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
Welcome to another dose of Andy’s Weekly Thoughts! A couple of these items were pushed back a week after last Friday’s late-breaking news.
Yes, It’s December 23. No, There Won’t Be An Airing Of Grievances.
Happy December 23! A day known as Tibbs Eve in Newfoundland and Labrador, and Festivus in many other places. In case you are wondering if I would be partaking in the traditional Festivus “Airing of Grievances” today? Nope. There’s been more than enough negativity in the trivia community the last few months; I have no plans to add to that today.
I’m Considering A Newsletter: Thoughts?
One thing that I’m considering in 2024 is a newsletter. If you’re a regular here—or, if you’re not—would you subscribe? And, if you are interested in a newsletter, would you be interested in a “Here’s What Happened Yesterday?” newsletter? Or do you have other ideas? Leave them in the comments!
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Are you going on the show and looking for information about how to bet in Final Jeopardy? Check out my Betting Strategy 101 page. If you want to learn how to bet in two-day finals, check out Betting Strategy 102. In case the show uses a tournament with wild cards in the future, there is also a strategy page for betting in tournament quarterfinals.
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You can find game-by-game stats here at The Jeopardy! Fan of all 23 players, including Caleb Groen, Adam Remsen, Tristan Williams and Jamie Ding, that have won 10 or more games on Jeopardy!
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The Next Milestone I Think We Should Celebrate
Eagle-eyed fans would note that Friday’s game was given Episode #9000. However, I did note in Friday’s game that it was actually the 8935th syndicated episode to be produced. Matt Carberry did note in the comments that if you include prime time episodes (1990’s Super Jeopardy!, 2020’s Greatest of All Time, 2022’s Jeopardy! National College Championship, the last two seasons of Celebrity Jeopardy, and Jeopardy! Masters), there have been 8,993 episodes of the show to air nationally on American television.
However, I don’t think that we need to celebrate the 9000th episode of the Trebek Era, as there’s an even better milestone to celebrate that respects the entire history of the program. Sometime in late June (the exact date, I think, will depend on Jeopardy! Masters Season 2), will be the 12,000th episode of Jeopardy! to air on American television since 1964. (Assuming, of course, that Merv Griffin’s statement in 1990’s The Jeopardy! Book was correct when he said that Art Fleming hosted 2,858 episodes—and I don’t see any reason why he’d be incorrect in that statement.) As of Friday, that count is at 11,851.
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A Harebrained Idea That I’m Going To Suggest Anyway
(Editorial note: A version of this idea was posted by a user to Reddit overnight on December 23, 2023. This is being posted anyway as it was already written independently.)
Back in Season 35, there were seven 4-time champions who didn’t win enough money to be invited to the Tournament of Champions that year: Dave Leffler, Jonathan Dinerstein, Alex Schmidt, John Presloid, Jackie Fuchs, Mary Ann Borer, and Kyle Becker.
With there being less regular play than normal in Season 40, wouldn’t it be an interesting idea to include Season 35 in next fall’s postseason? You’ve got seven players very deserving of a Tournament of Champions invitation, and a boatload of players who I’m sure would love to receive a second chance after having faced James Holzhauer that spring, among others. This would certainly be a way to increase the size of next year’s postseason to make it as long as a “normal” intended postseason would be.
In Closing
Merry Christmas—I hope you enjoy the final week of 2023’s games!
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