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
First, remember when I passed on Vince Gatton‘s plea made on behalf of his aunt and her son? Here’s an update.
Recent Coryats:
originally 11-2-11: 18600 (22400 without negs. Hard to believe the first time I played my Coryat was 8600, 19400 without negs. I had 8 negs then, and still-bad 4 this time.)
originally 11-3-11: 19600 (25600 without negs. Strangely, the first time I played my score was 25000.)
originally 11-4-11: 13400, but I didn’t see 7 clues this time because of a tornado warning. My score actually wasn’t as bad as I thought it was gonna be – There were a whole bunch of clues where I should’ve rang in. My score would’ve been 18600 without 5 negs. The first time I played, my score was 13800 with 9 negs.
originally 11-17-08: 40200
originally 11-18-08: 32600
Now for an update on the Summer Hiatus Challenge. Here’s a reminder of the people I’m watching:
Me
Andy
Robert
Stefan Goodreau
David Menchaca
Ryan Chaffee
Joon Pahk (Remember when I said Joon was favored to win a crossword puzzle tournament this weekend? Well…HE DID! GO JOON!)
Kathy Wright
Drew Scheeler
Bill MacDonald
Julie Bratvold Ghanbari
Megan Barnes
Vito Cortese
Alison Stone Roberg
Monday’s clues. Names in green are the ones who got it right. Black means they clammed; red means they negged.:
Fictional Characters Real-life Alma Maters
2: Fictional baseball player Sidd Finch briefly attended this Ivy League school from which Thurston Howell III and Charles Emerson Winchester III both graduated. Joon, Andy, Stefan, Robert, Ryan, Alison, Kathy, Vito, Megan, Julie, Jeanie, Bill, David
4: This New Hampshire Ivy League college produced Meredith Gray, the fictional Stephen Colbert, and Trapper John, M.D. Joon, Andy, Stefan, Robert, Ryan, Alison, Kathy, Vito, Megan, Julie, Jeanie, Bill, David
6: Star Trek: Enterprise captain Jonathan Archer played water polo for this California school, which also graduated B.J. Honeycutt, Hannah Montana, and Avatar’s Dr. Grace Augustine. Joon, Andy, Stefan, Robert, Ryan, Alison, Kathy, Vito, Megan, Julie, Jeanie, Bill, David
8: Brad Pitt’s character in Mr. and Mrs. Smith is a graduate of this Indiana University which also produced fictional President Josiah Bartlet. Joon, Andy, Stefan, Robert, Ryan, Alison, Kathy, Vito, Megan, Julie, Jeanie, Bill, David
10: Sam Seaborn of The West Wing and Sarah MacKensie of JAG graduates from this North Carolina university’s law school. Joon, Andy, Stefan, Robert, Ryan, Alison, Kathy, Vito, Megan, Julie, Jeanie, Bill, David
First Person Narrators
3: Six-year-old Scout Finch of Maycomb, Alabama, a lawyer’s daughter, narrates this Pulitzer Prize winning novel. Joon, Andy, Stefan, Robert, Ryan, Alison, Kathy, Vito, Megan, Julie, Jeanie, Bill, David
6: Before becoming a sailor on a whaling ship, this narrator named for a Biblical character was a school teacher. Joon, Andy, Stefan, Robert, Ryan, Alison, Kathy, Vito, Megan, Julie, Jeanie, Bill, David
9: This narrator, whose first and last names are the same, marries the title character’s mother in order to be close to her. Joon, Andy, Stefan, Robert, Ryan, Alison, Kathy, Vito, Megan, Julie, Jeanie, Bill, David
12: Suzie Salmon, a fourteen-year-old girl from Philadelphia, tells the story of her murder and its impact on her family in this Alice Seibold novel. Joon, Andy, Stefan, Robert, Ryan, Alison, Kathy, Vito, Megan, Julie, Jeanie, Bill, David
15: The first section of this Faulkner novel is told from the point of view of the severely mentally-challenged Benjy Compson. Joon, Andy, Stefan, Robert, Ryan, Alison, Kathy, Vito, Megan, Julie, Jeanie, Bill, David
As this publishes, the standings page has not been updated since last time I blogged. As soon as I have that I’ll pass it on to you.