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
One note before we get started: We’ll have Drew Scheeler’s recap of the Experts up soon!
Andy here and the College Championship has begun!
The 15 contestants this week:
Julia Sprangers, University of Wisconsin/Madison
Jed Silver, Tufts University
Hannah Shoenhard, Scripps
Daniel Donohue, Northwestern University
Kristen Jolley, Georgia Institute Of Technology
Jim Coury, Georgetown University
Taylor Roth, Baylor University
Paige Radtke, University of CO @ Boulder
Trevor Walker, MIT
Jack Houston, Azusa Pacific University
Bill Driscoll, Stanford
Cindy Cammarn, Bowdoin College
Laura Rigge, Wellesley College
Forrest Farjadian, University of Tulsa
Uli Nishanth, Washington University
Julia, Jed, and Hannah are today’s first three quarterfinalists!
J! round categories:
ROCKS & MINERALS
HOMOPHONES
CELEBS
POETRY
QUIRKY NEWS
CONSTITUTION USA: WITH PETER SAGAL
Our three players went into ROCKS & MINERALS, POETRY, CELEBS, and HOMOPHONES first; by the end of 15 clues, the scores were:
Hannah $1,600
Jed $1,400
Julia $1,000
Amusing Triple Stumper at the bottom of QUIRKY NEWS: TV viewers were warned of zombies rising from their graves when this warning system, EAS for short, was hacked in 2013
The Daily Double finally came out on the 29th clue of the round! Hannah got to play it (a video clue) at CONSTITUTION USA $800: Scores were:
Julia $4,800
Hannah $4,200
Jed $2,400
Hannah bet $1,200. Her clue: A New London, Connecticut fight over this, government power to take private property, ended with land seized and nothing built. Hannah’s correct response put her at $5,400.
At the end of the J! round, the scores were:
Hannah $6,400
Julia $3,800
Jed $1,400
DJ! round categories:
EUROPEAN CITIES
MOVIE VILLIANS
I JUST “ATE”
THE OFFICE
THIS IS HUGE
THAT’S WHAT CHE SAID
The first Daily Double in the round came out early, at EUROPEAN CITIES $1600. Scores were:
Hannah $8,000
Julia $4,600
Jed $1,800
Hannah bet $2,400. Her clue: This Bavarian city traces its origins to a Benedictine monestary at Tegernsee. The correct answer was the best guess I could come up with, and Hannah said the same thing! Her score moved to $10,400.
Jed kept up picking up $2,000 clues and moved up nicely! He also played the final Daily Double, under THIS IS HUGE $1600! Scores were:
Hannah $18,000
Jed $7,400
Julia $5,800
Jed bet $3,000. His clue: A synonym for “huge” starts the name of this model of large-screen TV developed by Sony & seen in stadiums. His instant correct response put him at $10,400.
Julia did well in MOVIE VILLAINS, except for the $2,000 clue, which Jed picked up (Surprise, surprise!)
Scores going into Final Jeopardy!:
Hannah $18,400
Jed $14,800
Julia $10,200
FJ! category: STATE QUARTERS
FJ! clue: The back of the quarter for this state is the only one that features a monarch
Julia 10200 + 6200 = 16400
Jed 14800 – 5601 = 9199
Hannah 18400 + 8000 = 26400
Wild card standings:
Monday’s winner: Hannah Shoenhard
1. Julia Sprangers $16,400
2. Jed Silver $9,199
I’ll be back with another recap tomorrow!