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
Today’s contestants:
Ellen Cook, a freelance writer and editor from Las Vegas, NV
Bret Bradigan, a newspaper publisher from Ojai, CA
Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, UT (12-day total: $410,158)
J! round categories: ALL AROUND LONDON; MUPPET NEWS; BAKING 3s; THE SUPER BOWL; JULIA; THROW THE “BOOK” AT ‘EM!
This was another game where the opening break came after 13. Ken happened to knock off 10 in a row before the break (clues 4 through 13), causing the show to take another early break. Coming out, at least Ken was given a little bit of a game! He only picked up 17 correct responses in the Jeopardy! round, and Bret got to play the Daily Double. Holding $2,200, though, Bret only elected to bet $800. Alex Jacob would have pulled his hair out.
Ken went 5/5 in MUPPET NEWS, 4/5 in JULIA, and 3/5 in ALL AROUND LONDON and THROW THE “BOOK” AT ‘EM!
DJ! round categories: INSECTS; BEN & JENNIFER FILMS; YOU AUTO KNOW THIS; THE VIETNAM ERA; POTPOURRI; SOFT “C”
This seemed like a pretty tame Double Jeopardy! round for Ken, in the respect that he only picked up 16 correct. He did get both Daily Doubles, though, which probably helped keep his opponents at bay. He did have another runaway, though, his 8th consecutive and 11th in 13 games!
Ken went 4/5 in INSECTS and VIETNAM and 3/5 IN BENNIFER FILMS and POTPOURRI.
Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Ken $27,000
Bret $9,800
Ellen $7,000
Final Jeopardy! category: THE 16th CENTURY
Final Jeopardy! clue: In 1582 the man born Ugo Buoncompagni proclaimed this solar dating system still used today
What is the Gregorian calendar?
Ellen 7000 – 2800 = 4200 (What is I want my $2!) Bret 9800 + 4200 = 14800 Ken 27000 + 3000 = 30000 (13-day total: $440,158)
Over this taping day, Ken’s 5-game total: $153,200.
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In this interview, Ken talked about his most recent at the time Halloween costume:
Ken: Well, last Halloween, I tried to think of some fun, friendly costume. So, I went as a street mime. ‘Cause everyone likes mimes, right?
Alex: Yeah.
Ken: And it turned out this little kid just stared at me all night and just burst into tears every time I would do anything. And as we were leaving the party, the boy’s dad says to him, “Son, if you’re bad, he’s gonna come live in your closet.”
Ken’s stats through 13 games:
460 correct (34 today, including Final)
30 incorrect (1 today)
22 unforced errors (incorrect response after a buzz-in)
21/25 on Daily Doubles (84.00%)
9/13 in Final Jeopardy (69.23%)
57.35% in first on buzzer (425/741)
Average Coryat Score: $29,154
5 correct responses in a category: 17 times
4 correct responses in a category: 37 times
3 correct responses in a category: 43 times
3+ correct responses in: 62.18% of all categories seen
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