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
Here’s tonight’s Final Jeopardy for Thursday, October 20, 2016:
Final Jeopardy! category: QUOTABLE NOTABLES
Final Jeopardy! clue: She once said that death “is no more than passing from one room into another” but “in that other room, I shall be able to see”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Hunter Manchak, a product director from Washington, D.C.
Doug Hartman, a consulting engineer from Virginia Beach, Virginia
Debbi Hopkins, an administrative assistant from Charleston, South Carolina (1-day total: $18,300)
Who is Helen Keller?
A fun fact about Helen Keller: On a trip to Japan, she asked about Hachiko, the famed Akita who was loyal to his owner almost a decade after the owner died. She was given her own Akita and because of this, the Akita breed was introduced into the United States.
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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Doug $12,400
Hunter $6,200
Debbi $5,400
Final Results:
Debbi $5,400 – $1,601 = $3,799 (Who is Mother Teresa?)
Hunter $6,200 – $6,200 = $0 (Who is Emily Dickinson?)
Doug $12,400 + $0 = $12,400 (wrote Emily Dickinson, crossed it off and responded correctly) (1-day total: $12,400)
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Scores after the opening round:
Doug $8,800
Debbi $2,200
Hunter $1,800
Daily Double locations:
1) “Z” IS THE FIRST LETTER $1000 (20th pick)
Doug 5400 +3000 (Hunter 2400 Debbi 600)
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2) 8-LETTER WORDS $1600 (8th pick)
Debbi 4200 +2000 (Doug 10400 Hunter 2600)
3) BOOKS BY MEN $1600 (16th pick)
Debbi 8600 -2000 (Doug 10400 Hunter 5800)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! round: A BETTE MIDLER MEDLEY $1600 & $2000; PREFECTURES OF JAPAN $2000
Game Stats:
Doug 10,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 22.22% in first on buzzer
Debbi 7,000 Coryat, 10 correct, 4 incorrect, 16.67% in first on buzzer
Hunter 6,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 6 incorrect, 46.30% in first on buzzer
Debbi Hopkins, final stats:
26 correct
6 incorrect
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,500)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
22.64% in first on buzzer (24/106)
Average Coryat: $10.700
Doug Hartman, stats to date:
15 correct
1 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
22.22% in first on buzzer (12/54)
Average Coryat: $10,400
Doug Hartman, to win:
2 games: 40.96%
3: 16.78%
4: 6.87%
5: 2.81%
6: 1.15%
Avg. streak: 1.694 games.