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
October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 2026)
October 10-11: S42 E176 (May 11, 2026)
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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 27, 2016:
Final Jeopardy! category: BRITISH POP MUSIC
Final Jeopardy! clue: This song released on July 11, 1969 to coincide with the Apollo 11 mission was used in the BBC’s coverage of the moon landing
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
P. J. Molski, a web developer from Brooklyn, New York
Ken Hirsh, a law library director & law professor from Milford, Ohio
George Stuart, a payroll professional from Orlando, Florida (1-day total: $24,801)
What is “Space Oddity” (by David Bowie)?
You’ll also be able to get some of Ken’s thoughts on this episode on the Jeopardy! podcast #JeopardyLivePanel, whose next episode is taping live on Sunday, October 30 at 7:00 PM Eastern!
A song often mistakenly known by its opening line, “Ground Control to Major Tom”, “Space Oddity” was David Bowie’s first charting song in the United Kingdom, and is still one of his signature tunes.
Among the famous covers of the song include Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, who covered the song from the International Space Station (and was the first music video shot from space):
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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
George $10,400
Ken $8,500
P.J. $8,000
Final Results:
P.J. $8,000 + $8,000 = $16,000
Ken $8,500 + $7,501 = $16,001 (1-day total: $16,001)
George $10,400 – $6,601 = $3,799 (What is “All You Need Is Love?”)
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Scores after the opening round:
Ken $4,500
George $3,800
P.J. $2,400
Daily Double locations:
1) MARINE LIFE $1000 (16th pick)
Ken 2800 +1500 (George 1200 P.J. 1000)
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2) 1866 $1200 (5th pick)
George 5800 +800 (Ken 5700 P.J. 3200)
3) THE PLAYWRIGHT WRITES $1200 (6th pick)
George 6600 +1000 (Ken 5700 P.J. 3200)
Unplayed clues:
None!
Game Stats:
Ken 8,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer
P.J. 8,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 5 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer
George 11,000 Coryat, 21 correct, 5 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer
George Stuart, final stats:
44 correct
8 incorrect
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,800)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
39.47% in first on buzzer (45/114)
Average Coryat: $12,600
Ken Hirsh, stats to date:
15 correct
3 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,500)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
Average Coryat: $8,000
Ken Hirsh, to win:
2 games: 36.23%
3: 13.13%
4: 4.76%
5: 1.72%
6: 0.62%
Avg. streak: 1.568 games.
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I thought it would be “Man in the Moon” by R.E.M., but that’s not British, or 1969.