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 today’s Final Jeopardy answer and question for Monday, April 17, 2017:
Final Jeopardy! category: UNIVERSITIES
Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: This university on John C. Calhoun’s former plantation is named for Calhoun’s son-in-law, who gave the land
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Kevin McGinty, an account representative from Randolph, Vermont
Jamie Newland, a loan co-ordinator from Chicago, Illinois
Deborah Beams, a certified public accountant from Dallas, Texas (2-day total: $23,300)
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Clemson University was founded after the 1888 death of John Calhoun’s son-in-law Thomas G. Clemson, after Clemson’s estate and fortune was left “for the betterment of education in South Carolina”.
Much like the Villanova clue in the Season 32 finale, I suspect that this Final Jeopardy! was inspired by Clemson’s victory in January’s NCAA football championship game! If you’re a Clemson fan, this shirt is still available if you’re a Jeopardy! fan and want to show off both fandoms at once!
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Scores going into Final:
Jamie $17,000
Kevin $7,400
Deborah $5,800
Final results:
Deborah $5,800 + $2,500 = $8,300
Kevin $7,400 + $7,400 = $14,800
Jamie $17,000 – $1,500 = $15,500 (What is Vanderbilt?) (1-day total: $15,500)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jamie $6,400
Deborah $3,400
Kevin -$200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) 2016 PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM RECIPIENTS $1000 (30th pick)
Deborah 5000 -1600 (Jamie 6400 Kevin -200)
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2) BORDER FRENZY $1600 (24th pick)
Jamie 15600 +1000 (Kevin 7400 Deborah 6200)
3) SPORTS TROPHIES $2000 (29th pick, $800 left on board)
Deborah 7800 -2000 (Jamie 17000 Kevin 6600)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! round: None!
$ Left on Board: $0
Game Stats:
Jamie $17,600 Coryat, 22 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer
Kevin $7,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 7 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer
Deborah $9,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 4 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $8,000 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,600
Deborah Beams, final stats:
44 correct
13 incorrect
2/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,200)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
27.27% in first on buzzer (45/165)
Average Coryat: $8,200
Jamie Newland, stats to date:
22 correct
2 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
Average Coryat: $17,600
Jamie Newland, to win:
2 games: 59.88%
3: 35.86%
4: 21.47%
5: 12.86%
6: 7.70%
Avg. streak: 2.493 games.
Avg. Total Winnings (including ToC possibility): $52,474.
ToC projection update:
With a projected 84 regular-play games to go prior to the Tournament of Champions cutoff, after 250,000 simulations, our model shows:
An average of 3.1397 5+-time champions (standard deviation 1.3751).
An average of 4.8289 4+-time champions (standard deviation 1.6775).
An early cutoff took place 15.796% of the time (or a 5-game winner will be left out).
Jamie Newland qualified 17.247% of the time.
Tim Kutz qualified 59.189% of the time.
Todd Giese qualified 19.639% of the time.
Rob Liguori qualified 4.112% of the time.
Fred Vaughn qualified 0.868% of the time.
(Note: Due to the possibility of a WGA strike, I feel that it is more accurate for ToC projections to add 20 games to the end of the previous projected qualifying period.)
Miscellany:
- Thank you to Jay Johnson for providing me with a full chart of this game.
- The last time the Jeopardy! round Daily Double was in Clue 30 in regular play: November 27, 2015.