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.
(Click Here for Methodology)
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 Wednesday, January 18, 2017:
Final Jeopardy! category: U.S. HISTORY
Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: On Dec. 7, 1787 30 delegates at Battell’s Tavern gathered & made history in what’s now this state capital
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Sherri Cohen, a nonprofit writer & editor from Brooklyn, New York
Aaron Ellis, a high school physics teacher from Whitestown, Indiana
John Avila, an attorney from Arlington, Virginia (2-day total: $38,201)
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Those 30 delegates, 10 from each of Delaware’s 3 counties, made history in that they unanimously made Delaware the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
There is still a tavern located at the site in Dover today: the Golden Fleece.
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Scores going into Final:
John $14,800
Aaron $13,600
Sherri $700
Final results:
Sherri $700 – $501 = $199 (What is Massachusetts?)
Aaron $13,600 – $12,000 = $1,600 (What is Albany New York?)
John $14,800 – $12,401 = $2,399 (What is Annapolis?) (3-day total: $40,600)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
John $4,400
Aaron $2,600
Sherri $1,900
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HISTORY $1000 (25th pick)
Sherri 4400 -2500 (John 2600 Aaron 2600)
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2) SPORTS NICKNAMES $1200 (4th pick)
Aaron 3400 +3000 (John 5600 Sherri 1900)
3) CERAMICS $1600 (29th pick, $2,000 left on board)
Aaron 15600 -2000 (John 14800 Sherri 700)
Unplayed clues:
None!
$ Left on Board: $0
Game Stats:
John $14,800 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer
Aaron $13,800 Coryat, 20 correct, 4 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer
Sherri $3,200 Coryat, 8 correct, 5 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $11,200
John Avila, stats to date:
64 correct
8 incorrect
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,700)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
35.11% in first on buzzer (59/168)
Average Coryat: $16,867
John Avila, to win:
4 games: 59.36%
5: 35.23%
6: 20.91%
7: 12.41%
8: 7.37%
Avg. streak: 4.460 games.
Avg. Total Winnings (including possible ToC): $83,061
Miscellany:
This is the 17th consecutive game in which the leader going into Final Jeopardy has not gotten Final Jeopardy! correct, breaking a record set back in 2002.
- Had Aaron won this game, his average future winnings (including possible ToC) would have been $20,498 (not including anything won in this game).
- Thanks to Jay Johnson for providing me with a full chart of this game.