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
It’s the weekend following what’s been quite an incredible week of Jeopardy! play.
Here are my thoughts on a few things that have come up:
A Prediction Surrounding The Start Of Regular Play
Regular play, at this point, is going to begin at some point in the week of April 8; it could begin as early as the 8th or as late as the 12th. I have a bold prediction that I’d like to make, though, especially in the context that Games 1–4 of the Final have only seen 9 Triple Stumpers combined.
My prediction: At least half of April’s regular play games will see more than 9 Triple Stumpers.
Why? I’m fully expecting a reduction in the quality of play with the return to regular play—and I’m sure hoping that the viewers who want that are happy with what’s going to happen over the coming months.
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Good News For The Tournament-Haters
For those of you who prefer regular play and missed the announcement this week on Inside Jeopardy!, once the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament ends, there will be no more tournament play in syndication until early 2025. Interestingly, if the Season 41 postseason begins on January 8, 2025, that would mean that we have somewhere between 160 and 165 games of regular play before the next postseason—which is about the amount that Michael Davies was hoping for when he made the schedule changes that he did.
Again, the fact that we’re dropping to that many games of regular play a season is by design—it is 100% adjusting to the changes in the broadcast landscape and preparing for the eventuality that no streaming service is going to be interested in footing the production costs of the number of “regular” Jeopardy! episodes that are currently being produced for syndication. It’s a new normal that viewers are going to need to get used to; the years of 190–200 regular-play episodes a season are done and buried.
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So, What Is The Highest Daily Double Bet In J! History?
In the opening to Game 3, Ken Jennings said that Troy Meyer’s Game 2 Daily Double bet was the third-highest Daily Double bet in the show’s history.
There’s one problem with that: it wasn’t. At least, whether it is or not depends on whether or not Jeopardy! Masters counts (and I certainly think it should).
There’s no disputing what the highest regular-play bets are: They both currently belong to James Holzhauer, who bet $25,000 twice during his regular run. The problem is the $25,600 bet that James made during the last quarterfinal of Jeopardy! Masters. I’m guessing here that J!‘s stats department missed the Masters bet (whether that was an accidental or deliberate omission is still yet to be seen.)
What’s Up The Rest Of The Weekend
Tomorrow, I am aiming for a Mailbag post as well as a preview of the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament.
Enjoy next week—it’s sure going to be interesting!
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