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Season 42
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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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
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
Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Historic Names) for Tuesday, March 17, 2026 (Season 42, Game 137):
This name of a Grand Duchess of the 20th century comes from a word meaning “resurrection” in Greek
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Aidan O’Connell, a wastewater treatment operator from Henderson, Nevada
Carman Nareau, a founder from Oakland, California
Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat & law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey (2-day total: $26,566)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
2-day champion Jamie Ding dominated the proceedings in yesterday’s game, putting up a $32,000 Coryat score (one of the highest ever) but lost a lot of money on an incorrect Final Jeopardy. It will be interesting to see if losing $30,000 has any effect on his gameplay today; certainly, challengers Carman Nareau and Aidan O’Connell hope that it does.
One thing that I think Jamie needs to do, though, is make sure he finds the Daily Doubles. His buzzer seems to be on fire at the ends of rounds, but finding timing earlier in rounds will be crucial to denying his opponents the extra chances at finding the Daily Doubles.
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Correct response: What is Anastasia?
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Deriving from the word “anastasis”, the name Anastasia was given to the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, who was killed by the Bolsheviks in July 1918. However, she became known posthumously due to the efforts of impostor Anna Anderson, who lived until 1984 and was not conclusively determined to be an impostor until DNA testing was done in the 1990s. Anastasia’s life was also the basis of the 1997 historical fantasy film of the same name, that was nominated for several Oscars.
Anastasia has been a topic that the writers have gone back to a few times over the years; I feel as though this is going to be easier for longer-term fans, but we shall see.
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Game Recap:
History was not just set, but absolutely demolished on this episode of Jeopardy!; Jamie, in just his third appearance on the stage, picked up a Coryat score of $42,400—surpassing Ken’s record from June 10, 2004 by nearly a full 10%. Having the runaway locked up when Aidan found DD3, there was nothing at all he could do with the last Daily Double.
A correct Final Jeopardy—and a more conservative wager—brought over the $50,000 mark for one day and brings him to win #3. He’ll go for win #4 tomorrow.
Scores going into Final:
Jamie $48,800
Aidan $4,300
Carman $600
Tonight’s results:
Carman $600 – $599 = $1 (Who is Rosario?)
Aidan $4,300 – $0 = $4,300 (Who indeed)
Jamie $48,800 + $2,434 = $51,234 (Who is Anastasia?) (3-day total: $77,800)
Game Stats:
Jamie $42,400 Coryat, 44 correct, 0 incorrect, 70.18% in first on buzzer (40/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Aidan $3,400 Coryat, 9 correct, 3 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Carman $600 Coryat, 3 correct, 2 incorrect, 8.77% in first on buzzer (5/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $46,400
Jamie Ding, to win:
4 games: 73.276%
5: 53.694%
6: 39.345%
7: 28.830%
8: 21.126%
Avg. streak: 5.742 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Ken was too modest to point this out, but Ken himself holds the record with 45 correct responses in one game.
- Today’s double runaway game means no wagering suggestions will be posted.
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
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