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
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
I’m learning more all the time about the unofficial Jeopardy! reunion and National History Bee and Bowl in Washington, D.C. on April 16th and 17th. Like: The pub quiz is going to be on Thursday night that week. I hope there will be one Friday night, too, because I was looking forward to it but I’m not arriving til Friday afternoon. Also, they’re asking people to pay $50, which will go toward the prizes. On Friday, a panel discussion with former Jeopardy! contestants is being planned. Current teen tournament champ Raynell Cooper might be at the discussion, and he is competing that weekend!
Those are some of the latest bits of information. You know I’ll keep you posted!
Lori Cain
Today’s contestants:
Tom Kunzen (call me “Joe Jonas”)
Kristi Meyers (She lost 60 post-pregnancy pounds exercising while watching Jeopardy!)
Mr. Trebek made a pretty big deal out of how Lori was doing so poorly at the beginning of yesterday’s program. That day, he said not once but twice that Lori said she was not having fun because of it. (What?!) Needless to say, I didn’t like Lori’s attitude. She doesn’t want this very badly, and that’s too bad.
Today’s Jeopardy round featured an Ides of March theme. Tom, who I saw on Twitter has been on a “Brain Bowl” team, found the first Daily Double at the end of the second complete category. Tom was off to a fast start with 3000, while Lori had 2000 and Kristi had yet to ring in. Tom wisely wagered everything on this clue, in Julius Caesar: “It took from 58 to 50 B.C., but Caesar decisively overcame this fractious French region.” I got this wrong but Tom didn’t. At the first break, Lori still had 2000, Kristi had 1800, and Tom already had 7200. At the end of the round, Lori had 1200, Kristi had 4600, and Tom had 12600.
Tom continued to dominate, and by the time he found the first Daily Double in State Department Travel Warnings, he had 26600 to Lori’s 4400 and Kristi’s 9800. Mr. Trebek did his usual encouragement to wager all of it, but Tom wagered a still-healthy 6000. This was the clue: “From December 31, 2009: ‘recreational craft…risk seizure by pirates…in the international waters near’ this African country.” Tom and I got it right.
The very next clue was the second Daily Double! Trebek goaded Tom again, but Tom wagered 6000 again on this clue in Accidental Inventions: “In 1946, a Raytheon engineer’s candy bar melted while he worked on a magnetron, leading to this; the first ones were 750 pounds.” I was surprised that Tom missed this one. He definitely had some tougher gets.
At this point Mr. Trebek said there was less than a minute to go, and regrettably, three clues remained uncovered when all was said and done. Lori finished with 6800, Kristi still had 9800, and Tom had 28600. The Final Jeopardy category was Sports and Music. This was the clue: “In July 2010 this Rock and Roll Hall of Famer performed at the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies.” I was pretty confident about this one but I had it wrong. Lori was the only one who had it right. She almost doubled with a wager of 6700. Kristi lost 4200, and Tom lost his usual 6000 (edited: he lost 600!!!). Tom looks strong, maybe as strong as another Tom from this season? I liked this Tom’s fist-pump at the end of the game!
My Coryat score today was 23600. Tom‘s was 28200, Kristi’s was 9800, and Lori’s was 6800. My weakest categories were Julius Caesar and The Civil War. My best were Exes and “O”s, which I swept, and “B” Wear.
There were no quadruple-stumpers OR triple-stumpers today!
The Coryat scores for Monday:
3-14: Katie Sowder 5000 Ethan Dougherty 4800 Lori 16800 Me 22400