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 Friday, December 23, 2016:
Final Jeopardy! category: RECORDING HISTORY
Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: Guinness recognizes his 1902 version of Leoncavallo’s “Vesti la Giubba” as the 1st million-selling record
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Vinnie Chiappini, an attorney from Providence, Rhode Island
Molly Thacker, a doctoral student from Arlington, Virginia
Sam Scovill, a G.I.S. technician from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2-day total: $38,802)
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In addition to the 1902 million-seller, famous tenor Enrico Caruso also released recordings of “Vesti La Giubba” in 1904 and 1907 for the Victor Talking Machine Company.
Caruso received a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987.
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Scores going into Final:
Vinnie $13,200
Sam $11,800
Molly $2,800
Final results:
Molly $2,800 – $1,000 = $1,800 (Who is Edison)
Sam $11,800 + $5,599 = $17,399 (3-day total: $56,201)
Vinnie $13,200 – $10,401 = $2,799 (Who is Bell)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Sam $5,000
Vinnie $4,200
Molly $2,000
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) NFL CHEERLEADING SQUADS $400 (2nd pick)
Sam 200 +1000 (Molly 0 Vinnie 0)
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2) GOOD WILL $800 (4th pick)
Sam 5800 -800 (Vinnie 4600 Molly 2400)
3) ON EARTH $800 (17th pick)
Vinnie 9800 +1000 (Sam 9400 Molly 3200)
Unplayed clues:
None!
Game Stats:
Sam $12,000 Coryat, 21 correct, 4 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer
Vinnie $13,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer
Molly $2,800 Coryat, 9 correct, 2 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer
Sam Scovill, current stats:
63 correct
11 incorrect
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,400)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
39.24% in first on buzzer (62/158)
Average Coryat: $10,733
Sam Scovill, to win:
4 games: 31.15%
5: 9.70%
6: 3.02%
7: 0.94%
8: 0.29%
Avg. streak: 3.452 games.