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
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 a recap of May 31!
Kirk Nelson and Benjamin Recchie are the challengers from Sam Hopkins; will Sam get onto the ToC standings?
J! round categories:
LEGAL MATTERS
THE BIBLE BOOK IMMEDIATELY BEFORE
PUNCTUATION EQUIVOCATION?
THE MOVIE MAP
THINGS & STUFF
THE VIETNAM WAR
The first Daily Double was a (ugh!) video clue on the 3rd clue of the game (VIETNAM WAR $600), and Sam got to play it! The scores were:
Sam $400
Kirk $200
Benjamin $0
Sam bet $1,000. His clue: Only a small part of hanoi’s infamous Hoa La Prison remains standing today. During the war, inmates such as John McCain gave it this ironic nickname, reflecting the lack of hospitality they found there. Sam’s correct response put him at $1400.
Coming out of the Daily Double, we only got to 12 clues before the first break (thanks to the video clues for that one), and we only got through 26 before the round ended! Scores at the end of the J! Round:
Sam $6,400
Benjamin $3,800
Kirk $1,800
DJ! round categories:
SMALLER THAN TULSA
BERRIES
WORLD SERIES MVPs BY POSITION
ADD AN E
CODA
CHROME
SMALLER THAN TULSA was a fun category; they were about countries smaller than Tulsa, OK! The Daily Double was Sam’s at the bottom of that category, after WORLD SERIES MVPs was played as well! Scores were:
Sam $10,000
Kirk $7,800
Benjamin $4,200
Sam bet $5,000. His clue: In 1530 the Holy Roman Emperor gave it to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem as a base against the Turks. Sam went for Crete and his score was halved.
The other Daily Double went to Kirk (BERRIES $1600) midway through the round. Scores:
Kirk $9,800
Sam $5,800
Benjamin $5,400
Kirk bet $2,000. His clue: This berry is known as framboos by the Dutch. An immediate correct response put Kirk at $11,800.
Throughout the rest of the round, there seemed to be a lot of negs keeping Benjamin’s score down! Benjamin’s getting the final clue sealed Kirk’s lock game on Sam; the scores were:
Kirk $18,200
Sam $9,000
Benjamin $9,000
FJ! category: CLASSIC NOVELS
FJ! clue: In his will, this title guy tells his niece Antonia she should marry a man who knows not “about…chivalry”
Sam 9000 + 4500 = 13500
Benjamin 9000 – 8994 = 6
Kirk 18200 – 0 = 18200
We’ll be back next week with five more recaps!