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
…I finished blogging before the 6 o’clock basketball game! Also, notice the time on Laura’s picture below: I was worried that at its rate the recording would end before I knew how the game ended. Read on to see if that happened. As I’m typing this, I don’t know!
So yesterday on Jeopardy! (not in basketball), Laura Gallo beat Dave-Leigh.
Jose Garriga
Laura
Lily Foss
Ooh, Word Puzzles and That 90s Show! Laura was so excited about the latter she didn’t wait for Trebek to tell her to select.
At the first break:
Laura 2800 (4 right)
Lily -1000 (3 right and 2 wrong)
Jose 2400 (6 right)
The last clue of the round was the Daily Double! Jose got it in At This Stage.
Laura 4600 (3 right)
Lily 1000 (3 right)
Jose 4800 (6 right and 2 wrong)
Jose wagered 1200 on this clue: “In Freudian theory, it’s the first stage of human development & breast-feeding plays a big part.” I was right but he wasn’t.
Ooh, cool, Geographic Saints! Oh, it wasn’t as exciting as it sounds.
Uh oh, Jose found a Daily Double almost right away in Drama Mamas.
Laura 4600
Lily 1400 (One right)
Jose 4800 (One right)
Jose wagered 1200 again on this clue: “Mama buys a home in a mostly white neighborhood in this drama about the Youngers, a poor black family.” He was right this time.
Laura found the next Daily Double in Geographic Saints!
Laura 5000 (One right)
Lily 1800 (One right)
Jose 5200 (One wrong)
She wagered on this clue: “This British island in the south Atlantic once served as a refuge for liberated African slaves.” She was wrong, and I didn’t bother with it.
At the end of the round:
Laura 8200 (5 right)
Lily 2600 (4 right and one wrong)
Jose 12000 (6 right and one wrong)
The Final Jeopardy category is Foreign Leaders. This is the clue: “On February 25, 1956, he gave a speech ‘on the personality cult and its consequences,’ seen as an attack on his predecessor.” Sure enough, my recording ended right after Trebek finished reading the clue. I’ve tweeted for help. When I hear back from someone I’ll update this post! (ETA: I’m told that Jose won. I’m looking forward to seeing him play tomorrow.)
One ye Averted
Two years ago: The Cheese stands alone
Three years ago: Another Oracle of Omaha?
Four years ago: How about a mulligan?