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
Was anyone else thrown when today’s first contestant (Randall Johnson of WA) was described as an “enologist?” (That’s how my closed captioning spelled it.) I was glad Mr. Trebek clarified later that he “works with the wine industry.” I did look up “enologist” just now, and it can in fact be spelled that way. I’d only known the prefix “-oen.” Who knew?
Speaking of “who knew,” did anyone else get these “triple stumpers” right? For 400 in Great Danes: “This Texan of Danish heritage, Dukakis’ running mate, also served as treasury secretary under Clinton.” And this one (which wasn’t technically a triple stumper, because it was a Daily Double and only one person had a shot at it): In the category Husky: “From the Latin for ‘oaken’ and ‘strong,’ this word is used to describe a rich, strong cup of coffee.” For1200 in the category Labrador: “In 1965, the Hamilton River, Labrador’s longest, was renamed this after a late British prime minister.” And I kinda got this one right, although I didn’t say it out loud, which is my usual requirement: For 1200 in the category Chow: “Chicken is popularly prepared this way, Italian for ‘hunter’s style,’ with mushrooms, onions, and tomatoes.”
Randall got off to a slow start today. You could see him trying to ring in, but he wasn’t first until after the first break. He was still in third place at the end of the Jeopardy round, behind Gabe Hernandez of CA with 9000, and 1-day champ Kathy Kenny of NJ with 7200. He hit his stride, though, and at the end of Double Jeopardy he was in the lead with 10800. Gabe had 7400, and Kathy had 8000.
I was stumped on today’s Final Jeopardy, and so were all the contestants. Did you guys know it? The category was U.S. Presidents: “He’s the only president sworn in on a Catholic missal; it wasn’t his.” (Hint: It’s not JFK, as everyone guessed.) Randall lost 5801, but he was left with enough to become the new champion.
At the top of today’s how, Mr. Trebek said after this week there will be two tournaments: first the Million Dollar Celebrity tournament, and then the Tournament of Champions! (It’s always nice when we’re warned that regular episodes aren’t going to be on, isn’t it?)
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*Lloyd Bentsen, robust, Churchill, cacciatore, LBJ