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
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 the recap of Tuesday, January 6!
Today’s contestants: Val Hannon, Alan Hait, and Elliot Yates!
J! round categories:
WATCH THE BIRDIE
FOOD & RELIGION
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
VOWEL, CONSONANT, VOWEL
A LONG TIME AGO
A VEGAS HOTEL, OR…
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $800 had the first Daily Double, and it came out early, on Clue 7 of the game! Elliot played it with scores at:
Elliot $1,000
Alan $1,000
Val $0
Elliot bet $1,000. His score: The Ravi Shankar & Vilayat Khan are methods of teaching this instrument. His correct response put him at $2,000!
Scores at the first break:
Elliot $3,600
Alan $2,800
Val $600
Val’s writing a book and she has named the protagonist Alexandra — after Mr. Trebek!
Alan ran into Elizabeth Taylor — literally — at Heathrow Airport!
Back to the game, Alan and Val had the best luck on the buzzer for most of the round, but Elliot went on a run at the end to retake the lead! Two clues went unplayed (that’s been happening much too often!).
Scores after the J! round:
Elliot $7,200
Alan $5,600
Val $2,000
DJ! round categories:
WATCH THE BIRDIE
THE UKRAINE STRAIN
A LITTLE SPICE
STATE FIRSTS
NO. 1 BESTSELLERS IN THE ZERO YEARS
THE “METRIC” SYSTEM
Alan and Val both took awhile to select clues! Val didn’t have much luck on the buzzer, either — ringing in once, a neg!
The Daily Doubles took a long time to come out in this round; STATE FIRSTS $2000 had the first one; Elliot played it and bet facing the following scores:
Elliot $14,000
Alan $9,200
Val $0
Elliot bet $2,500. His clue: In 2007 this state elected the USA’s first Indian-American governor. Elliot’s correct response put him at $16,500!
Two clues later, and right after the “minute-to-go” signal, Elliot found the other one. Take a guess where it was. Did you say WATCH THE BIRDIE $1600? Because that’s where it was! Scores:
Elliot $17,700
Alan $9,200
Val $0
Elliot bet $2,300. His clue: This fictional sleuth from St. Mary Mead enjoyed her knitting, gardening, and bird-watching. Another correct response from Elliot put him at $20,000!
With 6 clues left, Elliot went to STATE FIRSTS $400. It was the final clue played! (Maybe Alan should have been quicker!)
Scores going into Final:
Elliot $20,000
Alan $9,600
Val $0
FJ! category: ASIA
FJ! clue: Meaning “waterless place” this 500,000-square-mile area lies in what’s called a “rain shadow” of the Himalayas
Alan 9600 + 9600 = 19200
Elliot 20000 + 799 = 20799
ToC standings:
1. Vaughn Winchell $103,103 (5 wins)
Catherine Hardee $95,201 (4 wins)
2. Alexander Persaud $61,000 (3 wins)
3. Ryan Alley $56,800 (3 wins)
Bill Cossen $50,602 (3 wins)
4. Elliot Yates $50,000 (3 wins)
5. Shane Curtis $42,001 (3 wins)