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
The full set of 36 players for Season 39 Second Chance have been unveiled, as per a press release from the show.
The games will be airing between December 19 and January 15 and is the first step towards the 31st Tournament of Champions. Each week’s winner will be advancing to Champions Wildcard.
A full preview will be posted here on The Jeopardy! Fan before each week’s games.
Notable names include:
- Mike Elliott, who put up $26,800 going into Final Jeopardy against Cris Pannullo back in October;
- Karen Morris, who went viral after missing a $10,000 Daily Double from a runaway position;
- Rotimi Kukoyi and Sophia Weng, two of the three players who were unable to take part in the High School Reunion Tournament last winter;
- Raquel Matta, who nearly beat Hannah Wilson in Hannah’s fifth game—if only she’d bet more in Final Jeopardy;
- Michael Cavaliere, who led Yogesh Raut going into Final Jeopardy in Yogesh’s third game;
- Roy Camara, who nearly defeated Stephen Webb (putting up $28,000 before Final Jeopardy);
- John Guszkowski, who put up over $20,000 going into Final Jeopardy over Troy Meyer;
- April Marquet, who locked in the wrong wager against Luigi de Guzman and lost because of it;
- Long Nguyen, who missed a late five-figure True Daily Double against Stephen Webb;
- Michael Vallely, the cancer survivor who had $26,400 going into Final Jeopardy against Suresh Krishnan but did not win.
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Here’s the full list of players:
Week 1 (December 19–25)
Jason Carpenter, a stand-up comic from Santa Rosa Valley, Calif.
Sam Claussen, a history professor from Santa Clarita, Calif.
Mike Elliott, a meat cutter originally from Derry, N.H.
Jake Garrett, a football coach and teacher from Trussville, Ala.
Iris Masucci, a pharmacist from Rockville, Md.
Karen Morris, a veterinary student from Christiansburg, Va.
Eva Thomas, an attorney from Brooklyn. N.Y.
Michael Vaz, a tutor from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Juveria Zaheer, a psychiatrist from Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Week 2 (December 26–January 1)
Xanni Brown, a postdoctoral researcher originally from Cincinnati, Ohio
Mitch Cutter, a salmon conservation associate from Boise, Idaho
Greg Czaja, a cardiologist from San Diego, Calif.
Tammy Groner, a legal assistant from Hamilton, N.J.
Ben Hebert, a shipping manager from Chicago, Ill.
Myles Karp, a journalist and consultant from Weston, Fla.
Emily Kawaler, a bioinformatician from New York, N.Y.
Raquel Matta, a copy editor from San Pablo, Calif.
Christopher Pennant, a sports journalist and podcaster from Chicago, Ill.
Week 3 (January 2–8)
Sharon Bishop, a high school Spanish teacher from Pawtucket, R.I.
Michael Cavaliere, a consultant from New York, N.Y.
Rachel Cohen, a consultant originally from Chevy Chase, Md.
Max Davison, a writer from Studio City, Calif.
Matt Harvey, a healthcare administrator from Providence, R.I.
Randall Rayford, a solar project developer from Houston, Texas
Kelly Shannon-Henderson, a classics professor from Cincinnati, Ohio
Sophia Weng, a senior at Harvard University from Chevy Chase, Md.
Andrew Whatley, an academic administrator from Chicago, Ill.
Week 4 (January 9–15)
Roy Camara, a grocery specialist from Crawfordville, Fla.
Denise Carlon, an attorney from Seaside Heights, N.J.
John Guszkowski, a planning consultant from Pomfret, Connecticut
Rotimi Kukoyi, a sophomore at UNC-Chapel Hill from Hoover, Ala.
April Marquet, a digital production artist from Oakland, Calif.
Long Nguyen, a retired engineer from Las Vegas, Nev.
Allison Strekal, a nonprofit development director from Missoula, Mont.
Michael Vallely, a program analyst from Cleveland, Ohio
Pam Warren, a high school science teacher from Petersburg, Ill.
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