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
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
Today was the second day of the two-day College Tournament final. Yesterday, Surya Sabhapathy ended with 12800, Nick Yozamp ended with 20000, and Ryan ended with 14800. These scores are added to today’s to determine the champion of the Tournament.
This is the first time I have pretended to play along with the contestants as though it were a two-day final for me, too. I have always thought the wagering is soooo much more difficult on both days. On the first day, not only will you not know whether you’ll be right or wrong, but what are your opponents going to wager, and will they be right or wrong? On the second day, the possibilities seem endless even though they of course are not. But I am dreaming big and therefore want to practice for a two-day final as well. I had 22400 after yesterday.
Ryan found all three Daily Doubles today, with mixed success. He got this one correct in the Jeopardy round with the equivalent of one category to go, in Microbiology Milestones: “By 1980, a global vaccination effort led to the virtual eradication of this, the only time that’s been done to a germ.”* He doubled his score to make 2000, while Nick had 6400 and Surya had 2200. The category that remained was Opera (four of the five clues, anyway), which I cannot believe I swept. I also swept “O” Nouns. At the end of the round, Ryan had 2600, Nick had 7400, and Surya had 4400. I had 9400.
The Double Jeopardy Daily Doubles were not as kind to Ryan. This was his reaction after finding the first one of the round:
And this was his reaction upon finding the second (Maybe it was the category?):
He was leading with 13000 when he found the first Daily Double. His nearest opponent was Nick, who had 9000. Ryan wagered 3000 on this clue in 1 B and 2 Ds, so even though he missed it he still led: “It’s the transmission capacity of an electronic communications device.”*
The second Daily Double did not go better for him. The category was African History. He still led by only 1000, and that is what he wagered on this clue: “A kingdom of west central Africa founded around 1390 is called this, like 2 current countries, but spelled with a ‘K.'”* That is a hard one, I think.
At the end of Double Jeopardy, Ryan had 11800, Nick had 14600, and Surya had 8800. I had 23800. The Final category was Biblical Kings, something I feel pretty strong in, but I decided to wager nothing. I assumed that Nick would wager as though Ryan was going to double, making his total today 23600 and for two days 38400. If I wagered nothing today, I would have 46200 over two days.
This was the clue: “These two men first meet in 1 Samuel 16 when one becomes aware of the musical talent of the other.”* Ryan wagered only 1000 and got it right, making his two-day total 27600. Surya wagered 5000 and also got it right, making her total 26600. Nick wagered 3801. Can you tell by his reaction whether he got it right?:
Yeah, he missed it, but it didn’t matter. His two-day total was 30799, and he is the reigning College Tournament champion!
*smallpox, bandwidth, Kongo, Saul and David