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 Monday, February 20, 2017:
Final Jeopardy! category: WORD ORIGINS
Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: The first recorded use of this word in print was when Nathan Hope posted an image of his busted lip online in 2002
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Alex Bourzutschky, a junior at Caltech from Potomac, Maryland
Lilly Chin, a senior at M.I.T. from Decatur, Georgia
Julia Marsan, a senior at Georgetown University from Brookfield, Wisconsin
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You can nominate your favorite contestants from 2016 for a TJF Andy Award!
While Mr. Hope, an Australian, certainly did not invent the word, it is indisputable that a 2002 forum post, where he posted his stitched-up lip after a drunken fall up stairs, was the first recorded mention in print of the term.
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Scores going into Final:
Julia $18,200
Lilly $14,800
Alex $12,600
Final results:
Alex $12,600 – $12,600 = $0 (What is fatlip?)
Lilly $14,800 + $8,001 = $22,801 (Finalist)
Julia $18,200 – $8,200 = $10,000 (What is swoll?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Julia $6,200
Lilly $5,600
Alex $3,400
Opening break taken after: 14 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) NAMED FOR A PLACE $400 (26th pick)
Julia 4400 +1400 (Lilly 5400 Alex 3000)
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2) WOMEN WRITERS $1200 (12th pick)
Julia 8200 +2000 (Lilly 10000 Alex 9400)
3) FLOWERS $2000 (15th pick)
Lilly 11200 +2000 (Julia 12200 Alex 9400)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! round: None!
$ Left on Board: $0
Game Stats:
Lilly $14,800 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer
Julia $16,800 Coryat, 20 correct, 0 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
Alex $12,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $6,000
Coryat lost to incorrect responses: $3,800
Lilly Chin, stats to date:
49 correct
3 incorrect
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,200)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
38.60% in first on buzzer (44/114)
Average Coryat: $17,200
Julia Marsan, stats to date:
42 correct
6 incorrect
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,400)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
45.09% in first on buzzer (40/114)
Average Coryat: $15,700
Alex Bourzutschky, stats to date:
35 correct
6 incorrect
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,400)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
30.70% in first on buzzer (35/114)
Average Coryat: $14,500