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:
Scheri Mullins, an administrative assistant from Louisville, KY
Matt Ottinger, a telecommunications engineer from Okemos, MI
Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, UT (13-day total: $440,158)
Alex said at the start of the episode: “the show is getting to be a 30-minute conversation between you and Ken. After which, you give him $35,000 or $40,000.”
This game actually saw a couple of firsts for Ken’s run:
1) For the first time, Ken was not lead after the Jeopardy! round. Matt held a $10,400 – $8,000 lead over Ken after 30 clues (Scheri had just $400).
2) There was an unplayed clue in Double Jeopardy! – it was the first time a clue had been left on the board since May 31 (Anne Boyd’s 5th game).
Matt really took it to Ken in this game – it was definitely his biggest fight since his first match!
The turning point of this game came under a $2000 clue in 20TH CENTURY NICKNAMES midway through Double Jeopardy (Richard Nixon’s aides Haldeman & Erlichman were sometimes called these comic-strip “Kids”); Matt said “Katzenheimer Kids”, Ken rebounded with Katzenjammer kids and never relinquished the lead after that. Holding a $20,400 – $15,600 – -$1,800 lead on a 28th clue Daily Double (and $2,800 left on the board), Ken chose to bet $6,000, gave a correct answer, but did not have a runaway going into Final!
Meanwhile, Scheri got the second clue correct, and then was unable to buzz in again until the 52nd.
Final Jeopardy! category: INVENTIONS
Final Jeopardy! clue: Josephine Cochrane’s 1886 version of this consisted of a copper boiler, wire baskets & a pump
What is a dishwasher?
Scores going into Final:
Ken $28,400 (29 correct, 3 incorrect)
Matt $15,600 (22 correct, 2 incorrect)
Scheri -$1,800 (3 correct, 2 incorrect)
Final results:
Matt $15,600 – $15,600 = $0 (What is an artificial lung?)
Ken $28,400 + $3,201 = $31,601 (14-day total: $471,759)
Ken’s interview in this game spoke briefly about the work he has done for NAQT.
Ken’s stats through 14 games:
490 correct (30 today, including Final)
33 incorrect (3 today)
25 unforced errors (incorrect response after a buzz-in)
22/26 on Daily Doubles (84.62%)
10/14 in Final Jeopardy (71.43%)
56.96% in first on buzzer (454/797)
Average Coryat Score: $28,786
5 correct responses in a category: 18 times (1 today)
4 correct responses in a category: 38 times (1 today)
3 correct responses in a category: 48 times (5 today)
3+ correct responses in: 61.90% of all categories seen
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