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 Pre-Civil War Presidents) for Tuesday, June 9, 2020 (Season 36, Game 187):
Encyclopedia Britannica says of him: “After an extended tour of Europe he retired to Concord…& he died in obscurity”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Zach Newkirk, an attorney from Alexandria, Virginia
Shelli Castor, an editor from Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Morgan Wilbanks, a physician from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (2-day total: $44,000)
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Correct response: Who is Franklin Pierce?
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Franklin Pierce’s presidency (from 1853 to 1857) was very unpopular; the political turmoil resulting from the Kansas–Nebraska Act harmed his administration, led to the founding of the Republican Party, and also led to James Buchanan’s 1856 nomination. Following his presidency, Pierce spent three years in Europe and the Bahamas before retiring to New Hampshire; he had a close friendship with author Nathaniel Hawthorne (Hawthorne’s last novel was controversially dedicated to Pierce).
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Zach $9,400
Morgan $8,900
Shelli $2,800
Tonight’s results:
Shelli $2,800 – $200 = $2,600 (Who is John Q. Adams?)
Morgan $8,900 + $1,208 = $10,108 (Who is Pierce?)
Zach $9,400 + $8,401 = $17,801 (Who is Franklin Pierce?) (1-day total: $17,801)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Morgan $7,300
Zach -$200
Shelli -$400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) HISTORY OF HUNGARY $600 (clue #9)
Morgan 2600 +100 (Shelli -200 Zach 400)
2) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $1200 (clue #19)
Zach 4600 +4600 (Morgan 10100 Shelli 2000)
3) THE PLAIN TRUTH $1600 (clue #28)
Zach 12400 -3000 (Morgan 8900 Shelli 2800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 80
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: MIDDLE NAME, PLEASE $400 $600 CANSPLAINING $600
DJ! Round: THE PLAIN TRUTH $1200 TALK SHOW $800
Total Left On Board: $3,600
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 374 (2.00 per episode average), 5 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Zach $9,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 5 incorrect, 21.15% in first on buzzer (11/52), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Morgan $9,400 Coryat, 25 correct, 5 incorrect, 53.85% in first on buzzer (28/52), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Shelli $2,800 Coryat, 6 correct, 5 incorrect, 11.54% in first on buzzer (6/52), 3/5 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $21,200
Lach Trash: $12,200 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $17,000
Morgan Wilbanks, career statistics:
60 correct, 16 incorrect
5/7 on rebound attempts (on 18 rebound opportunities)
37.65% in first on buzzer (61/162)
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $19,500)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,533
Shelli Castor, career statistics:
6 correct, 6 incorrect
3/5 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
11.54% in first on buzzer (6/52)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $2,800
Zach Newkirk, career statistics:
13 correct, 5 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
21.15% in first on buzzer (11/52)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,600)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,000
Zach Newkirk, to win:
2 games: 33.426%
3: 11.173%
4: 3.735%
5: 1.248%
6: 0.417%
Avg. streak: 1.502 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Zach is the first player to have a score of $0 or worse after the Jeopardy! round and win the game since John Giambrone on February 7, 2018.
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