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
Imagine my delight today when I woke up to a tweet from the Lincoln Journal Star‘s Jeff Korbelik, asking me to call about being on Jeopardy! I am so relieved – I have to say I was very worried that I would never be in the paper in my own hometown. This is what it’s all about. Plus, I read everything Jeff says in the Journal Star. He writes about all things food, TV, radio, plus lots of other things. You may remember I asked you for help in his “Dining with Jeff” contest several weeks ago. I was gonna wait but couldn’t – I already called him, and it went very well. I. Am. Stoked. (And all is forgiven for my “Dining with Jeff” entry being rejected for no apparent reason.) 🙂
The rest of today’s guest post is brought to you by now two-time champ Cathy Guiles. (She’s letting me borrow it from her own blog.) She won her first episode, defeating champ Melanie Spratford, just before lunch the day they taped. I secretly burned with jealousy, wondering what it must be like to be sitting there eating lunch like it was no big deal…the reigning Jeopardy! champion. Wow. By the way, lunch was absolutely a highlight that day. The food, conversation, and people-watching were all *Mwah*. Who’s with me? I’d do it every day if I could. And someday I’d see a celebrity! I asked contestant coordinator Robert if he ever sees a celebrity there, and he does. He says there is a separate part of the cafeteria where customers can be served, rather than get their own food cafeteria-style. Then he asked us who we’d like to see there. I said Justin Timberlake.
On with Cathy’s post. Just click on her picture below. (Thanks, Cathy!)
At Cathy’s request: “Photo courtesy of Jeopardy Productions, Inc.”