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
Something has really started to bother me as of late.
There’s a terrible sense of entitlement by many in the Jeopardy! fandom.
A sense of entitlement that the home viewer feels like they should be equal to the judges on stage, or that they feel that they can one-up Jeopardy.
Don’t get me wrong: A good number of you are incredibly awesome people and I’m proud to call many of you my good friends. I just wish that more people were like you!
As an example, look at the mountain of tweets that come Jeopardy!’s way every night every time someone thinks that a contestant has failed to phrase in the form of a question, asking passive-aggressively at the show, “Have the rules changed?” (Spoiler alert: No. The rules have not changed. If they were to change, especially in this respect, it would be a front-page story here on The Jeopardy! Fan for weeks.)
It also manifests itself in other strange ways, like the questioner at 92Y on Tuesday night who asked Alex the most esoteric cringeworthy question, and then turned to the audience to say “I stumped him”. Really? That’s how you want to conduct yourself as a Jeopardy! fan?
Alex literally has an earpiece so he can clearly hear contestants. He said as much this week when he was interviewed at 92Y by Michael McKean. The judges have tens of thousands of dollars worth of professional audio equipment so that they can hear the contestants.
You at home? You have a TV speaker.
As we saw on Tuesday, if a contestant fails to phrase their response properly, Alex and the judges will tell us.
Sometimes, contestants like to play quickly. Their phrasing often crosses with Alex calling on them. But it is there.
So, as a fan, focus on the clues. You don’t need to be an armchair judge.
It’s not a good look. It’s even starting to sour me as a Jeopardy! fan. And nobody wants to see that happen.
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