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:
Clinton Wieden, a college student from Fairview, Oklahoma
Josh Hornik, a product manager from Santa Monica, California
Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah (whose 3-day cash winnings total $96,201)
J! round categories: GEOGRAPHIC SAINTS; ’60s SITCOMS; I DID IT!; TREATIES; KING, QUEEN OR JACK; CROSSWORD CLUES “S”
DJ! round categories: RUSSIAN WRITERS; THE WINTER OLYMPICS; FOOD ACROSS AMERICA; BLOODSUCKERS; SECRETARIES OF STATE; “HOME” DEPOT
This was a Monday game, and Ken hadn’t quite picked up his buzzer mojo. In fact, of the 57 non-Daily Double clues, Ken only got in first on the buzzer 22 times; the lowest total of his entire original run on the show. If there was a chance to beat him, it was this game!
Ken went 4/5 in I DID IT! & RUSSIAN WRITERS and 3/5 in TREATIES & KING, QUEEN OR JACK over the game. Clinton went 4/5 in ’60s SITCOMS. Josh went 4/5 in THE WINTER OLYMPICS and 3/5 in CROSSWORD CLUES “S”. That being said, Ken did not take a neg the entire game!
Amusingly, Ken called for BLOODSUCKERS by saying “Well, my dad’s a lawyer…”
Unfortunately, Josh and Clinton failed to take advantage of the opportunity that was presented to them, both challengers going 0/1 on Daily Doubles.
Josh’s: CROSSWORD CLUES “S” $800 (for $1,000): “Baby” bird (5) (What is stork? Josh had no response)
Clinton’s: SECRETARIES OF STATE $1200 (for $1,800): Dwight Eisenhower & JFK both attended the 1962 dedication of the airport named for him (Who is John Foster Dulles? Clinton went for Laguardia)
Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Ken $24,800
Josh $8,400
Clinton $1,800
Final Jeopardy! category: WORDS & PHRASES
Final Jeopardy! clue: Once slang for brain, this 2-word phrase now means the Heritage Foundation or the Brookings Institution
What is think tank?
Clinton 1800 + 1799 = 3599 Josh 8400 + 4799 = 13199 Ken 24800 + 5200 = 30000 (4-day total: $126,201)
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Ken’s stats through 4 games:
124 correct (26 today, including Final)
7 incorrect (0 today)
6/6 on Daily Doubles
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
50.00% in first on buzzer
Average Coryat Score: $26,150
5 correct responses in a category: 3 times
4 correct responses in a category: 9 times
3 correct responses in a category: 13 times
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