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Comparing Matt Jackson to the Decade’s Other Long Win Streaks: Part 1 (Correct Responses)
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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October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 2026)
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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
Matt Jackson won his 12th game last night. Our #JeopardyLivePanel discussions the past few episodes have centered around “how long will his streak last?” Let’s look at the numbers.
I went to J! Archive and added up the number of correct responses of the five contestants who played in at least 12 regular games (that being, Ken Jennings, Julia Collins, David Madden, Arthur Chu, and Matt Jackson). Here are the numbers:
Number of Correct Responses over first 12 games
Data source: j-archive.com
Over Matt’s first five games, he was only an average of just under three correct responses a game behind Ken (Ken’s total 154, Matt 141), and ahead of Julia (110), David (136), and Arthur (120).
Looking at Ken’s sixth through twelfth games, though, Ken seemed to find another gear, breaking 38 correct responses five times (Matt has only broken 30 twice). I would posit that this would be due to the extra buzzer familiarity that Ken had over his opposition at this point; since Ken’s streak, the show has given new players significantly more buzzer rehearsal time. Matt has still had the second-best correct response count over Games 6 through 12. It would not surprise me in the least to see Matt surpass Julia’s streak. I’m not sure how much he’ll threaten Ken, though.
Part 2 of this comparison will look at the five players on Daily Doubles.