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
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Today’s contestants:
Charlie Geer, an affordable housing development analyst from Columbus, OH
Elena Stuewe, a resident physician from Birmingham, AL
Seth Wilson, a PhD candidate from Chicago, IL (4-day total: $105,800)
Final Jeopardy! category: AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY
Final Jeopardy! clue: The Zambezi River reaches the ocean in this country that lends its name to the body of water where it happens
What is Mozambique?
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The Zambezi River delta enters into the Mozambique Channel, the arm of the Indian Ocean that happens to separate Mozambique from Madagascar.
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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Seth $21,900
Elena $18,800
Charlie $4,600
Final Results:
Charlie $4,600 – $1,601 = $2,999 (No response)
Elena $18,800 – $3,101 = $15,699 (What is South Africa?)
Seth $21,900 – $0 = $21,900 (What is Zambia?) (5-day total: $127,700)
For context: In regular play since the start of Season 20, betting $0 from the lead in a non-lock situation has now won 6 times in 16 attempts.
Erratum: IT’S PLAIN TO SEE IT’S 33 $400 read: John Belushi in 1982 & this other hefty “SNL” comic in 1992 both passed away aged 33. Chris Farley died in 1997, not 1992.
Daily Double locations:
1) IT’S PLAIN TO SEE IT’S 33 $600 (18th pick)
Seth 4200 +1500 (Elena 800 Charlie -1400)
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2) IN PRAISE OF OLDER WRITERS $1200 (10th pick)
Seth 9900 +2000 (Elena 5000 Charlie 4200)
3) MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $1600 (26th pick; $4,400 left on board)
Elena 9400 +9400 (Seth 20300 Charlie 4600)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: A HOMOPHONE OF A PAST TENSE VERB $1000
DJ! round: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $800
Game Stats:
Seth 20,200 Coryat, 25 correct, 1 incorrect, 40.00% in first on buzzer
Elena 11,000 Coryat, 10 correct, 1 incorrect, 12.73% in first on buzzer
Charlie 4,600 Coryat, 15 correct, 5 incorrect, 36.36% in first on buzzer
Seth Wilson, stats to date:
119 correct
19 incorrect
6/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
43.27% in first on buzzer (119/275)
Average Coryat: $17,560
Seth Wilson, to win:
6 games: 64.70%
7: 41.86%
8: 27.09%
9: 17.53%
10: 11.34%
Avg. streak: 6.833 games.