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
As promised, here’s a recap of tonight’s Jeopardy! Like this morning, I took pictures of tonight’s contestants and have tried to upload them, but am unable to. Arrggh!
Speaking of “Arrggh,” did you guys notice that both rounds had clues left over again? Boo! Tonight’s contestants were two-time champ Jody Allen, Kimberly Jantz, and Leigh-Anne Marcellin. The Jeopardy round featured a poker theme.Did you guys know these triple-stumpers in the round? In I Have 5 Kings: “In 1926 W. L. Mackenzie King was prime minister of this country twice (he gave it up in June but had it back by September.”* What about this one in The Ace of Hearts?: “During WWI, Lt. Henry goes AWOL and excapes to Switzerland to be with his love Catherine in this Hemingway novel.”*
When Jody found the Daily Double of the Jeopardy round, he had 2400, Leigh-Anne had 3400, and Kimberly had 1800. He wagered everything (and missed) on this clue in The Ace of Hearts: “This Shakespearean tragedy, one of his last, is based on Plutarch’s ‘Lives.'”* By the end of the round, Jody was right back in the hunt with 3000, while Leigh-Anne had 3200 and Kimberly had 2600.
Jody found both Daily Doubles in the Double Jeopardy round, the first one just 4 clues or so in. He was in the lead, and wagered 1000 on this clue in Architecture, read by Jimmy of the Clue Crew: “In a cruciform church, the central part is called the nave; it ends in a recessed area that is usually vaulted, called this.”* He got it right. When he found the next Daily Double in It’s Official, he was leading by 200. He wagered 3000 on this clue: “Give me 60 seconds, lass, and I’ll tell you this name of the official juice of NASCAR.”*
At the end of the Double Jeopardy round, Jody had 11000, Leigh-Anne had 6000, and Kimberly had 14200. The Final Jeopardy category was Political Nonfiction. This was the clue: “This book begins, ‘June 17, 1972. Nine o’clock Saturday morning.'”* All three contestants got it right. Jody wagered 10999. Mr. Trebek had indicated at the top of the show that Jody’s last two games had been runaways, and he had wagered conservatively in the finals. Not today! Mr. Trebek also indicated that Kimberly looked unhappy when the answer to the clue had been revealed. If so, it was an act, because she got it right and wagered enough, 8000, to make her the champion. Then the sad face became a full-blown smile!
*Canada, A Farewell to Arms, Anthony and Cleopatra, apse, Minute Maid, All the President’s Men