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 Landmarks) for Wednesday, September 22, 2021 (Season 38, Game 8):
96 miles in total during its 3-decade existence, the most well-known part of this was about the same length as an Olympic marathon
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Christopher Stucky, a communications specialist from Bloomington, Illinois
Paula Scheider, an ROI trainer from Tulsa, Oklahoma
Matt Amodio, a Ph.D student from New Haven, Connecticut (25-day total: $893,201)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Jeopardy! is a capricious game. Trying to predict when the nearly unpredictable will happen is difficult, but fun. At this point, per my prediction model, Matt has about a 1.6% chance of breaking Ken Jennings’ record and winning 75 games. He also has about a 7% chance of losing today. However, the prediction model does think that the two likeliest times for Matt to lose are either at the end of a taping week, when has become more tired from already taping four games, or at the start of the week, before he’s had a chance to fully regain his buzzer timing. The unpredictability of when the streak will end, though, is one reason why so many fans get invested in these streaks and make sure to watch every day.
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Correct response: What is the Berlin Wall?
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The Berlin Wall, which was standing for most of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, spanned 96 miles around the outer border of what was West Berlin in Germany (the half of the city given to the UK, US, and France following World War II. The most famous part of the wall, the easternmost, separated West Berlin from East Berlin and was between 26 and 27 miles—nearly the same distance as an Olympic marathon (26 miles, 385 yards).
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Matt $33,200
Christopher $13,800
Paula $3,000
Tonight’s results:
Paula $3,000 – $2,999 = $1 (What is the Appian Way?)
Christopher $13,800 – $5,000 = $8,800 (What is the Appian Way?)
Matt $33,200 + $3,000 = $36,200 (What is the Berlin Wall?) (26-day total: $929,401)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Christopher $3,400
Matt $3,200
Paula $600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS $800 (clue #16)
Matt 8000 -8000 (Paula -400 Christopher 1600)
2) INSPIRED CHARACTERS $1600 (clue #2)
Matt 4800 +4800 (Paula 600 Christopher 3400)
3) THE FACT OF THE MATTER $1600 (clue #13, $16400 left on board)
Matt 17200 +10000 (Paula 600 Christopher 8600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 58
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 0 (0.00 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Matt $29,600 Coryat, 32 correct, 2 incorrect, 50.88% in first on buzzer (29/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Christopher $13,800 Coryat, 17 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Paula $3,000 Coryat, 8 correct, 2 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $46,400
Lach Trash: $2,800 (on 2 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,800
Matt Amodio, career statistics:
836 correct, 84 incorrect
43/50 on rebound attempts (on 91 rebound opportunities)
53.41% in first on buzzer (784/1468)
51/59 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $188,400)
19/26 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $27,054
Paula Scheider, career statistics:
8 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,000
Christopher Stucky, career statistics:
17 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,800
Matt Amodio, to win:
27 games: 92.401%
28: 83.858%
29: 78.103%
30: 71.519%
31: 66.746%
Average streak: 38.060 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Both Chris and Paula were doing a lot of self-promotional work on social media before today’s game. After the Jeopardy! round, I get the sense that a lot of people will be thinking mid-match that tonight will be the night that Matt loses.
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