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
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
Andy here, with my first recap back after my hiatus!
Don’t worry, we’ll be discussing two weeks’ worth of shows at our next live panel, on October 14th at 6:30 PM Eastern!
Rena Morse and Venkat Krishnan are the challengers for Emily Herndon, who won $8,100 yesterday! (No pictures today.)
MUTT
JEFF
THE BEST PICTURE OSCAR DIDN’T GO TO…
“DEL” AWARE
DYNASTY
NORMAN ROCKWELL’S SATURDAY EVENING POST COVERS
(Surprisingly, there was no underlining of “Saturday Evening Post” — I thought there would be!)
At the first break, the scores were:
Venkat $3,000
Emily $1,400
Rena $1,400
Emily once named a cake pop Owlex Trebek!
Back to the game, I would have bet money on ROCKWELL having the Daily Double. I was wrong – MUTT $400 had it! Rena got to play it, with scores at:
Venkat $3,800
Rena $1,600
Emily $1,400
Rena bet $1,000. Her clue: Ice cream in layers of chocolate, vanilla & strawberry is named for this city. Her correct response left $600 on the table, putting her score at $2,600.
However, Rena did well enough to take the lead by the end of the round! The scores after 30 sat at:
Rena $4,800
Venkat $4,600
Emily $3,000
DJ! round categories:
EARS TO CLASSICAL MUSIC
LINGUISTICS
EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION
THAT PLACE IS “GRAND”
WORLD WAR I SLANG
WRITERS ON THE PERIODIC TABLE
I went 5/5 in PERIODIC TABLE including the $2000 Triple Stumper: British mistress of mystery _ _ James
CLASSICAL MUSIC $1600 had the Daily Double! Rena played this one too! Scores were:
Rena $7,600
Emily $6,200
Venkat $6,200
Like a broken record, Rena bet $1,000. Her clue: What a ride! In 1856, Wagner finished this opera, unwittingly adding his work to numerous future movie soundtracks. Rena’s correct response put her at $8,600.
Just after the minute-to-go warning came, Emily found the final Daily Double under WORLD WAR I SLANG $800. Scores:
Rena $16,200
Emily $9,000
Venkat $7,400
(Here’s a tip: Bet big.)
Emily chose not to. She bet $1,000. Her clue: The German gun “Long Max” was not as famous as this alliterative Krupp product. The trivia gods were so incensed by this bet that they put “Gatling Gun” into Emily’s head, causing her score to fall to $8,000.
She did manage to recover to keep Rena from a lock, though! Scores going into Final:
Rena $16,200
Emily $11,600
Venkat $7,400
FJ! category: HISTORICAL FIGURES
FJ! clue: A 2012 poll by Britain’s national museum voted this man, born in 1732, as the nation’s greatest military enemy
Venkat 7400 – 6400 = 1000
Emily 11600 – 4601 = 6999
Rena 16200 – 7001 = 9199
Rena will defend Friday and I’ll have the recap!