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
Are you looking for today’s Pop Culture Jeopardy! recap? Find that here!
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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category World History) for Monday, May 11, 2026 (Season 42, Game 176):
In 1454 the future Pope Pius II saw the work of this man at the Frankfurt Fair & marveled at the “extreme elegance & accuracy”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Jessica Doverspike, a marriage & family therapist from Brea, California
Steve Greene, a college professor from Cary, North Carolina
Tristan Williams, a data scientist originally from Lincoln, Nebraska (3-day total: $61,199)
h2>Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
What is likely going to be the busiest week of the Jeopardy! calendar in 2026 kicks off today with Tristan Williams attempting to pick up victory #4 against Steve Greene and Jessica Doverspike.
In other Jeopardy! this week, Season 2 of Pop Culture Jeopardy! debuts today on Netflix, with the semifinals and finals of Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars airing this week on ABC. And yet, despite there being 14 games airing this week, I still don’t think the show is oversaturated. Nobody is being forced to watch all of the shows. I do it because I want to. If you just want to watch the five syndicated games, then do that. If you just want to watch Pop Culture Jeopardy! or Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars, then do that too. But there isn’t very much in the TV landscape these days that matches the Jeopardy! franchise, and we absolutely should be celebrating what has happened to the show in the last half-decade, not bemoaning what it has become. Because heaven forbid the general public likes the same thing you do—we aren’t supposed to be some sort of hipster group here. The last thing we need is for things to become exactly like golf where half the comments on any golf related posts are basically “shrink the game”. Give me a break.
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Correct response: Whos is Johannes Gutenberg?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
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When he was still a secretary to the Kaiser of the Holy Roman Emperor in 1454, the future Pope Pius II, in attendance at the Frankfurt Fair that year, and excitedly told a Spanish cardinal that the print on the famous Gutenberg Bible was so clear that “you could read them without your glasses”. while also expressing disappointment that the entire press run of 180 copies had already been purchased.
I suspect that a lot of guesses today are going to be of figures from the world of art, despite the fact that the only “Ninja Turtle” artist who would fit the time frame is Donatello. We shall see how it plays.
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Game Recap:
Both challengers had their opportunities to keep Tristan from a runaway in today’s game, but an incorrect Daily Double from each of our challengers, plus Tristan having lots of knowledge of things made of metal, gave Tristan his third runaway in four appearances on the Alex Trebek Stage.
Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper as Tristan lost $4,100, putting his 4-day total at $76,199; he’ll go for win #5 tomorrow!
Scores going into Final:
Tristan $19,100
Steve $5,400
Jessica $400
Tonight’s results:
Jessica $400 – $400 = $0 (Who is)
Steve $5,400 – $3,000 = $2,400 (Who is Holbein?)
Tristan $19,100 – $4,100 = $15,000 (Who is Raphael?) (4-day total: $76,199)
Game Stats:
Tristan $17,600 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Steve $8,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Jessica $4,200 Coryat, 8 correct, 2 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $30,200
Tristan Williams, to win:
5 games: 58.256%
6: 33.938%
7: 19.771%
8: 11.518%
9: 6.710%
Avg. streak: 5.396 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Due to there being a runaway for both first and second place in today’s game, wagering suggestions will not be posted today.
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
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