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.
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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
A handful of recent Coryats to get us started:
originally 12-18-08: 17400 (23800 without negs). I recognized this champ immediately – he was on the champions panel the first year of the unofficial Jeopardy! reunion. I didn’t know his name, and had to ask a couple people.
originally 12-19-08: 24200 (29200 without negs)
originally 12-22-08: 21200 (24800 without negs)
originally 12-23-08: 17400 (21200 without negs)
Now for the Summer Hiatus Challenge. In order from best to worst this round, among people I’m watching (and among them, people who played. There seem to be fewer and fewer.):
Andy
Vito Cortese (For some reason, he’s not credited with a perfect score. I don’t see anything wrong with his responses.)
Alison Stone Roberg
Julie Bratvold Ghanbari and me (tied, and in fact we answered and clammed the same ones)
Ryan Chaffee
Stefan Goodreau
Joon Pahk
Robert
And the clues. Sixteen people got perfect scores:
IT’S A GAS!
2: The Hindenberg airship was not filled with helium, but this other lightweight gas. Vito, Stefan, Robert, Ryan, Joon, Alison, Jeanie, Julie, Andy
4: Hank Hill (of TV’s “King of the Hill”) might know that C3H8 is the chemical formula of this gas. Vito, Stefan, Robert, Ryan, Joon, Alison, Jeanie, Julie, Andy
6: Mix vinegar and baking soda, and you’ll immediately see the formation of this gas. Vito, Stefan, Robert, Ryan, Joon, Alison, Jeanie, Julie, Andy
8: The name of this noble gas comes from a Greek word meaning “foreign” or “strange.” Vito, Stefan, Robert, Ryan, Joon, Alison, Jeanie, Julie, Andy
10: Two-word phrase describing a lachrymator like pepper spray designed to instigate production of a particular bodily fluid. Vito, Stefan, Robert, Ryan, Joon, Alison, Jeanie, Julie, Andy
“Pick” Me
3: Mary and Douglas, the first “first couple” of Hollywood, combined their surnames and called their estate this. Vito, Stefan, Robert, Ryan, Joon, Alison, Jeanie, Julie, Andy
6: Charles Dickens first novel was based upon the posthumous papers of this club. Vito, Stefan, Robert, Ryan, Joon, Alison, Jeanie, Julie, Andy
9: At Gettysburg, his charge on Cemetery Ridge has become the military epitome of disastrous defeat. Vito, Stefan, Robert, Ryan, Joon, Alison, Jeanie, Julie, Andy
12: This American Idol alum reached the Billboard Top 10 for the first time with “Best Days of Your Life,” co-written by Taylor Swift. Vito, Stefan, Robert, Ryan, Joon, Alison, Jeanie, Julie, Andy
15: “Redfin” and “Grass” are the two American sub-species of this fresh-water fish. Vito, Stefan, Robert, Ryan, Joon, Alison, Jeanie, Julie, Andy