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Season 42
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, June 10, 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
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
Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Heading North) for Wednesday, June 10, 2026 (Season 42, Game 198):
If you want to visit the world’s northernmost town, know that most flights are 3 hours to or from this national capital
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Katelyn Mueller-McLean, an accessibility audio producer from San Francisco, California
AJ Maroney, a beverage manager from Boston, Massachusetts
Dan Laine, a software engineer from Jersey City, New Jersey (1-day total: $2,193)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
What do you call a Jeopardy! player who wins a game with $2,193? Champion. Dan Laine (whose last name is pronounced with a silent I and not how Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine pronounces it) is your new champion thanks to a small bet in Final Jeopardy yesterday. Certainly, the Unified Prediction Model does not think that Dan has a good chance of winning today, which is potentially good news for our two challengers in AJ Maroney and Katelyn Mueller-McLean.
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Correct response: What is Oslo?
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In order to fly to Longyearbyen (the world’s northernmost town), located on the island of Svalbard in Norway, one must take a 3-hour flight from Oslo; both Norwegian and SAS fly there.
(To the Canadians who will inevitably end up saying “What about Alert? The show missed Alert!” Firstly, Alert isn’t a town, it’s a military base and has zero permanent settlers. Secondly, one of the show’s head writers is Canadian, do you really think the show would miss this if it were true? Thirdly, you can’t get to Alert from Ottawa in 3 hours. You can’t even get to Iqaluit in 3 hours.)
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Game Recap:
Scores going into Final:
AJ $4,400
Dan $3,600
Katelyn $3,400
Tonight’s results:
Katelyn $3,400 – $0 = $3,400 (What is Reykjavik?) (1-day total: $3,400)
Dan $3,600 – $807 = $2,793 (What is Helsinki?)
AJ $4,400 – $2,801 = $1,599 (What is Moscow)
Game Stats:
Katelyn $3,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 5 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Dan $3,200 Coryat, 11 correct, 6 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
AJ $6,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 4 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $12,800
Katelyn Mueller-McLean, to win:
2 games: 21.324%
3: 4.547%
4: 0.970%
5: 0.207%
6: 0.044%
Avg. streak: 1.271 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
Despite all of the low scores, incorrect responses, and Triple Stumper count, no records were set during this game.
- I really hope the “I love seeing new players and competitive games and hate long-running champions” crowd who is ever-so-vocal online absolutely loved tonight’s game.
- Assuming a ToC cutoff airdate of December 4, 2026 and a similar field size to this past season, today’s result clinches a bye to the ToC semifinals for Jamie Ding.
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: AJ $4,400 Dan $3,600 Katelyn $3,400)
Dan: You’re in Stratton’s Dilemma, you both can’t bet to cover Katelyn and win a Triple Stumper with AJ. You should either bet at least $3,201 (if covering) or no more than $199 (thereby forcing Katelyn to be correct and make a wager to beat you.) (Actual bet: $807)
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AJ: Standard cover bet is $2,801. (Actual bet: $2,801)
Katelyn: Your best strategy here depends on what you think Dan will do. If you think he’ll go big, bet no more than $1,799 to stay ahead of AJ. If you think he’ll go small, bet at least $400. (Actual bet: $0)