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
Quarterfinal #5 of the 2016 Teachers Tournament! The 9 semifinalists will play the semifinals and finals at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC!
This episode originally aired on May 6, 2016.
Today’s contestants:
Bill Knuth, a high school special education teacher from East Lansing, MI
Cory Harris, a high school English teacher from Mystic, CT
Kaberi Chakrabarty, an elementary bilingual teacher from Joliet, IL
Final Jeopardy! category: AUTHORS
Final Jeopardy! clue: She wrote in her journal in 1867 that a publisher “asked me to write a girls book. Said I’d try.”
Who is Louisa May Alcott?
Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Bill $13,600
Kaberi $8,600
Cory $8,400
Final results:
Cory $8,400 + $8,398 = $16,798
Kaberi $8,600 + $3,000 = $11,600
Bill $13,600 – $3,601 = $9,999
Wild card standings:
Monday: Chris Tempro ($18,401)
Tuesday: Jason Sterlacci ($19,000)
Wednesday: Jill Gilbert ($14,800)
Thursday: Peter Buchholz ($17,000)
Friday: Cory Harris ($16,798)
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1) Kaberi Chakrabarty $11,600 ($8,600; $4,600)
2) Lauren Gilmore $11,000 ($9,200; $4,400)
3) Bill Knuth $9,999 ($13,600; $1,200)
4) Nicole Throckmorton $5,000 ($10,000; $6,000)
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5) Terrie Trebilcock $1,300 ($7,800; $1,000)
6) Tenaya Snider $600 ($5,600; $1,200)
7) Dianne Lee $100 ($2,600, $200)
8) Hannah Krug $1 ($6,200; $1,400)
9) Greg Greenzweig $0 ($6,400, $1,600)
10) Ian Miller $0 ($6,400, $0)
Daily Double locations:
1) NON-ROCKET SCIENTISTS $600 (10th clue)
Kaberi 2000 +1000 (Cory 1400 Bill -800)
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2) MY FAVORITE BURRO $800 (12th clue)
Cory 8600 -3000 (Kaberi 5800 Bill 3600)
3) QUEENS $2000 (28th clue; $3,600 left on board)
Bill 8400 +1600 (Kaberi 8600 Cory 8400)
Game stats:
Cory 11,400 Coryat, 21 correct, 6 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer
Kaberi 8,200 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer
Bill 14,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 4 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer
Cory Harris, stats to date:
22 correct
6 incorrect
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57)
Average Coryat: $11,400
Kaberi Chakrabarty, stats to date:
12 correct
2 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
Average Coryat: $8,200
Bill Knuth, stats to date:
17 correct
5 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,600)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
Average Coryat: $14,000
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Just a tiny correction. On the captions to the photos above, you’ve given me the same label as Bill. On the captions to the photos for the original posting on May 6th, you have identified me correctly. Not a big deal at all, just FYI