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)
(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
Welcome to another Saturday Editorial, where I talk about some things that have been on my mind over the past week!
What We Learned From The Play-In Games On TuneIn
On March 30, 2023, Michael Davies announced on Inside Jeopardy that every single player who won a game in Season 39 would be invited to Champions Wildcard. Based off that information alone, and the interviews from the players in the play-in games, the results of those Play-In Games made a heck of a lot more sense.
Rachel Clark, who won a game back in April, obviously knew she’d be coming back—she spent her entire summer listening to Jeopardy! Radio on TuneIn. She then proceeded to dominate the second play-in game.
Anji Nyquist on the other hand, expressed surprise at being invited back. This was despite it being very common knowledge at the time of her episodes both taping and airing that all champions would be invited back. Anji struggled significantly in her match as Nik Berry advanced to the quarterfinals.
Receiving an invitation to continue your Jeopardy! journey should not have been a surprise to any of the players competing in Champions Wildcard, and the various outcomes of Rachel and Anji were absolutely not a surprise in light of these interview topics.
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Two Things I’m Noticing On UK Jeopardy Regarding The Buzzer
From watching the first 15 episodes of the Stephen Fry-hosted Jeopardy!, there are a couple of things that I’ve noticed when it comes to the buzzer, at least compared to the American version.
Firstly, I think that the show is being edited differently in the UK than the US. In the United States, the amount of “dead time” between the end of the clue and the first player ringing in (ostensibly when the buzzers are activated) in much shorter than it is in the UK. I would say that this is out of necessity—in order to fit in all 61 clues in the 20-minute runtime of an American episode, the show needs to be edited incredibly tightly, with every second counting. Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, the show has 91 clues and over 45 minutes of runtime; not cutting things as tightly at the end of the clue is one way of extending an episode (and certainly explains why the UK players seem to be slower on the buzzer (when they most likely are not).
The second thing I’ve noticed is something that I think will make things more difficult for a champion to string together a long run of victories. There have been many instances of a defending champion getting the run of play early, but by the time Double Jeopardy rolls around, both challengers have had plenty of time to figure out the buzzer, and the game turns incredibly competitive on the final board. It seems as though giving the players an extra 30 clues is great for keeping the games more competitive and equal between challengers and champions.
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Why I Returned To Twitter
Above all else, The Jeopardy! Fan has been a labour of love for me over the lengthy amount of time I’ve now spent as the site’s publisher, and one of those things that has kept running the site enjoyable for me over the years has been the connections that I’ve been able to make with people in the trivia community. I’ve been fortunate to be able to now count many former contestants among my friends, and that was one thing that I’ve felt I’ve lost over the past few months in my attempts to de-emphasize Twitter: I’m no longer feeling like I’ve been able to make those connections, and it’s been harmful to my enjoyment of this project overall.
So, having kept that in mind, I’ve decided that it’s more important for myself overall to have a presence on Twitter, which explains why I returned to the site this week.
(Editor’s Note: Since there seems to be some confusion—of which I’m not sure if this confusion if wilful or not—this an explanation for “Why did I return?”, not “Why did I leave?” Though it is certainly interesting to see others attempt to somehow get into my thoughts otherwise.)
In Closing
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