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.
(Click Here for Methodology)
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
After eight games’ worth of incredibly close competition, we have our three finalists, who will play in a TWO-DAY TOTAL POINT AFFAIR Thursday and Friday for $100,000. Second place gets $50,000 and third $25,000.
Here are your three finalists:
Sarah Dubnik
Senior, University of Pittsburgh
Jamison, PA
QF: 17 R, 1 W, 2/2 DDs, $11,600 Coryat
SF: 22 R, 1 W, 2/2 DDs, $15,400 Coryat
Niki Peters
Sophomore, University of California, Berkeley
Boise, ID
QF: 25 R, 2 W, 1/1 DDs, $20,200 Coryat
SF: 17 R, 3 W, 2/2 DDs, $14,000 Coryat
Sam Deutsch
Junior, University of Southern California
Bethesda, MD
QF: 17 R, 2 W, 1/1 DDs, $12,400 Coryat
SF: 17 R, 1 W, 0/0 DDs, $12,800 Coryat
Andy’s Thoughts: If everyone was at 100%, I’d say that Niki would be a distinct favorite in this match (in fact, I’d even peg her as an early favorite in the ToC if she wins this final). Unfortunately, as Niki has mentioned, she was not at 100%. (Being that this is the College Tournament, definitely shades of Joe Montana at the 1979 Cotton Bowl here.) Sarah just came off a very impressive performance in both buzzer and knowledge against Ziad Ali, a player who many felt could have done very well. Sam has probably had the least amount of luck on the buzzer thus far in two games, but as Ben Ingram showed in the 2014 ToC, all you need is to be in the game to have a shot! I expect that things will be very close between all three players. I’d say that if this final were played 10 times, that Niki would take 4 and that Sarah and Sam would take 3. Best of retroactive luck!