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, February 9, 2017:
Final Jeopardy! category: THE OSCARS
Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: Since “The Godfather Part II”, this film has been the only sequel to win Best Picture
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Kate Reed Hauenstein, a high school history teacher from Cedar Park, Texas
Megan Hersman, an arts marketer from Chicago, Illinois
Kirstin Cutts, a graduate student from Austin, Texas (1-day total: $11,001)
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The OED defines “sequel” as “a published, broadcast, or recorded work that continues the story or develops the theme of an earlier one”. Thus, in spite of it being the third film in the Lord of the Rings Series, it is still a sequel, and thus it is the second sequel to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
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Scores going into Final:
Kirstin $17,100
Kate $14,600
Megan -$1,000
Final results:
Kate $14,600 – $14,600 = $0 (What is Lord of the Rings Return)
Kirstin $17,100 – $2,499 = $14,601 (What is Sorry) (2-day total: $25,602)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Kate $5,600
Kirstin $3,800
Megan -$200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) MAN VS. BEAST $800 (29th pick)
Kirstin 3800 -1000 (Kate 5600 Megan 800)
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2) LOVE $1200 (15th pick)
Kate 9200 +3000 (Kirstin 6600 Megan -200)
3) THE OED: FROM POISE TO QUELT $1200 (28th pick, $3,600 left on bord)
Kirstin 11000 +2500 (Kate 14600 Megan -1000)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! round: None!
$ Left on Board: $0
Game Stats:
Kirstin $16,800 Coryat, 18 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer
Kate $12,800 Coryat, 23 correct, 4 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer
Megan -$1,000 Coryat, 4 correct, 4 incorrect, 10.53% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $17,000
Coryat lost to incorrect responses: $8,400
Kirstin Cutts, stats to date:
31 correct
5 incorrect
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,500)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
24.11% in first on buzzer (27/112)
Average Coryat: $13,700
Kirstin Cutts, to win:
3 games: 45.39%
4: 20.60%
5: 9.35%
6: 4.24%
7: 1.93%
Avg. streak: 2.831 games.
Avg. Total Winnings (including possible ToC berth): $46,904
Miscellany:
- Had Kate won this game, her average future value of winnings would have been $17,594.
- Thank you to Jay Johnson for providing me with a full chart of this game.