Current Champion
Nikolas Polsinelli, career statistics:
44 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,500
To win:
3 games: 64.111%
4: 41.102%
5: 26.351%
6: 16.894%
7: 10.831%
Avg. streak: 3.786 games.
(Click Here for Methodology)
Upcoming Encore Presentations
September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 2026)
October 10-11: S42 E176 (May 11, 2026)
(Source: Bell Fibe TV program guide)
All Time Winnings
All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:
1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200
All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):
1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
Before I get into today’s Jeopardy!, I wanted to let you know there is a Jeopardy! Challenger available on eBay again. Join me in posting your scores! Here are my recent ones:
Conor Collins, RI 8000
Karla Ruksys, NJ 30000
Brandon Hathaway, GA 10400
Me 31202
Morgan Saxby, VA 32401
Marv Pena, CA 3500
Karla Ruksys, NJ 24500
Me 0
Jack Aponte, NY 338
Sarah Simadi, IL 4799
Morgan Saxby, VA 8000
Me 26800
Morgan Saxby of VA was off to an unusually slow start today. He was in the hole right away. At the end of the Jeopardy round, he had just $1000. Andrew Sidden of FL had 3000, and Arthur Christy of VA led with 5800. Morgan added 2000 to his score on the second clue of the Double Jeopardy round, a Daily Double. In the category Pulitzer Prize Winners: “1978: This late language lover for his New York Times commentary.”*
Here’s a clue from today’s episode that I got right and no one else did. (I love it every time!) For $800 in the category The Truck Stops Here: “There’s an Iron Skillet Coffee Shop at the Petro Truck Stop in this Texas town, made famous in a Marty Robbins song.”
I was thinking so hard about the Final Jeopardy clue I almost forgot to write it down. In Brand Logos: “Its original logo, designed in 1976, showed Isaac Newton sitting under a tree.” All three contestants got it right, but it stumped me. Andrew added 6002 to his 9400 while Morgan added 8201 to his 10600. But it was not enough. Arthur had 15400 going into Final Jeopardy, and added 5801 with his correct response.
So today’s Jeopardy! didn’t end well for me. Nothing against Arthur, but I liked both Morgan and Andrew. With 3 wins and an average of more than $22000 a win, I thought Morgan had the makings of a 5-game winner and thus a Tournament of Champions contestant. As for Andrew, I don’t know why I liked him. What else can I say? Besides this: Don’t forget about my contest. Just become a follower of this blog before May 3rd and you are eligible to win. Easy.
*William Safire, El Paso, Apple