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
Here’s tonight’s Final Jeopardy answer and question for Thursday, February 16, 2017:
Final Jeopardy! category: SOUTH AMERICA
Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: This capital’s name is a Latinized form of the name of its country
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Corey Schmalzle, a senior at Lehigh University from Hawley, Pennsylvania
Mohan Malhotra, a freshman at New York University from Wilmington, Delaware
Allison Holley, a senior at Lawrence University from Racine, Wisconsin
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Brasilia, founded on April 21, 1960 specifically to serve as the capital of Brazil, was planned by Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer to move the capital to a more central location from Rio de Janeiro. It is similar to Washington, D.C. and Canberra that it is part of a federal district as opposed to a municipality.
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Scores going into Final:
Mohan $14,800
Allison $9,000
Corey $6,000
Final results:
Corey $6,000 + $5,000 = $11,000
Allison $9,000 + $4,000 = $13,000
Mohan $14,800 + $800 = $15,600 (Automatic semifinalist)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Mohan $4,600
Allison $2,600
Corey $2,000
Wild Card standings:
Monday: Lilly Chin, $24,399 ($20,000, $7,200)
Tuesday: Viraj Mehta, $23,000 ($23,000, $8,200)
Wednesday: Alex Bourzutschky, $23,599 ($20,000, $2,800)
Thursday: Mohan Malhotra $15,600 ($14,800, $4,600)
Friday:
1) Netanel Paley $18,000 ($15,600, $4,200)
2) Mari Hanley $16,201 (8,200, $4,600)
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3) Clarissa Santori $14,000 (92.667%) ($18,000, $7,600)
4) Allison Holley $13,000 (45.370%) ($9,000, $2,600)
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5) Jennifer Katz $12,100 ($6,100, $3,800)
6) Corey Schmalzle $11,000 (6,000, $2,000)
7) Hannah Whisnant $1 ($7,000, $4,400)
8) Esteban Fernandez $0 ($7,400, $4,200)
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Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) & WHERE TO FIND “EM” $800 (28th pick)
Allison 1600 +1000 (Mohan 3600 Corey 2800)
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2) ENGLISH LIT $1200 (4th pick)
Mohan 5800 +200 (Allison 3000 Corey 2000)
3) MADAM SECRETARY $2000 (11th pick)
Corey 3600 -2000 (Allison 4600 Mohan 7600)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! round: None!
$ Left on Board: $0
Game Stats:
Mohan $15,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
Allison $8,800 Coryat, 12 correct, 1 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer
Corey $8,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 6 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $11,800
Coryat lost to incorrect responses: $9,600
Mohan Malhotra, stats to date:
20 correct
1 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
Average Coryat: $15,800
Allison Holley, stats to date:
13 correct
1 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
Average Coryat: $8,800
Corey Schmalzle, stats to date:
18 correct
6 incorrect
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57)
Average Coryat: $8,000