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 15, 2016:
Final Jeopardy! category: NYC TV
Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: In 2010, in its fourth season, this TV show shifted its primary setting to 6th Avenue, 2 blocks west
(correct response beneath the contestants)
During her run so far, Cindy Stowell has won $31,000. She had pledged to donate all of her winnings to cancer research. Unfortunately, Cindy passed away on December 5; she had competed on the show with stage IV cancer. Her friends and family will also appreciate donations on her behalf to the Cancer Research Institute. Many fans are watching the show and electing to donate $1 for each correct response they give while playing at home, an idea come up with by Chelsea Cohen, one of today’s challengers!
Also, another thing I’ve seen since Cindy’s run started, as I’ve seen a few people disappointed that Jeopardy! did not move up her airing so that Cindy herself might be able to watch: After her audition, Cindy’s taping was fast-tracked so that it would happen as soon as was possible. Because the show has returning champions, the show is obviously obligated to air episodes in the order that they were taped. This week of shows was literally the earliest that Cindy’s airdates could be. Finally, do rest assured that further proving how amazing the show’s production staff is: They ensured that an advance copy of Cindy’s episodes were sent to her. Cindy was able to see her episodes before her passing.
Today’s contestants:
Sara Quashnie, a library science graduate student from Livonia, Michigan
Chelsea Cohen, a production editor from Astoria, New York
Cindy Stowell, a science content developer from Austin, Texas (2-day total: $31,000)
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This is a reference to (spoiler alert!) the plot line at the end of Season 3 and the start of Season 4 of Mad Men to how the Sterling Cooper firm became Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. The offices of the new firm were on 6th Avenue.
Please remember, that if you were at all touched by Cindy’s story, that donations in her memory to the Cancer Research Institute would be greatly appreciated by her family and friends.
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Scores going into Final:
Sara $11,600
Chelsea $9,600
Cindy $5,300
Final results:
Cindy $5,300 + $3,300 = $8,600 (3-day total: $39,600)
Chelsea $9,600 – $2,500 = $7,100 (What is How I Met Your Mother?)
Sara $11,600 – $7,601 = $3,999 (What is 30 Rock?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Sara $5,600
Cindy $2,900
Chelsea $1,400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) MOVING JOURNALISM $800 (24th pick)
Cindy 3000 -1500 (Sara 3000 Chelsea 2000)
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2) TALES $800 (6th pick)
Sara 7600 -2000 (Cindy 3300 Chelsea 1400)
3) EUROPEAN RULERS $1600 (11th pick)
Chelsea 2600 +1000 (Sara 5200 Cindy 1700)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! round: 2016 MUSIC FESTIVALS $800, $1200 & $1600
Game Stats:
Cindy $6,800 Coryat, 14 correct, 4 incorrect, 29.63% in first on buzzer
Chelsea $10,200 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.07% in first on buzzer
Sara $13,600 Coryat, 19 correct, 5 incorrect, 28.89% in first on buzzer
Cindy Stowell, stats to date:
51 correct
8 incorrect
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,200)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
29.75% in first on buzzer (47/158)
Average Coryat: $10,067
Cindy Stowell, to win:
4 games: 29.04%
5: 8.43%
6: 2.45%
7: 0.71%
8: 0.21%
Avg. streak: 3.409 games.