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 today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Oscar Winners) for Monday, June 26, 2017:
Later an Oscar winner, she appeared as the child baptized towards the end of “The Godfather”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Brandon Randall, a student from Provo, Utah
Elisabeth Larsen, a stay-at-home mom & online adjunct instructor from Pleasant Grove, Utah
Pat McNamee, a CPA from McLean, Virginia (1-day total: $7,599)
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Sofia Coppola, who won her Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Lost in Translation played the role of Michael Francis Rizzi, the son of Connie Corleone, in the famous baptism scene. Of course, her father, Francis Ford Coppola was the director of that film. She made a cameo as an immigrant girl in The Godfather Part II, and played Mary Corleone in The Godfather Part III, a role that was originally supposed to be Winona Ryder’s.
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Judging note: On the 12th clue of Double Jeopardy, the judges ruled that Pat’s correction of “…While My Guitar Gently Weeps” came before any ruling on his original response of “…While My Guitar Gently Sleeps”. This correction is permitted by the rules upon which all contestants are briefed.
Scores going into Final:
Pat $20,000
Elisabeth $20,000
Brandon $10,800
Final results:
Brandon $10,800 + $9,201 = $20,001 (1-day total: $20,001)
Elisabeth $20,000 – $15,000 = $5,000 (Who is Marisa Tomei?)
Pat $20,000 – $20,000 = $0 (Who is Reese Witherspoon?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Elisabeth $9,000
Brandon $4,400
Pat $600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) PLACES IN CONTINENTS $600 (27th pick)
Elisabeth 5200 +3000 (Brandon 4400 Pat -400)
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2) FRENCH LITERATURE $1600 (8th pick)
Elisabeth 11400 +3000 (Brandon 6000 Pat 1400)
3) I’VE GOT THREE NAMES $1200 (13th pick)
Pat 5000 +5000 (Elisabeth 14400 Brandon 7200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 184
Unplayed clues: None!
Game Stats:
Brandon $10,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer
Elisabeth $16,200 Coryat, 21 correct, 0 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer
Pat $16,200 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $7,600 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,200
Pat McNamee, final stats:
29 correct
4 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
23.01% in first on buzzer (26/113)
Average Coryat: $14,400
Brandon Randall, stats to date:
20 correct
2 incorrect
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57)
Average Coryat: $10,800
Brandon Randall, to win:
2 games: 35.30%
3: 12.46%
4: 4.40%
5: 1.55%
6: 0.55%
Avg. streak: 1.546 games.
With a projected 44 regular-play games to go prior to the Tournament of Champions cutoff, after 250,000 simulations, our model shows:
An average of 1.5147 5+-time champions (standard deviation 0.95826).
An average of 2.3952 4+-time champions (standard deviation 1.1543).
An early cutoff took place 2.181% of the time (or a 5-game winner will be left out).
Brandon Randall qualified 4.334% of the time.
Tim Kutz qualified 75.097% of the time.
Todd Giese qualified 32.216% of the time.
Rob Liguori qualified 5.591% of the time.
Miscellany:
- At $20,000 apiece going into Final, that was the highest-scoring tie game going into Final Jeopardy of any game that is currently in J! Archive. The previous high was $18,600 on December 15, 2011.