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
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, February 23, 2017:
Final Jeopardy! category: SHAKESPEARE CHARACTERS
Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: About himself he says, “Since the heavens have shap’d my body so, let hell make crook’d my mind to answer it”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Viraj Mehta, a junior at Stanford University from Austin, Texas
Gary Tse, a freshman at the United States Naval Academy from Ellicott City, Maryland
Lilly Chin, a senior at M.I.T. from Decatur, Georgia
Remember, this is a two-day total-point affair; today’s scores get added to tomorrow’s to determine the tournament champion!
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Scores going into Final:
Lilly $16,400
Gary $12,600
Viraj $11,200
Final results:
Viraj $11,200 – $2,718 = $8,482 (Who is Iago?)
Gary $12,600 + $12,345 = $24,945
Lilly $16,400 + $4,000 = $20,400
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Viraj $4,400
Gary $3,400
Lilly $2,000
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) 19th CENTURY AMERICA $600 (19th pick)
Lilly 400 +1000 (Viraj 3600 Gary 3200)
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2) STRAIT TALK $1600 (19th pick)
Viraj 7600 +2000 (Lilly 9600 Gary 10200)
3) ORGANIZATIONS $800 (23rd pick)
Lilly 13200 +2000 (Gary 12200 Viraj 9600)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: 19th CENTURY AMERICA $200
DJ! round: None!
$ Left on Board: $200
Game Stats:
Gary $12,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.57% in first on buzzer
Lilly $14,800 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 30.36% in first on buzzer
Viraj $10,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 3 incorrect, 30.36% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $10,200
Coryat lost to incorrect responses: $5,400
Gary Tse, stats to date:
65 correct
6 incorrect
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,840)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
34.12% in first on buzzer (58/170)
Average Coryat: $19,133
Lilly Chin, stats to date:
67 correct
5 incorrect
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,200)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
35.88% in first on buzzer (61/170)
Average Coryat: $16,400
Viraj Mehta, stats to date:
64 correct
11 incorrect
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
0/3 in Final Jeopardy
39.41% in first on buzzer (67/170)
Average Coryat: $15,933
Miscellany:
- Gary’s effective lead over Lilly is $2,272.50 and his effective lead over Viraj is $8,231.50. Lilly’s effective lead over Viraj is $5,959.
- Thank you to Jay Johnson for providing me with a full chart of this game.