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 answer and question for Thursday, December 22, 2016:
Final Jeopardy! category: LITERARY INSPIRATIONS
Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: Seen here, the white city built for Chicago’s 1893 Columbian Exposition is said to have inspired this author who then lived near it
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Brad Snyder, a consulting electrical engineer from Port Deposit, Maryland
Amelia Reinwald, an abuse prevention educator from Irving, Texas
Sam Scovill, a G.I.S. technician from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1-day total: $22,001)
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From Backstory’s “The Wizard in the White City”:
The idea of a central city is important here too. The White City asserted Chicago’s dominance as a new commercial and creative capital in a nation looking West. It was a newly built city, at the geographic center of the country and removed from the traditions of the northeast. So when Baum created the capital of Oz, he modeled it after his adopted home, Chicago – smack dab in the middle of the country.Like the Emerald City, the White City was built on humbug. The neoclassical buildings appeared to be solid marble, but their facades were actually plaster. Years before cinema, the World’s Fair was like a monumental film set. And it turned out to be about as permanent.
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Scores going into Final:
Sam $9,000
Brad $7,800
Amelia $6,200
Final results:
Amelia $6,200 – $6,200 = $0 (Who is Carroll?)
Brad $7,800 – $7,800 = $0 (Who is Carl Sandburg?)
Sam $9,000 + $7,801 = $16,801 (2-day total: $38,802)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Sam $6,200
Brad $4,600
Amelia $2,600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) OUT OF TOWN GUESTS $1000 (15th pick)
Sam 3800 +1000 (Amelia 2800 Brad 1400)
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2) PRESIDENTIAL LOSERS $1200 (9th pick)
Sam 8600 +1200 (Brad 5800 Amelia 5000)
3) SPELL IT WITH STATE ABBREVIATIONS $1200 (23rd pick)
Brad 9000 -1600 (Sam 7400 Amelia 6200)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: THE WEDDING RECEPTION $200, $400 & $600
DJ! round: THE NEW YORK TIMES 2016 BESTSELLERS $800, $1200, $1600 & $2000, SPELL IT WITH STATE ABBREVIATIONS $2000
Game Stats:
Sam $9,000 Coryat, 21 correct, 4 incorrect, 46.94% in first on buzzer
Brad $9,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.49% in first on buzzer
Amelia $6,200 Coryat, 8 correct, 1 incorrect, 18.37% in first on buzzer
Sam Scovill, current stats:
41 correct
7 incorrect
4/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,200)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
39.60% in first on buzzer (40/101)
Average Coryat: $10,100
Sam Scovill, to win:
3 games: 30.14%
4: 9.08%
5: 2.74%
6: 0.82%
7: 0.25%
Avg. streak: 2.431 games.