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
Heather played on Monday, January 28th. Thanks, Heather!
Q: I didn’t know “Medea,” “gull,” “mandrill,” or “Krantz.”
A: Well, I grew up on the East Coast of Florida so ‘gull’ was a natural for me. I knew ‘mandrill’ from going to the Jacksonville Zoo as a child where they had mandrills. I knew the Medea and Jason story as I had reviewed the major mythological stories specifically for the game. And Fiction is probably my best category so ‘Women’s Authors’ was a great category for me- I would have run it if I had beat Josh on the buzzer on the Anne Rice question. I’m an avid reader and belong to an all-women’s book club and we read a LOT of women’s authors.
Q: How did you decide on your Final Jeopardy response and wager? If you’d have gotten the last clue of the Double Jeopardy round, worth 2000, you’d have been tied with Joshua going into the Final. How would you have wagered on the Final in that case?
A: I did not know Final Jeopardy and kind of floundered for a response. I knew my answer wasn’t right but hated not to put down anything- pretty funny that Josh put down the same answer. I only wagered enough ($2,001) to beat Josh if I knew it and he didn’t. I knew music wasn’t a strong category for him (he missed ‘Funny Girl’ the day before, didn’t know Sondheim, etc.). If I had known the Swaziland dude and ended up tying Josh, I would have bet $0 and I think Josh would have also to guarantee being a co-champion.
Q: The Teen Tournament started this week. Did they start filming those episodes the same day they filmed yours? (How does that work?)
A: They did not film the Teen Tournament while we were there. They taped the next show with Josh as champion right after. [T]hey tape 5 shows on Tues. and 5 shows on Wed. – so they taped 5 shows that day with the “regular” Jeopardy contestants. The “break” that they say they are taking is kind of a “fake one”. They tape the Teen Tournament all together and then “insert” it between the 5 shows we taped in one day to take advantage of sweeps week.