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
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
Today’s contestants:
Jessica Plagens, a graphic designer from St. Paul, MN
Amy Ware, a registered nurse from South Deerfield, MA
Jason George, a management consultant from Philadelphia, PA (1-day total: $18,401)
Final Jeopardy! category: POLITICAL WORDS
Final Jeopardy! clue: Hamilton began & ended the Federalist Papers warning of this type of person, Greek for “People’s Leader”
What is a demagogue?
I want to give a standing ovation to Jeopardy for this Final Jeopardy clue today. On the 212th anniversary of the fatal Burr-Hamilton duel, Jeopardy is electing to remind America of how important Alexander Hamilton’s Federalist Papers were, and how much America was founded on the principles contained within those documents.
From Think Progress: How Hamilton Warned In The Federalist Papers Against Donald Trump
History will teach us that the former has been found a much more certain road to the introduction of despotism than the latter, and that of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying an obsequious court to the people; commencing demagogues, and ending tyrants.
(FEDERALIST No. 1. General Introduction)
These judicious reflections contain a lesson of moderation to all the sincere lovers of the Union, and ought to put them upon their guard against hazarding anarchy, civil war, a perpetual alienation of the States from each other, and perhaps the military despotism of a victorious demagogue, in the pursuit of what they are not likely to obtain, but from TIME and EXPERIENCE.
(FEDERALIST No. 85. Concluding Remarks)
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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Jason $25,000
Jessica $7,400
Amy $5,200
Final Scores:
Amy 5200 – 5195 = 5 (What is populist?)
Jessica 7400 – 3100 = 4300 (What is tyrant?)
Jason 25000 + 10199 = 35199 (2-day total: $53,600)
Daily Double locations:
1) THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE $800 (22nd pick)
Jason 3400 +3400 (Amy 4800 Jessica 3200)
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2) 3 LITTLE WORDS $1200 (7th pick)
Jason 13400 +6000 (Amy 5000 Jessica 3400)
3) MILITARY MEN? $1600 (25th pick)
Amy 7400 -5000 (Jason 25000 Jessica 7400)
Game Stats:
Jason 17,600 Coryat, 21 correct, 2 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer
Jessica 7,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer
Amy 10,200 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer
Jason George, stats:
46 correct
4 incorrect
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 7,400)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
39.47% in first on buzzer (45/114)
Average Coryat: $18,500
Jason George, to win:
3 games: 66.68%
4: 44.46%
5: 29.64%
6: 19.77%
7: 13.18%
Avg. streak: 4.001 games.
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