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
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Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Lauren Vincent, a grant writer from Boston, Massachusetts
Kevin Kodama, a software engineer from Seattle, Washington
James Hirsh, a lawyer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1-day total: $32,418)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
After a well-played game yesterday, Toronto lawyer James Hirsh is your new Jeopardy! champion. Having won over $32,000 yesterday, he defends his title for the first time against Boston’s Lauren Vincent and Seattle’s Kevin Kodama. Kevin does have quiz bowl experience at the University of Washington; I do think he’ll have a strong game on the Alex Trebek Stage as a result.
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Final Jeopardy! Category: World Landmarks
Final Jeopardy! Clue: Henry James said its “immemorial gray pillars may serve to remind you of the enormous background of time”
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Correct response: What is Stonehenge?
More Information About Final Jeopardy!:
In 1872’s English Hours, Henry James wrote about the megalith on Salisbury Plain, “there is something in Stonehenge almost reassuring to the nerves”. The structure is believed to have been built between 3100 BC and 1600 BC and is still one of he most famous landmarks in Great Britain.
The fact that there is no country in this clue certainly makes it much more difficult, in my opinion; I know at home I guessed the Parthenon, being unfamiliar with the Henry James work—I would not be surprised if I were matched by at least one player on the Alex Trebek Stage.
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Country Clubs; Disney Movies By Song Lyrics; Edible Anagrams; 1920s America; The Animal Kingdom; Silent-Consonant Words)
Our opening segment saw Lauren find the Daily Double, but she still sat third early. After 15 clues, your scores were James $5,200 Kevin $3,200 Lauren $1,600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
James 7 correct 0 incorrect
Kevin 4 correct 0 incorrect
Lauren 3 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Lauren turned down The Call last year because of an impending due date.
Kevin is a semi-competitive shuffle dancer.
James hosts a podcast called “Menschwarmers”.
Kevin played well after the break, picking up 5 correct to cut into James’s lead. On the opening board, James went 3/5 in groups of countries, while Lauren went 3/5 in edible anagrams.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
James 10 correct 1 incorrect
Kevin 9 correct 0 incorrect
Lauren 7 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
James $5,600
Kevin $5,000
Lauren $2,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Get Ready With Me; Depressing Poetry; Facts & Figures; Alliterative People; Peace; “Out”)
An extremely exciting Double Jeopardy Round hinged upon the two Daily Doubles. Kevin jumped out to a lead by picking up the first six clues, but James got clue #7 and then doubled up on DD2 on clue #8. Kevin had just edged ahead when he found DD3, betting a large amount on a second-row clue—only to be incorrect and fall out of contention. From there, James had a runaway entering Final Jeopardy. On the second board, Kevin ran poetry, went 4/5 in facts & figures, and went 3/5 in getting ready, while James went 3/5 in alliterative people, 3/5 in peace, and 3/5 in “out”.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
James 21 correct 3 incorrect
Kevin 22 correct 2 incorrect
Lauren 9 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
James $20,400
Kevin $5,000
Lauren $4,000
Final Jeopardy turned into a Triple Stumper; James’s runaway makes him a 2-day champion. He’ll go for win #3 tomorrow.
Tonight’s results:
Lauren $4,000 – $4,000 = $0 (What the Parthenon)
Kevin $5,000 – $5,000 = $0 (What is… the Lincoln Memorial?)
James $20,400 – $5,400 = $15,000 (What is the Parthenon?) (2-day total: $47,418)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) DISNEY MOVIES BY SONG LYRICS $1000 (clue #3)
Lauren 800 +1000 (James 1000 Kevin 0)
2) ALLITERATIVE PEOPLE $1200 (clue #8)
James 7200 +7200 (Kevin 12600 Lauren 2400)
3) PEACE $800 (clue #19, $11200 left on board)
Kevin 19400 -15200 (James 15200 Lauren 3200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 122
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
James 5 4
Kevin
Lauren 5*
DJ! Round:
James 3* 5† 2† 3 3 4
Kevin 4 5 3 2 1 4 4 5 2 1 2*
Lauren 4 5
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
James 3.63
Lauren 4.67
Kevin 3.00
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:
James $14,400 Coryat, 21 correct, 3 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Kevin $20,200 Coryat, 22 correct, 2 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Lauren $4,000 Coryat, 9 correct, 2 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $38,600
Lach Trash: $8,000 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,400
Lead Changes: 8
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
James Hirsh, career statistics:
40 correct, 5 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (38/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $16,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,600
Kevin Kodama, career statistics:
22 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$15,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,200
Lauren Vincent, career statistics:
9 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,000
James Hirsh, to win:
3 games: 59.842%
4: 35.811%
5: 21.430%
6: 12.824%
7: 7.674%
Avg. streak: 3.490 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Allow me to make my stance on this abundantly clear: If you think Kevin’s bet sizing on DD3 was a mistake, you are incorrect and are looking at this solely with the benefit of hindsight and results. Since the start of Season 40, $800 Daily Doubles in Double Jeopardy have been responded to at a 70.2% correct response rate, and it was in a category where Kevin had been correct at the $2000 level. If there’s an opportunity to just about put the game away, it is on a second-row Daily Double two-thirds of the way through Double Jeopardy. Kevin was playing to win, instead of playing not to lose; sometimes that doesn’t work out, but I think he should be proud of his gameplay and shouldn’t make many changes when the inevitable Second Chance invitation comes. (And maybe he should ignore the armchair quarterbacks on the Internet with 0 combined games of Jeopardy! experience who will undoubtedly try to question this move.)
- Because this is probably going to end up upsetting someone with lots of CB knowledge and who also forgot the category, much like James did: While “20” does refer to location, the word “location” does not contain the letters “out” in order as specified by the category—the word “whereabouts” does, though.
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: James $20,400 Kevin $5,000 Lauren $4,000)
James: Bet no more than $10,399 and enjoy your victory. (Actual bet: $5,400)
Kevin: You win the tiebreaker for second here; bets of exactly $1,000 or $3,001 works best here. (Actual bet: $5,000)
Lauren: Bet no more than $2,000 in the battle for second. (Actual bet: $4,000)
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