLS2
9Boston (Manchester)WBZ2
27NashvilleWZTV2
1New YorkWABC1
Toronto / Hamilton1
4PhiladelphiaWPVI1
5Dallas-Fort WorthKTXA1
8Washington (Hagerstown)WJLA1
15Minneapolis-St. PaulKARE1
18Miami-Fort LauderdaleWPLG1
22Portland, ORKATU1
23Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville)WTVD1
26PittsburghWPXI1
91El Paso (Las Cruces)KDBC1
127Monterey-SalinasKSBW1

2022 Second Chance Competition

RankMarketStationPlayers
1New YorkWABC4
28BaltimoreWBFF2
30San DiegoKNSD2
2Los AngelesKABC1
3ChicagoWLS1
4PhiladelphiaWPVI1
8Washington (Hagerstown)WJLA1
15Minneapolis-St. PaulKARE1
25IndianapolisWTHR1
27NashvilleWZTV1
35AustinKXAN1
74Flint-Saginaw-Bay CityWNEM1
117Yakima-Pasco-Richland-KennewickKNDO1

2023 High School Reunion Tournament

RankMarketStationPlayers
1New YorkWABC4
6AtlantaWXIA2
9Boston (Manchester)WBZ2
3ChicagoWLS1
7HoustonKTRK1
12Seattle-TacomaKOMO1
18Miami-Fort LauderdaleWPLG1
22Portland, ORKATU1
25IndianapolisWTHR1
30San DiegoKNSD1
35AustinKXAN1
47Greensboro-High Point-Winston-SalemWFMY1
48LouisvilleWLKY1
55Fort Myers-NaplesWBBH1
58Mobile-Pensacola (Fort Walton)WALA1
74Flint-Saginaw-Bay CityWNEM1
79Charleston-HuntingtonWSAZ1
90Champaign & Springfield-DecaturWAND1
112Sioux Falls (Mitchell)KDLT1
120MaconWMAZ1
123BakersfieldKBAK1
152Joplin-PittsburgKSNF1