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
Exciting news about this blog! Read until the end for the deets…
Today’s episode starred Kyle Mathews from California, Cyd Musni from Florida, and 4-day champ Vijay Balse from India. I was really pulling for Vijay. I love to see a five-day champ! Plus, I found it endearing when he talked on a previous episode about making his wedding invitations himself with calligraphy. I was disappointed and surprised to see him in the hole at the end of the Jeopardy round!
The real stars of today’s show, though, were the clues. I counted 10 clues (counting Final Jeopardy) that no one got right!:
$600 in Letter-Perfect Bands: “Deadbeat Club, Private Idaho.”* (Hint: Previous responses in the category were U2 and REM.)
$400 in Globe-Trekkin’: “Lund in this Scandinavian country isn’t named for Ilsa Lund; It was founded before the year 1000.” (Hint: Kyle guessed Denmark and Vijay guessed Norway.)
$800 in Globe-Trekkin’: In 1856 American adventurer William Walker conquered this Central American country and ruled it as ‘president.’
$1000 in Jerusalem’s Noble Sanctuary: “When entering Al-Aqsa, worshippers must clean themselves, so this type of fountain was placed. Its name comes from the Latin from ‘wash away.'”
$600 in The Other 2 Little Pigs Rebuild: “From a German word for ‘crust,’ this exterior finish of cement, sand, lime, and water is both pigs’ siding choice now.” (Hint: Cyd guessed concrete.)
$1200 in Filmmaking 101: “The slate that gets the action going on a film is also called this, from the sound it makes.”
$1200 in Double Double Letters: “A dessert called ‘fool’ is traditionally made with this tart fruit.”
$2000 in Double Double Letters: “Watch the birdie; This bird [image on the screen] with a colorful name.”
$400 in Double Double Letters: “This clasp holds a girl’s hair in place.”
With a couple of clues remaining, Vijay hit the second Daily Double of the Double Jeopardy round. He was still pretty far behind with $3800. He wagered $3700 and got this clue right, in Double double letters: “A writer of 14-line poems.” It was too little too late, as it turns out. As mentioned, no one got this Final Jeopardy clue correct in U.S. Places in Literature: “This fishing port is the setting for Kipling’s ‘Captains Courageous,’ and the wreck of the Hesperus was nearby.” (Hint: Vijay guessed Cape Cod, Kyle guessed Boston, and Cyd guessed San Francisco.) Vijay finished with $4600, Kyle with $3400, and Cyd won with $11199. We may see Vijay at the Tournament of Champions yet.
I have mentioned that I use a Jeopardy! Challenger to keep track of my score on days when I cannot blog – Today I see that there is one for sale on eBay! Bidding starts at just $1.99, and there is a buy-it-now option for $4.99. As of this writing, there were no bids. The auction ends in 6 days.
Here are my scores for Monday and Tuesday’s episodes this week:
(Karen Hoffman, IL) $1000 (Kirby Nelson, WA) $6399 (Vijay Balse, India) $14399 (me) $12000
(Shelby Sadler, MD) $5200 (Becki Norris, IL) $6400 (Vijay Balse) $11599 (me) $24402
Now, for the cymbal crash at the end of the drumroll: My blog has a new address! Now I can be found at thejeopardyfan.com! Please spread the word. (You CAN still find me at thejeopardyfan.blogspot.com, though!)
*The B-52s, Sweden, Nicaragua, ablution, stucco, clapper, gooseberry, yellowhammer, barrette, sonneteer, Gloucester Massachusetts.