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
Andy here with another recap!
First up: I heard at about 2:00 yesterday afternoon that invitations for Detroit went out. At this point, I appear to have not been a lucky recipient of one. I swear, for 2015 I am going to pick a place that doesn’t seem to have as many auditioners. However, in good news for the Saunders clan, my brother was one of the lucky recipients of a callback. Congratulations to him!
Onto the show!
Today’s contestants:
J! Round categories:
TEDTalks
QUICK LIT
RHYME PAYS
THEIR FIRST SOLO ALBUM
THE FRENCH
A FUNNY RACE
“We’re finding it way too early”, Alex said as Nick uncovered the Daily Double on the game’s second clue, THE FRENCH $400. Nick had $200. He bet $200. Last name of brothers Andre & Edouard, who noted that with arms, a pile of tires “would make a man”. Nick left $800 on the table. His score went to $400.
At the end of 15 clues, the scores were at:
Nick $3,800
Gordon $1,200
Nora $200
Gordon is a competitive amateur squash player! Nora, a diving instructor, feels Hawaii has the best diving in the world!
TEDTalks was a good category; it included videos of many famous people doing TED talks. At the end of 30, scores were:
Nick $8,600
Nora $1,400
Gordon -$200
DJ! round categories:
THE OLD TESTAMENT
STATE SONGS
CELEBRITY RELATIVES
POTTERY
PARTY ON!
THE “BLACK”LIST
STATE SONGS $800 had the first Daily Double; it was Nick’s to play! He had a big chance to really put the game out of reach, especially on a second-level clue! Scores:
Nick $12,600
Nora $3,800
Gordon $1,000
Nick bet $3,000. His clue: 2 college students wrote its state song which ends “Hailing thee their northern star”. A correct response put him at $15,600!
THE OLD TESTAMENT $2000 had the final Daily Double. Gordon had taken a shot at $1600; good on him for doing so out of 3rd! I really like how he’s played the game! This one was Nora’s to play, though! Scores:
Nick $16,400
Nora $6,200
Gordon $5,000
Nora shrugged and bet everything! Good for her! Her clue: In 1 Kings 20 this king has a whale of a time defeating the Damascenes. Nora went for Jonah (as I bet half of America did), and fell to $0. Good on her for taking a shot, though!
Meanwhile, Gordon picked up some $2,000 clues to break Nick’s lock, and sadly Nora was unable to get money to play Final Jeopardy!. I tip my cap to her, though! She played the game the right way today!
Scores going into Final:
Nick $16,800
Gordon $10,200
Nora -$2,000
FJ! category: BRITISH AUTHORS
FJ! clue: The author of more than 50 books, he won 6 Hugo awards & was nominated for a 1968 Oscar
Gordon 10200 + 10200 = 20400
Nick 16800 + 3601 = 20401
Nick is our new champion; he’ll be back tomorrow!