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
Hey! Andy here, and here are some thoughts of mine going into this week’s online Jeopardy! contestant tests!
Step 1, if you haven’t done this already: Go to http://www.jeopardy.com/onlinetests/adult and sign up. The tests are Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, Wednesday at 8pm Eastern, and Thursday at 10pm Eastern.
If you’re interested in knowing what you’re up against: Here are the transcripts of last year’s online tests.
Eastern: http://jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1133
Central: http://jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1137
Pacific: http://jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1140
Setting Goals
It’s always said that a passing score on the test is 35 out of 50! That is a tough score to attain, so I don’t blame you if you’re taking “for fun” and set a lesser goal!
If it’s not your first rodeo, then a good goal is either 35, of course, or even a better score than you got last time!
Personally? My goal is 35. I’ll be writing Tuesday.
During The Test
The online test FAQs (http://www.jeopardy.com/onlinetests/adult/faqs/) are always a good source of information!
Remember that you have only 15 seconds to answer after seeing the question! It’s not a lot of time, but if you do have the answer quickly, you can submit and move on to the next clue before the 15 seconds are up. I don’t do that, myself — as anything you have typed into the response field will be automatically captured when time expires. You might as well use all of the time you have and get into a rhythm!
If you’re a slow typist, it might be a good idea to get a friend or family member to act as your typist while you orally give the answers to them! (You should be the only one giving answers, though, of course!)
Afterwards
It is expected that jboard.tv will have the post-test transcript as it has in previous years, in case you want to see how you did afterwards! If you passed and get a callback audition, you’ll get emailed a few weeks prior to the Jeopardy! team coming to your city.
Good luck!