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:
David Ley, an immersive theater director originally from Ithaca, New York
Sinecio Morales, a student originally from Rockford, Illinois
Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat & law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey (5-day total: $131,802)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Jamie Ding is now a 5-time champion; many years ago, he’d have been retired. But that isn’t any fun for ratings, really—and so he gets to see how many more he can win. David Ley and Sinecio Morales are your challengers hoping to stop him—and, if what I’ve heard from some quarters is any indication, Sinecio may well be primed to take down our champion. Sinecio also has a strong quiz bowl background, and with our champion having had his worst game statistically thus far, there’s a reasonable chance that our streak might end today.
If you watch the show on a CBS affiliate, March Madness coverage is very likely to interrupt your viewing experience today. Check your local listings, or Matt Carberry’s Google sheet. Much like yesterday, there are markets hat will be airing the show at 10:30 AM Eastern today (1.5 hours earlier than the usual “first airing” out of WBBJ in Jackson, TN); thus, results will be posted earlier than usual today. And, as always, if your station has pre-empted the show entirely, remember that you can watch tonight’s episode beginning tomorrow morning on both Hulu and Peacock. (Crave TV in Canada.)
Thirdly, today sees use getting bonus Jeopardy!, as the second quarterfinal of Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars airs tonight at 8:00 (7:00 Central) on ABC and CTV. Tonight’s quarterfinal will be between Macaulay Culkin, Steven Weber, and Jackie Tohn.
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Final Jeopardy! Category: Jargon
Final Jeopardy! Clue: Former NFL QB Joe Theismann once joked that he had shouted this word over 10,000 times, but had no idea what it meant
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Correct response: What is “hut”?
More Information About Final Jeopardy!:
The use of the word “hut!” as an interjection originated in the military, as Merriam-Webster defines it as “used to mark a marching cadence”. By the 1950s, football quarterbacks decided to take the military term for their own use, as it was a short and sharp syllable easily audible over a distance. Prior to “hut”, the term “hike” was popular, with “hike” originating with John Heisman’s teams in the 1890s.
I’m quite enjoying the “stealth” sports questions as of late; this one should be very playable for a general audience. We’ll see how this plays in-studio, though.
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, March 20, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Win Some, Lose Some; Getting Dressed With Emily Post; Up To Snuff; 2020s TV; Roman Letters; Greek Numerals)
In an opening segment that featured a few Triple Stumpers, Jamie got off to an early lead thanks to a pair of rebounds. After 15 clues, the scores were Jamie $3,600 David $1,400 Sinecio -$200.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Jamie 5 correct 0 incorrect
David 3 correct 1 incorrect
Sinecio 2 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
David spent four years in Dubai.
Sinecio runs a nonprofit youth ministry.
Jamie likes to joke that he’s a “faceless bureaucrat”.
David found the Daily Double and jumped into the lead thanks to it. On the opening board, David went 3/5 in Roman letters.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
David 11 correct 3 incorrect
Jamie 9 correct 0 incorrect
Sinecio 4 correct 4 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
David $7,000
Jamie $5,400
Sinecio -$200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Mottoes & Slogans; Sci Op-Ed; U.S. Memorials & Monuments; 6 Characters In Search Of Their Authors; Streaming Movies; ____ To ____)
David had a big lead when he found DD2, but went with a more conservative $3,800. This was enough of an opening for Jamie, who, aided by seven rebounds throughout the game, also found DD3. While Jamie also went too conservative for my liking on DD3, he did pull out a $4,200 lead entering Final Jeopardy. On the second board, Jamie went 4/5 in mottoes and science.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Jamie 22 correct 1 incorrect
David 17 correct 6 incorrect
Sinecio 13 correct 6 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 11 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Jamie $19,400
David $15,200
Sinecio $10,200
David was correct in Final, putting Jamie “on the ropes”, as Ken put it. But Jamie was correct as well, making him a 6-day champion to end the week! He’ll go for #7 on Monday.
Tonight’s results:
Sinecio $10,200 – $10,200 = $0 (What is blue?)
David $15,200 + $6,800 = $22,000 (What is hut?)
Jamie $19,400 + $11,001 = $30,401 (What is hut?) (6-day total: $162,203)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) ROMAN LETTERS $400 (clue #20)
David 3400 +3400 (Jamie 4600 Sinecio -200)
2) ____ TO ____ $2000 (clue #7)
David 11800 +3800 (Jamie 6600 Sinecio 3400)
3) SCI OP-ED $1200 (clue #21, $5600 left on board)
Jamie 13000 +3600 (Sinecio 9000 David 15600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 160
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Jamie 4 5 3 4 3 4 5 3
Sinecio 4 5 3
David 4 5 4 3 3 5 5 2 2*
DJ! Round:
Jamie 5 5 3 5 2 4 3*
Sinecio 5 4 3 2 1 4 5 2
David 3 4 5* 3 4 4
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Jamie 3.87
David 3.73
Sinecio 3.45
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 11 (0.08 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Jamie $17,000 Coryat, 22 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 7/7 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
David $10,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 6 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 0/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Sinecio $10,200 Coryat, 13 correct, 6 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,600
Lach Trash: $6,800 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,600
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Jamie Ding, career statistics:
182 correct, 12 incorrect
17/19 on rebound attempts (on 29 rebound opportunities)
46.76% in first on buzzer (159/340)
7/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $20,200)
5/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $26,233
Sinecio Morales, career statistics:
13 correct, 7 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,200
David Ley, career statistics:
18 correct, 6 incorrect
0/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,400
Jamie Ding, to win:
7 games: 66.826%
8: 44.657%
9: 29.843%
10: 19.943%
11: 13.327%
Avg. streak: 8.014 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Jamie $19,400 David $15,200 Sinecio $10,200)
Jamie: Standard cover bet over David is $11,001. (Actual bet: $11,001)
Sinecio: If Jamie and David cover, you can win on a Triple Stumper if you bet no more than $199. (Actual bet: $10,200)
David: Standard cover bet over Sinecio is $5,201. (Actual bet: $6,800)
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