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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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
After a very close finish to our first week of postseason play in 2025, Week 2 of Second Chance features nine more players who came very close to victory their first time out on the show.
Monday, January 6, 2025
Jonquil Garrick-Reynolds
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
16 correct, 6 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,400
Jonquil came very close to ending Drew Basile’s run on Day 2 back in June.
Steve Miller
Eugene, Oregon
18 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,800
On May 28, Steve led going into Final Jeopardy against 4-day champion Amir Kakirde, but a difficult Final Jeopardy saw Abby Mann win instead.
Drew Goins
Honolulu, Hawai’i
22 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,200
On September 25, David Erb needed a late $10,000 Daily Double to help defeat Drew, who picked up an astounding 22 correct responses that day.
Overall Thoughts: Drew’s amazing stats, against David Erb to boot, means the prediction model puts him as the favorite in the opening semifinal. It gives Drew a 43.2% chance of winning to Steve’s 33.3% and Jonquil’s 23.5%.
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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Enzo Cunanan
Orlando, Florida
18 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,800)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,800
Enzo put up $16,400 going into Final Jeopardy against Adriana Harmeyer in Adriana’s 11th game back in June.
Zoe Grobman
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
18 correct, 5 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $900)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,200
Zoe out-Coryatted ToCer Rishabh Wuppalapati in Rishabh’s first game back in October in a game that also saw Champions Wildcard contender Eamonn Campbell defeated.
Josh Heit
Silver Spring, Maryland
19 correct, 1 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
27.59% in first on buzzer (16/58)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,400)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,400
In what is likely one of the most obvious Second Chance picks ever, Josh lost in a tiebreaker to Drew Basile back in June in what was Drew’s third victory.
Overall Thoughts: There was a significant amount of consternation online when these pairings were announced, with a number of armchair pundits feeling that this semifinal was overly strong compared to some of the others. Interestingly, the prediction model doesn’t quite seem to agree. It thinks Enzo has a 41.5% chance of victory, compared to 30.5% for Zoe and 28.0% for Josh.
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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Sam Cameron
Fargo, North Dakota
19 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,000
Sam put up stellar numbers against Greg Jolin in Greg’s second game back in November.
Ferdinand Percentie
Altamonte Springs, Florida
22 correct, 8 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,200
Ferdinand was leading 5-time champion Amy Hummel going into Final Jeopardy back in April, but a missed Final gave Amy her fourth victory.
Lindsay Denninger
Smithtown, New York
20 correct, 5 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,600)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,800
Lindsay was leading ToCer Neilesh Vinjamuri back in July, putting up 20 correct responses, before a missed Daily Double and an overly aggressive Final Jeopardy bet led to her defeat.
Overall Thoughts: The prediction model, which always enjoys seeing good performances on Daily Doubles, thinks Ferdinand is the favorite in this semifinal, giving him a 40.9% chance of winning, compared to Sam’s 31.4% and Lindsay’s 27.6%.
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