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
It’s postseason time on Jeopardy! Things kick off on Monday with our first week of Second Chance play; one of these nine players will be advancing to Champions Wildcard beginning on January 13.
Monday, December 30, 2024
Alex Michev
Richmond, Virginia
18 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,000
Alex Michev put up an all-Coryat $16,000 going into Final Jeopardy on the day that Maddie Carwile defeated David Erb; getting Final Jeopardy incorrect cost Alex the victory.
Will Yancey
Banquete, Texas
21 correct, 5 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,400
Will’s score was into five figures after the opening round on September 17; unfortunately, he missed both a Daily Double and Final Jeopardy, but that opening round performance was certainly enough to warrant a second chance on the show.
Tekla Sauter
Chicago, Illinois
14 correct, 0 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,600
Tekla was the third player in the June 19 game where Drew Basile unseated Adriana Harmeyer; a conservative Daily Double bet was actually the reason why Tekla wasn’t the giant killer herself!
Overall Thoughts: The prediction model gives Tekla a 35.7% chance of winning, Alex a 34.3% chance, and Will a 30.0% chance.
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Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Scott Tcheng
San Francisco, California
19 correct, 2 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,800
Scott was just $600 behind Ryan Manton going into Final Jeopardy in Ryan’s 3rd game on October 2.
Kaitlin Tarr
Denver, Colorado
21 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,000
Kaitlin led then-12-day champion Adriana Harmeyer going into Final Jeopardy on June 14, but an incorrect response prevented her from becoming a giant killer.
Mike Ferguson
Edmond, Oklahoma
17 correct, 0 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,000
In Isaac Hirsch’s 8th game on July 12, Mike put up 16 correct and $17,000 going into Final Jeopardy.
Overall Thoughts: The prediction model puts Mike up as a favorite in this one, giving him a 41.2% chance of winning, compared with Kaitlin at 30.9% and Scott at 27.9%.
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Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Colleen Matthews
Hillsboro, Oregon
17 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,600
Colleen was another player who came incredibly close to beating Adriana Harmeyer, nearly doing so on June 18.
Gino Montoya
Albuquerque, New Mexico
20 correct, 2 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,400
Gino would have defeated Mark Fitzpatrick on October 8 had it not been for an all-in Final Jeopardy bet; we’ll see how Second Chance changes Gino’s strategy.
Josh Moss
Boston, Massachusetts
19 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,600
Josh put up a $14,600 Coryat against Adriana Harmeyer in Adriana’s 3rd game on May 31.
Overall Thoughts: The prediction model has Gino as a slight favorite in this one. Gino has a 35.9% chance of winning, compared with 35.1% for Josh and 29.0% for Colleen.
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