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
Susan has been on quite a roll since Alex Trebek called nerdcore hip-hop for losers on Wednesday!
Here’s tonight’s Final Jeopardy for Friday, October 14, 2016:
Final Jeopardy! category: 19TH CENTURY LITERATURE
Final Jeopardy! clue: This character says, “Let me then tow to pieces, while still chasing thee, though tied to thee”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Jerry Castro, a retired police captain from College Point, New York
Keely Walker, a manager of scientific writing from Glendora, California
Susan Cole, a legislative librarian from Bowie, Maryland (2-day total: $39,000)
Who is Captain Ahab?
The passage comes on chapter 135 of the Herman Mellville American classic Moby Dick, and (spoiler alert!) is the climax of the work.
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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Susan $14,600
Keely $14,400
Jerry $1,400
Final Results:
Jerry $1,400 – $1,400 = $0 (Who is Melville?)
Keely $14,400 – $5,000 = $9,400 (Who is Frankenstein?)
Susan $14,600 + $14,200 = $28,800 (3-day total: $67,800)
You can find the clues to the SCRAMBLED “HARRY POTTER” CHARACTERS category here.
Daily Double locations:
1) U.S. COINS $800 (13th pick)
Keely 600 +1000 (Susan 2200 Jerry -800)
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2) MUSICIANS’ MEMOIRS $1200 (12th pick)
Keely 10800 -1500 (Susan 7000 Jerry 1800)
3) BARTLETT’S FAMILIAL QUOTATIONS $800 (13th pick)
Keely 9300 +1500 (Susan 7000 Jerry 1800)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: SCRAMBLED HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS $200; THE COUNTY LINE $800 & $1000
DJ! round: MUSICIANS’ MEMOIRS $400; THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS $400 & $800
Game Stats:
Susan 14,600 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.41% in first on buzzer
Keely 15,000 Coryat, 24 correct, 3 incorrect, 43.14% in first on buzzer
Jerry 1,400 Coryat, 4 correct, 3 incorrect, 9.80% in first on buzzer
Susan Cole, stats to date:
54 correct
10 incorrect
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,800)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
31.25% in first on buzzer (50/160)
Average Coryat: $15,866
Susan Cole, to win:
4 games: 56.58%
5: 32.01%
6: 18.11%
7: 10.25%
8: 5.80%
Avg. streak: 4.303 games.