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
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
I am blogging on a dead run today: Must blog and get dinner by 6:30 to watch the Husker game live! (ESPN, if you wanted to know.) I wish I have at least touched the book I got at the library called How to Write Fast. I sure need that knowledge right now!
Today’s contestants:
(from left to right, Don Meals, Mike Hodel, and Sarah Rabin Spira)
Like yesterday, today’s episode was loaded with triple-stumpers that I was able to answer. See how you do on these (and please leave a comment letting me know!):
In Double Ds (I got this one in the nick of time): “An enigmatic word puzzle.”*
In They Drive on the Left: “If you want to drive from Klerksdorp to Roodeport in this country, head east and hang a left at Sosolburg.”*
In Food Words: “To waste little by little, or a fried treat similar to a doughnut.”*
In Ancient Greeks: “Born on Samos, he’s the philosopher and mathematician in the illustration seen here:”*
In McCartney: “The title of Paul’s 2006 classical album ‘Ecce Cor Meum’ translates as ‘Behold My’ this.”*
In Books’ Other Titles: “Thackeray’s ‘A Novel Without a Hero.'”*
In A Business is Born: “The first drugstore in this chain began operating out of a Chicago hotel in 1901; in 2009 the 7000th store opened.”*
Probably as a result of all those triple-stumpers, I had a lock on the game at the end of Double Jeopardy with 26400. Returning champ Don had 11400, Mike had 2800, and Sarah had 10400. The Final Jeopardy category was Mammals. This clue, too, was a quadruple-stumper, as I missed it, too. I don’t like this clue much, actually. I don’t think anyone really had a chance. (And I’m not just saying that because I missed it!): “One type of this aquatic animal gives milk that’s 65% fat; pups are weaned in 4 days, the least of any mammal.”* Did anyone watching know this one? Really?
Now, I’m not sure what Mike had in mind when he wagered 700. Did he accurately predict Don’s wager and expect him to get it wrong? In any case, he did the right thing. Sarah wagered ALL of her 10400 (I’d have done that, too). Don wagered 9401, which I also would’ve done, because it would’ve given him the win if both he and Sarah got the final clue right. Since they both missed it, though…Mike was left with the most money at 2100. What?! Mike’s reaction:
So do you think Mike can win tomorrow? It will be interesting, for sure!
*riddle, South Africa, fritter, Pythagoras, Heart, Vanity Fair, Walgreens, seal