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 back for the second game of this week; Kimberley Stephenson and Dan Burke are the challengers for 1-day champion Blythe Rodgers today.
Kimberley’s going to be answering questions from Jeanie in case anyone’s got any!
J! round categories: CHEMICAL ELEMENTS, THINK FAST!, HISTOR”E”, SMART WORDS, ROUGH REVIEWS ON ROTTEN TOMATOES, A DOLLAR IS WORTH ABOUT…
Blythe and Kimberley kept CHEMICAL ELEMENTS to themselves, but it was Dan that found the Daily Double at the bottom of the second category in play, HISTOR”E”. Scores:
Blythe $2,000
Kimberley $1,800
Dan $1,200
It was early, so Dan went for the True Daily Double: His clue: In the 980s he managed to make Greenland sound pleasant enough to get fellow Icelanders to join him there. Sadly, Dan picked the son, so Dan fell back to $0. He rebuilt his score a good bit during SMART WORDS, though. At the end of 15:
Blythe $3,200
Kimberley $2,200
Dan $1,400
It was a pretty good, although reasonably uneventful, second half of the round. We got through all 30, though, and the scores were as follows:
Kimberley $4,200
Blythe $3,800
Dan $2,200
DJ! round categories: COUNTRY MUSIC DUET PARTNERS, AT THE “CORE”, CONSTITUTION SIGNERS BY STATE, HOMOPHONES, ARTHUR, CANTERBURY TALES TELLERS
I started to wonder a little bit when CANTERBURY TALES TELLERS $400 fell as a Triple Stumper: Prior to telling his tale, the Man of Law mentions this author by name & some of his works. Needless to saw, Dan got out of that category very quickly.
Dan and Kimberly went back and forth trading the lead through the middle of the round, but Dan surged ahead and Blythe managed to tie herself with Kimberley when she found the first Daily Double under CONSTITUTION SIGNERS BY STATE $1600. Scores:
Dan $12,200
Kimberley $8,200
Blythe $8,200
I’m thinking that I’d probably bet $5,000 here. Blythe, just like yesterday, bet $3,000. Her clue: William Paterson. Her correct response brought her to $11,200.
After finishing out CONSTITUTION, Blythe went hunting in Canterbury Tales, going to $1200 but missed, ceding control over to Dan, who found the Daily Double in the $1600 slot. Scores at this point:
Dan $13,400
Blythe $11,200
Kimberley $8,200
Dan bet $2000. His clue: The teller of the first tale, he’s participated in several battles of the Great Crusades. Dan’s incorrect response dropped him to $11,400.
Blythe and Dan traded the lead over the last four clues, leading to the following scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Blythe $14,800
Dan $13,400
Kimberley $8,200
FJ! category: FIRST NAMES
FJ! clue: A wife of King David & 2 of our early First Ladies shared this name derived from Hebrew from “My Father’s Joy”
Kimberley 8200 + 8200 = 16400
Dan 13400 + 13398 = 26798
Blythe 14800 + 5200 = 20000
You could hear Blythe’s reaction when Dan’s bet was revealed. Though “betting small” was certainly an option here, considering the Wagering Calculator at the J! Archive suggests $5,199 maximum for Dan, I don’t think you can pin a small bet on a challenger like that (unless they’ve somehow indicated that they might make that bet). And thus Dan is our new champion and Blythe is headed home.
I got Final immediately; Jeanie’ll have tomorrow’s blog. I’ll be back next week!