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
Rico played in the Teachers Tournament on November 11th. Thanks, Rico!
Jeanie: You did fine. I’m sorry you didn’t make it to week 2 of the tournament.
Rico: Thank you. I wish I would have made it, but someone has to lose, too. James Brown ended with $0 and had a hockey jersey made that said “Jeopardy” on the back with the number 0. I admire his attitude. I should have totally worn an ugly shirt, even if it wasn’t Thursday.
Jeanie: Your dream category is Classical Music?!? I have to ask, would you have gotten my neg right if it had been a clue on your show? (A Classical Mix-up for 800)
Rico: Your clue was a tricky one, due to the vagueness of it. I felt for you on that answer. At least you didn’t name “Sherman” as the capital of Mississippi. I get called Sherman in the hall, now.
Jeanie: I noticed that Katie rang in before you on the Blagojevich clue (you’re from Illinois), and the next clue was the Daily Double. Did you try to ring on the Blagojevich clue?
Rico: Katie did beat me to the Blago one, and almost every other one. J She really had that buzzer working. I knew the Daily Double, but what can you do? Even in the practice rounds I kept getting beat on the buzzer.
Jeanie: Can you explain your Final Jeopardy wager?
Rico: My final wager was almost a joke. I wanted to bet all of it, but didn’t want to end with 0. I then thought “Wouldn’t it be funny to bet $5,595 so that I would be left with $205 (My district number) if I lost?” I then freaked out a little bit and left it at $5600. I figure it would be better to have a little money, just in case.
Jeanie: Is there anything else you’d like to say?
Rico: I would like to say that I am so happy I was there. It truly was a very surreal experience, but one I hope I always remember. The other teachers were all great people, and we have kept in close contact with each other. The contestant producers were amazing, too. Everything about Jeopardy! was so wonderful.
James Brown played on November 13th. Thanks, James!
Jeanie: Can you talk about your Final Jeopardy wager?
James: Sure. I had 6600 and I was really just focused on what I should do against Eli. He had 12200. In my mind, he wasn’t going to go 0 so I figure if he wagered anything and got it right, then my only shot was the wild card. That’s why I bet it all. If I double to 13200 then it may be a decent shot at it. Anything less than that didn’t make sense given the format. It was either wager it all or go 0 and hope Eli and Karen went big and missed it. I didn’t want to leave my fate in their hands so I went all in.
Jeanie: Did you come back the next day to watch the second week of the Teachers Tournament from the audience?
James: Yes I did go back the next day. Our little group of teachers became friends and we all were rooting for each other. I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. There was also a reception after the taping was over.
Jeanie: Is there anything else you’d like to say?
James: I will admit to panicking during the daily doubles. I had no idea what the answers were but I didn’t want to just stand there and say nothing. Lol your post said I answered immediately but wrong on the a in geo Daily Double. They edited out a bit of my staring blankly at the camera lol. Not that it matters but I thought long and hard for my wrong answer lol.
The only two answers I regret was 1) not answering Disney hall. I knew it was Disney but didn’t know if it was hall or theatre or what the official name was and I didn’t know if Disney was acceptable. The other was missing Aegean Sea. My mouth answered before I fully thought it out to realize there are two parts of the Mediterranean that began with a.