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
Before I get to today’s quadruple-stumper, don’t forget, I’ll be interviewing 5-time champ and ToC finalist Stefan Goodreau soon. Leave a comment with your questions for him!
I was stumped and intrigued by this clue from Friday, December 23rd, in Stop That Racket!: “On stage, the noise of this from the audience prompted John Barrymore to throw them a fish and say, ‘Here, you walruses!'” A contestant guessed “booing,” and another one guessed “applause.” The correct response was “What is coughing?”
I didn’t know much about John Barrymore, but apparently he had a reputation. Mr. Trebek said when revealing the correct response that Barrymore had “a great sense of humor” as well as a “certain streak of meanness.” One of my books describes him (Barrymore, not Trebek) as “tempestuous.” Greg Mank, co-author of the book Hollywood’s Hellfire Club: The Misadventures of John Barrymore, W.C. Fields, Errol Flynn and the Bundy Drive Boys, tells me that Barrymore was “quite temperamental in his young years.”
Barrymore was born in 1882. He is Drew Barrymore’s grandfather. The Turner Classic Movies website says, in the 1920s, “Barrymore was the most celebrated Shakespearean actor in the world.” Curiously, he survived the 1906 San Francisco fire! Because of his good looks, he’s known as “The Great Profile” (something you might need to know if you’re preparing for Jeopardy!, as it’s come up before). Late in his career, he also appeared in a movie with that title. It played on his reputation as an alcoholic. He eventually had a hard time remembering his lines, for example. His career had taken a turn for the worse when Warner Brothers did not renew his contract, and he joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He took a $25,000 pay cut, deepening his debt. Barrymore collapsed in a rehearsal and died days later, in 1942.