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
Cori played on the 4th and the 7th. Thanks for doing this, Cori!
Q: You said your mom is a Jeopardy fanatic. Has she tried out for the show?
A: Yes, my mom has tried out, but hasn’t made it past the online test. She says she was happier to have me get on instead, since she fears the buzzer with her reflexes.
Q: How did you come up with the correct response to Friday’s final?
A: Indonesia came to me right away, and I wrote it down, but then started second-guessing through the rest of the time. I thought, “Is this some kind of trick question, and China doesn’t actually have nuclear weapons? What about Brazil?”. But, I’m glad I stuck with my first answer.
Q: Can you please explain your Final Jeopardy wager on Monday’s episode? (People at jboard have pointed out that you had more than twice Mary’s total going into that round.)
A: On Monday, I did have more than twice Mary’s, but I was still trailing Marc, so I wanted to wager as much as possible. Looking back now, I realized I should have paid more attention to Mary’s score, but I was worried about trying to outbid Marc with a correct response. Ugh.
I wrote down, “Nerf”, but then spent the rest of the time looking at it and thinking, “Nerf isn’t a thing, it’s a brand”. So, at the last second I wrote “gun”. Of course, I’m kicking myself on that, and I do think (but don’t know for sure) that they probably would have taken just Nerf. I would never have thought of a Nerf ball being a toy on its own – growing up, I can only remember Nerf guns shooting little balls or foam darts, not an actual ball you would throw.
Q: Is there anything else you’d like to say?
A: I was pretty hard on myself after the loss – thinking of what the payoff from a correct response (or just bidding $0) could have done for my family, but I know that I could “what-if” myself forever and still never know how it would have turned out.
I’ve had amazing support from my family, friends, and the entire college campus where I work, and I can’t complain about a one-day win, but you can be sure “Nerf gun” will haunt me for a while.