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
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
Today’s episode featured Shubha Ghosh of WI, Antoinette Aubert of CA, and 2-day champ Buddy Wright of TX. Despite the lopsided scores at the end of the Jeopardy round, they seemed evenly matched at first. Or at least they were all actively responding. Shubha had 3000 at end of the round, while Antoinette had 4600 and Buddy had 8000. Shubha and Buddy seesawed back and forth in Double Jeopardy, while Antoinette was largely silent. First, Shubha nearly swept Presidential Succession 2010. Then he picked up 3000 when he answered the first Daily Double, in Greek Letters: “This 9th letter of the Greek alphabet also means a jot or whit.”* (The answer is at the end of this post, but I encourage you to read the whole post before you scroll down, or you will see all the answers.) I hope my dad was watching today, by the way. He knows his Greek letters.
Buddy responded by sweeping Disco! Duck! (Do you suppose he’s proud, or embarrassed? I’m leaning toward ‘proud.’ Why not?) Shubha then lost 2800 on this tough Daily Double, in Time is On Your Side: “Shakespeare coined this ‘culinary’ term for a time of youthful exuberance.”
At the end of Double Jeopardy, Shubha had 8800, Antoinette had 3800, and Buddy had 16800. All three got this clue right, in Toys: “Original sets of this toy that was first sold in 1918 included plans for building Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Shubha wagered everything, but Buddy wagered enough to win as long as he responded correctly. He is now a 3-day champ, with a three-week vacation: Next week is the final week of the Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational, followed by two weeks of the Tournament of Champions. Bring it on!
Did you know the answers to these clues that none of the contestants got right? I can’t believe no one got this one for 200 in Scene and Herd: “Billy Crystal goes on a cattle drive (and causes a stampede with his coffee grinder) in this 1991 comedy.” How about this one for 1600 in Not Great Work: “This plural of an ordinal number also refers to flawed goods from the factory.” (I had never heard of this, but I made a lucky guess.)
Here are my scores for a couple of games this week: (For those of you new to this blog: First, welcome! Secondly, I sometimes play along with the contestants using a Jeopardy Challenger, a device for that purpose that was sold in the 1980s.)
Alexandra Helprin NY 26400 Buddy Wright TX 27201 Randall Johnson VA 3600 Me 8798
Robin Poche TN 23800 Linda Smith AR 7900 Buddy Wright TX 24001 Me 8398
*iota, salad days, Lincoln Logs, City Slickers, seconds