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)
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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 Charles Dickens) for Friday, October 12, 2018 (Season 35, Episode 25):
Both “Barnaby Rudge” & this other famous Dickens novel begin in 1775 & deal with mob violence
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Alan Dunn, a software development manager from Johns Creek, Georgia
Ryan Vesledahl, a catastrophe modeler from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Alex Schmidt, a writer & comedian from Pasadena, California (4-day total: $92,880)
Having won 4 times, Alex is now on our ToC Tracker; see where he ranks here!
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Correct response: What is A Tale of Two Cities?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities deals with London and Paris in the late 18th century; much of the later part of book deals with the mob violence surrounding the French Revolution.
(Barnaby Rudge was set amongst the Gordon Riots in 1780 England.)
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Alan $11,200
Alex $10,600
Ryan $10,300
Tonight’s results:
Ryan $10,300 + $10,099 = $20,399
Alex $10,600 + $10,001 = $20,601
Alan $11,200 + $10,001 = $21,201 (1-day total: $21,201)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Alex $6,200
Ryan $3,100
Alan $2,600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) C&C ALLITERATION FACTORY $1000 (24th pick)
Ryan 5400 -2500 (Alex 4600 Alan 2000)
2) LEGAL LATIN $1600 (4th pick)
Alan 3800 +3000 (Alex 7400 Ryan 3100)
3) SCULPTURE $1200 (26th pick)
Ryan 10300 -2000 (Alan 10800 Alex 10600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 13
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Game Stats:
Alan $9,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Alex $10,600 Coryat, 18 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer, 4/4 on rebound attempts
Ryan $14,800 Coryat, 21 correct, 7 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer, 1/2 on rebound attempts
Combined Coryat Score: $35,200
Lach Trash: $8,000 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,800
Alex Schmidt, final stats:
124 correct, 13 incorrect
9/9 on rebound attempts
41.94% in first on buzzer (117/279)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,500)
5/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,920
Alan Dunn, stats to date:
14 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,800
Alan Dunn, to win:
2 games: 37.81%
3: 14.30%
4: 5.40%
5: 2.04%
6: 0.77%
Avg. streak: 1.608 games.
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