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
Tonight’s guest-blogger: Beau Henson. Yes, the man himself. Tomorrow night, a little bit more from me. Monday: Ruth Robbins, who played Beau today and whom he mentions below!
(Thanks, Beau! Good work here and on the show of course. Congratulations.)
Hi, there, Jeopardy! fans! Firstly, a big, big thanks to Jeanie for asking me to write a guest entry. For those of you who’ve never had the good fortune to meet your enterprising blogress in person: she’s just a delight. Thanks again, Jeanie!
And now I have to figure out what I can tell y’all. I’m no expert in Coryats or DD hunting, and anyone who saw my first episode knows that I have the betting strategy of a dyscalculic time traveler. So, beyond asking WWWD? (What Would Watson Do?), I’m coming up short on the pre-show advice.
However! I did learn a few things during my time on the show, and that’s what I figure I can offer.
First, J! folks are stellar. Taping day felt like camp (I imagine from what movies tell me. We don’t really do summer camp back in farm country.) — everyone was warm and supportive and funny, even though nerves did send a few of us into fits of solitude. Fellow contestant Ruth and her family even adopted me for the evening when they found out I was in LA alone! I got to ride in the cargo bay of their SUV! (Don’t pretend you’ve never wanted to do this.) And watch out for Jay Ben Markson and Beau Henson’s Vaudeville Explosion, coming soon to a VFW near you. It’s kinda like The Prestige, but with more fingers.
Secondly, everyone listen to Harvey Dent: You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain. Manohman, did the internet hate me and my blue sweater. Also, if you have the brilliant idea to live tweet what the internet is saying, don’t retweet everything. Just don’t. In fact, MAKE SURE you tweet more bad than good.
Next, never underestimate luck. See Final Jeopardy during my game with Chuck and Margie. Or that gotdang Classical Mash-Up category. Future contestants: always sacrifice a goat to Fortuna before your taping. She prefers older billy goats, but she’s surprisingly good with kids.
Finally, I wish I had gotten plugged into the whole J! community before I went to tape. Even aside from assisting in gameplay, it would have made what was already a lifetime experience all that much richer. And, like I said, I’d feel a little less silly trying to blog something new for a whole bunch of people far more seasoned than I am. So I hope this was at least fun to read, if not all that rich in content. You want to hear an interesting etymology story? I’ve got a ton of those!
Oh, ok. Cool. Maybe next time. Wait, where’re you going…?