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)
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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
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Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California
Alison Betts, a creative executive originally from San Jose, California
Josh Hill, a network engineer from North Little Rock, Arkansas
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Today is quarterfinal #5 of the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament between Josh Hill, Alison Betts, and the seeded Isaac Hirsch. While Isaac is returning from last season’s Masters, Alison is also from the 32nd Tournament of Champions, having won 5 games in 2024. It’s been a few years since we’ve seen Josh; he competed in the 28th edition of the event in 2019. After seeing how the first four games in this event have played out, I’m not sure what to expect; if board difficulty, especially in Double Jeopardy, is on the same level as the first four, I’ll be impressed with any contestant who can clear $10,000 entering Final Jeopardy.
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Final Jeopardy! Category: 1960s Novel Characters
Final Jeopardy! Clue: An article about autism in fictional characters included him, whose “‘reward’ is to have his brave act go unrecognized”
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Correct response: Who is Boo Radley?
More Information About Final Jeopardy!:
In 2017’s Why Your Next Favorite Fictional Protagonist Might Be on the Autism Spectrum, Donna Levin posited that Boo Radley from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird “may well be autistic”; near the end of the novel, Boo saves the lives of Scout and Jem in an altercation with Bob Ewell; Ewell had attacked Scout and Jem after Atticus Finch impeached Ewell’s character in court. While Boo manages to save the children, the act went unrecognized, as the police elected to ignore Radley’s intervention (and unaliving of Ewell) for Radley’s own protection.
Final Jeopardy can be perfectly pinned and also not a particularly great clue; this Final Jeopardy basically hinges on a pretty obscure article from 2017. I think it needed at least one more hint to at least point the players in the general direction of the right work in order to be a good Final Jeopardy clue.
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, February 11, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Historic Orators; Book Smart; Usa; Protection Projection; You’re On A Role; Drop A Letter…)
Alison got off to a rocket start, doubling up through the Daily Double on Clue #5 and taking an early lead. While Josh and Isaac clawed back a little bit, Alison still led after 15, with scores of Alison $4,200 Josh $2,800 Isaac $1,800.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Alison 5 correct 0 incorrect
Josh 5 correct 0 incorrect
Isaac 4 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Isaac bought the engagement ring like he said he would last time and is now engaged.
Alison couldn’t make her cousin’s wedding because of the tournament.
Josh is part of a community to help train new players.
All three players played well after the break, as the scores were strong after 30 clues. On the opening board, Isaac went 3/5 in Book Smart and Alison went 3/5 in Drop A Letter.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Alison 9 correct 1 incorrect
Josh 7 correct 1 incorrect
Isaac 9 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Alison $5,400
Josh $3,400
Isaac $3,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Asia: Back On Tour!; Art Of The Renaissance; I Need Some Space; Television; Side Hustle Parts Of Speech; You’ve Got A Point)
Alison went for it on DD2; unfortunately, an incorrect response saw her lose $5,000 and drop to third. Even though things stayed tougher in Double Jeopardy, Josh made a move on DD3, going all in and doubling up. The battle ensued between Josh and Isaac, with Isaac picking up the last clue of the round to tie things entering Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Josh 12 correct 3 incorrect
Isaac 18 correct 8 incorrect
Alison 13 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Josh $7,600
Isaac $7,600
Alison $3,200
“I hope they both bet everything,” Alison wrote down as her Final Jeopardy response, hoping that, in the tie game, both Josh and Isaac would go all in in order to defend against each other. And, both Isaac and Josh did in fact get Final Jeopardy incorrect and bet everything—meaning, Alison Betts is now a semifinalist!
Tonight’s results:
Alison $3,200 – $414 = $2,786 (Who is I hope they both bet everything :)) (Semi-Finalist)
Isaac $7,600 – $7,600 = $0 (Who is Randall?)
Josh $7,600 – $7,600 = $0 (Who is Caulfield?)
Wild card standings:
Quarterfinal #1: Matt Amodio, $18,800
Quarterfinal #2: Roger Craig, $15,000
Quarterfinal #3: Drew Goins, $1,600
Quarterfinal #4: Andrew He, $10,801
Quarterfinal #5: Alison Betts, $2,786
1. Karen Farrell, $16,400, 100% to advance
2. Jen Giles, $8,400, 72.235% to advance
3. Drew Basile, $7,200, 16.913% to advance
4. Mehal Shah, $6,001
5. Liz Feltner, $1,599
6. T.L. Cubbage, $1
7. Josh Hill, $0 ($7,600, $3,400)
8. Isaac Hirsch, $0 ($7,600, $3,200)
9. Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, $0 ($7,200)
10. Eric Ahasic, $0 ($5,600)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) USA $800 (clue #5)
Alison 2000 +2000 (Josh 200 Isaac 0)
2) SIDE HUSTLE PARTS OF SPEECH $1600 (clue #5)
Alison 6600 -5000 (Josh 3400 Isaac 3600)
3) ASIA: BACK ON TOUR! $1200 (clue #20, $6800 left on board)
Josh 3400 +3400 (Alison 2000 Isaac 3600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 124
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Josh 1 1
Alison 4 5 4*
Isaac
DJ! Round:
Josh 4 5 5 3*
Alison 4* 2 2 2
Isaac 3 4 5 3 3 4 3 4 5 3 5† 4
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Alison 3.29
Isaac 3.83
Josh 3.17
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.07 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Alison $7,000 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Isaac $7,600 Coryat, 18 correct, 8 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Josh $5,400 Coryat, 12 correct, 3 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $20,000
Lach Trash: $20,200 (on 16 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,800
Lead Changes: 8
Times Tied: 4
Player Statistics:
Josh Hill, career statistics:
219 correct, 36 incorrect
6/10 on rebound attempts (on 33 rebound opportunities)
40.07% in first on buzzer (224/559)
8/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $27,595)
4/10 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,360
Alison Betts, career statistics:
163 correct, 35 incorrect
11/14 on rebound attempts (on 51 rebound opportunities)
35.53% in first on buzzer (162/456)
11/14 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $28,000)
4/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,475
Isaac Hirsch, career statistics:
531 correct, 113 incorrect
31/39 on rebound attempts (on 105 rebound opportunities)
37.07% in first on buzzer (549/1481)
20/30 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,000)
15/26 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,031
Andy’s Thoughts:
- If the show wants to continue along this path—and I assume they plan on it for the postseason—the quarterfinals of the Jeopardy Invitational Tournament needs to be dialed back on the difficulty scale if the show wants to cast a wide range of alumni. If they want to make the semifinals or finals harder after these players have “proven themselves” in a game already, that’s fine, but this round of the tournament needs to be ToC difficulty at most. I do not enjoy watching proven ToC-level players struggle to get into five figures entering Final Jeopardy, and I do not think this makes good television.
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
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