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Andy’s Weekly Thoughts (7/13): Fewer Champs Than Average, And What That Means
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
We’re nearly at the end of Season 40—here are my weekly thoughts for this week!
The Season 40 Encore Presentations Schedule
Some cable systems are beginning to show the list of encore presentations this summer. Judging by those sources, and what Sarah said this week on Inside Jeopardy, it appears as though the 30 encore presentations this summer will be the Tournament of Champions, starting with quarterfinal #4, followed by the three-week entirety of the Jeopardy Invitational Tournament. These will be episodes 9048–9077, the ones that aired between February 28 and April 9.
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Something To Keep In Mind Regarding The 2025 Postseason
Thus far, in Season 40, there have been 68 regular-play games. Including Lucas Partridge, who carried over from Season 39, there have been 22 players that have potentially qualified for some sort of postseason return (that being either Champions Wildcard or the Tournament of Champions.) Normally, through this much regular play, there would be 36—this number includes both Lucas Partridge as well as Lisa Ann Walter. (Historically, an average champion wins their next game 50% of the time—from this it can be extrapolated mathematically that the total number of champions is half the number of games played.)
The fact that our current numbers are 14 lower than expected is actually a very good thing for those players angling for a spot in Champions Wildcard—the fewer total champions, the more champions that will be able to have another televised game. (The show has already made it clear on Inside Jeopardy that they intend for this postseason cycle to be signficantly shorter than the last; I would expect that the postseason will be no longer than 53 episodes—and that would include Second Chance, Champions Wildcard, Tournament of Champions, and potentially even the second JIT.
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I Really Hope A Streaming Service Steps Up
Honestly, the best solution, in my opinion, would be for a streaming service to step up and bankroll the production of preliminary rounds for both Champions Wildcard and the JIT. This would allow for more regular play while also giving those who like the full postseason structure to have those episodes.
Hopefully, Amazon Prime is happy enough with the new Pop Culture Jeopardy that it might be willing to expand further into the Jeop-iverse.
Just 10 Episodes Left This Season…
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