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
Today’s contestants:
Ethan Culbreth, an orchid specialist from Hollywood, CA
Al Arsenault, a computer security engineer from Ellicott City, MD
Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, UT (7-day total: $231,000)
Back when contestants had a little bit more leeway in terms of their Hometown Howdies, Ethan picked the following for his:
Hey, Hollywood, California. This is Ethan Culbreth. I don’t have a shot in hell against this guy. So watch me get my butt kicked–tonight on Jeopardy!
J! round categories: ’60s POTPOURRI; COLLEGE BASKETBALL; FOR THE KID IN YOU; MEDICAL ABBREV.; CULINARY QUOTES; “TOUCH” ME
Al went 4/5 in COLLEGE BASKETBALL. However, among Ken’s 21 correct in this round included running CULINARY QUOTES and going 4/5 in ’60s POTPOURRI, FOR THE KID IN YOU, MEDICAL ABBREV., and 3/5 in “TOUCH” ME. Ethan, obviously having difficulty with the signaling device, went “oh my!” after the first time he got in — on clue 19.
After 30 clues, the scores were:
Ken $12,800
Al $5,000
Ethan $600
DJ! round categories: AFRICAN-AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHTS; LEADING MEN; SEATTLE’S SISTER CITIES; PUMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE; ART “C”; FIX THE SIMILE
On this half of the show, Ken ran FIX THE SIMILE, went 4/5 in ART “C” and 3/5 in AFRICAN-AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHTS, LEADING MEN, and SEATTLE’S SISTER CITIES. Ken got all 3 Daily Doubles today, and the outcome never really felt in doubt.
Ethan was right. He ended up with 4 correct responses on the day.
Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Ken $38,600
Al $11,800
Ethan $1,000
Final Jeopardy! category: UNITED NATIONS HISTORY
Final Jeopardy! clue: In 1960 this new national leader made the longest speech in United Nations history, 4 hours & 29 minutes
Who is Fidel Castro?
Ethan 1000 – 0 = 1000 (Who is U Thant?)
Al 11800 + 8200 = 20000
Ken 38600 – 3442 = 35158 (Who is Khruschev?) (8-day total: $266,158)
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Ken’s combined Coryat of $74,600 between this game and the previous one? It’s still a record.
Over the course of a single 5-episode tape day, Ken racked up 179 correct and $169,957.
Ken’s stats through 8 games:
277 correct (41 today)
14 incorrect (1 today, including final)
13/14 on Daily Doubles
5/8 in Final Jeopardy
55.26% in first on buzzer (252/456)
Average Coryat Score: $29,125
5 correct responses in a category: 10 times
4 correct responses in a category: 23 times
3 correct responses in a category: 26 times
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