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.
(Click Here for Methodology)
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
Andy here with one final recap for this week! Also, Jeanie wanted me to let you all know that she’ll have a post recapping her time at O’Brien’s pub quiz coming up tomorrow!
Today’s contestants:
Jon is Canadian! Will Varun slot in on our ToC list?
J! round categories:
ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA SAYS SO
HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS
LITERATURE
2013 CDs
HERBS & SPICES
___ING THE ___
Jon had an excellent time of it in LITERATURE, getting 3/5!
The bottom clue in ___ING THE ___ was the Daily Double, and it was Varun’s to play! Scores:
Greg $2,200
Jon $2,000
Varun $1,800
Varun bet $700. Clue: This African custom seen at many weddings of African Americans symbolizes sweeping away the old. Varun was unable to come up with an answer and fell to $1,100 at the first break.
Jon had a pretty good week when he got The Call; he also got engaged and received notification that the Yale Law Journal was publishing him! He then got 4/5 in BRITANNICA coming out of the break!
By the end of the J! round, the scores were:
Jon $5,800
Varun $2,700
Greg $2,200
DJ! round categories:
CONVERSATIONAL GERMAN
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
PRE-FAME CELEBS IN ADS
IT’S SNOWING
“MERRY”
CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS $1600 had the first Daily Double! It was Jon’s to play. Scores:
Jon $6,600
Greg $1,800
Varun $1,500
Jon bet $2,000. His clue: With peace on Earth on their minds, Israel’s Menachem Begin & this leader met in Egypt on Christmas Day 1977. Jon’s correct response put him at $8,600.
Varun did well to start in Physical Science; however, Jon got the $1200 clue. As you can probably guess, $1600 had the Daily Double. Scores:
Jon $9,800
Varun $3,100
Greg $1,800
Jon bet $3,000. His clue: Nothing’s final, it’s all in this, also the name for magnetic lines that run from pole to pole forming magnetic fields. Jon went for “medial lines” and fell to $6,800.
Meanwhile, Greg took this opportunity and found his buzzer mojo after this, charging into the lead! Once again, Varun decided he’d rather play low-valued clues when far behind after the minute-to-go signal. Not sure why, though! 4 clues went unplayed in GERMAN, and scores going into Final were:
Greg $11,800
Jon $11,600
Varun $6,700
FJ! category: 20th CENTURY LITERARY TERMS
FJ! clue: The writer who named this U.S. movement said the term referred to supreme blessedness, not exhaustion
Varun 6700 – 0 = 6700
Jon 11600 + 300 = 11900
Greg 11800 – 11401 = 399
Another Canadian is our champion, and he’ll be back to defend Monday! Jeanie will have a couple of posts this weekend!