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
How will Earl Holland do in going for Win #8?
You can watch this game on Crackle!
Today’s contestants:
Myles Bacon, a bartender and coach from Chapel Hill, NC
Chris Beckham, a radio talk show host from Tifton, GA
Earl Holland, a sports copy and web editor from Newark, DE (7-day total: $35,000)
Final Jeopardy! category: NFL PASSING RECORDS
Final Jeopardy! clue: Peyton Manning leads with 539 TD passes, but this man who finished with 342 held the record the longest, 1975-95
Who is Fran Tarkenton?
This was an edge-on-your seat game, with Earl playing a late game Daily Double where he chose to chance it in Final as opposed to playing for the game on the Daily Double. He got the Daily Double right, but will he survive Final too?
For the record: I don’t think there’s enough data yet on Final Jeopardy tendencies in Sports Jeopardy to determine what the true correct play is here! If trailers tend to overbet in Final, then it makes more sense to just make sure you have the lead. If wagering becomes more rational, then it might make more sense to play for the game on the Daily Double.
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Scores going into Final:
Earl 16,400
Myles 12,000
Chris -1,000
Final Results:
Myles 12,000 + 7,500 = 19,500
Earl 16,400 + 7,601 = 24,001 (8-day total: $40,000)
Scores after the Jeopardy! round:
Myles 4,750
Chris 2,500
Earl 2,200
Daily Double locations:
1) HOUSE OF CARDS 1000 (19th pick)
Earl 3250 -1050 (Myles 3250 Chris 2250)
2) OLYMPIANS 1500 (12th pick)
Myles 9750 -1250 (Earl 6700 Chris -1000)
3) 1956 2000 (22nd pick, 1,000 left on board)
Earl 14200 +1200 (Myles 12000 Chris -1000)
On the scoreboard:
20 – 10
70 – 68
In 2010 in the first round at Wimbledon, John Isner beat Nicolas Mahut in 5 sets, 70-68 in the fifth, in the longest match in tennis history.
Game stats:
Earl 18,250 Coryat, 21 correct, 4 incorrect, 48.89% in first on buzzer
Myles 13,250 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.89% in first on buzzer
Chris -1,000 Coryat, 5 correct, 3 incorrect, 13.33% in first on buzzer
Earl Holland, stats to date:
165 correct
21 incorrect
14/16 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 23,400)
5/8 in Final Jeopardy
41.66% in first on buzzer (150/360)
Average Coryat: 16,562
Earl Holland, to win:
9 games: 66.43%
10: 44.13%
11: 29.32%
12: 19.48%
13: 12.94%
Avg. streak: 9.979 games.
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My perception is that in Sports Jeopardy!, the daily doubles tend to be markedly easier than Final Jeopardy. I’d have gone in on the daily double.