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Fall 2023 Champions Wildcard: Clubs — Finals Preview

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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)
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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

Yes, we did see some preemptions over the past week, but we’re now down to the last three players in the Clubs group of Jeopardy! Champions Wildcard! One of these three players are going to be qualifying for the next Tournament of Champions!

Monday, November 27, 2023 & Tuesday, November 28, 2023:

Jen Jazwinski (5)
Algonquin, Illinois

Jen Jazwinski on Jeopardy!


100 correct, 12 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
32.63% in first on buzzer (93/285)
6/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $18,000)
5/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,800

Jen Jazwinski won a come-from-behind Thanksgiving thriller after Ed Hashima couldn’t change his response from hydrogen to helium in time.

For Desktop in-article:

Dennis Chase (9)
Palm Springs, California

Dennis Chase on Jeopardy!


131 correct, 15 incorrect
6/6 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
45.07% in first on buzzer (128/284)
5/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,600)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,440

While his win wasn’t a runaway, Dennis generally dominated the run of play in the semifinal over Danielle Maurer and Fred Nelson.

For Desktop in-article:

Nick Cascone (16)
Queens, New York

Nick Cascone on Jeopardy!


93 correct, 16 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
39.91% in first on buzzer (91/228)
4/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,200)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,550

Nick took a runaway victory in the first semifinal over Deanna Bolio and Kit Sekelsky. A lot of people have been counting Nick out of things here, but he was very active on Reddit at the start of this event, which Mark Barrett of J! Archive took as a clue that Nick was going to perform well.

Dennis Chase (9)
Palm Springs, California

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131 correct, 15 incorrect
6/6 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
45.07% in first on buzzer (128/284)
5/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,600)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,440

While his win wasn’t a runaway, Dennis generally dominated the run of play in the semifinal over Danielle Maurer and Fred Nelson.

Nick Cascone (16)
Queens, New York


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93 correct, 16 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
39.91% in first on buzzer (91/228)
4/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,200)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,550

Nick took a runaway victory in the first semifinal over Deanna Bolio and Kit Sekelsky. A lot of people have been counting Nick out of things here, but he was very active on Reddit at the start of this event, which Mark Barrett of J! Archive took as a clue that Nick was going to perform well.

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Overall Thoughts: My feeling here is that Dennis is the strongest of the three players, especially on the signaling device, but his clue selection could prove to be his Achilles heel in this final. His reluctance to hunt for Daily Doubles gave Danielle Maurer an opening in the semifinal, and Jen would have no compunctions in making Dennis pay for that sort of mistake. I’m expecting an exciting final, but Dennis will need to take the Daily Doubles out of his opponents’ hands to have the best chance of making the Tournament of Champions.


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