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:
Paula Filson, a system programmer from Powell, Ohio
Corey Halgren, a supplier quality engineer from Noblesville, Indiana
Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah (4-day total: $126,201)
J! round categories: NATIONAL ANTHEMS; TV-PODGE; COLORS OF THE RAINBOW; ALL THE PRESIDENTS’ CHILDREN; “EXTRA” HELPINGS; I’M ON A DIET
This was a tight 3-way game through the Jeopardy! round. Ken only picked up 13 correct in the entire round (though he went 4/5 in NATIONAL ANTHEMS and 3/5 in COLORS OF THE RAINBOW and “EXTRA” HELPINGS). After the Jeopardy! round, Ken had $6,600, Corey $6,000, and Paula $5,400.
DJ! round categories: OPERA; CELEBRITY SURNAME SPELLING; QUOTATIONS; “B” FOLKS; 1845; 4-LETTER WORDS
This was the first time that Ken had 20 or more correct responses in one round! He went 4/5 in OPERA and CELEBRITY SURNAME SPELLING, 5/5 in QUOTATIONS, and 3/5 in “B” FOLKS! However… in spite of having a $28,800 – $9,000 – $5,200 lead with three clues left on the board, one of those clues was a Daily Double, and it was Paula in second who got to play it! Betting $8,500 of her $9,000 she faced the following clue:
4-LETTER WORDS $1200: From the Latin words for “no one” & “empty” come these 2 words that cancel a contract (What are null and void?)
Paula gave the correct response to move to $17,500 — which meant the game wasn’t a runaway!
Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Ken $32,400
Paula $17,500
Corey $5,200
Final Jeopardy! category: EUROPEAN ISLANDS
Final Jeopardy! clue: Gavdos, an islet administratively part of this larger island, is Europe’s southernmost point
What is Crete?
Corey 5200 – 1800 = 3400 Paula 17500 – 17500 = 0 Ken 32400 – 2601 = 29799 (5-day total: $156,000)
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In spite of Ken’s performance, I remember thinking that he was vulnerable to this sort of defeat, as Ken wasn’t hunting for Daily Doubles. Also, as the streak went on, a few people started pointing out how close Ken’s streak was to being shut down after a scant four games. (That being said, we’d probably be viewing Ken as a ToC champ anyway, considering how strong of a player he was.)
Ken’s stats through 5 games:
157 correct (33 today)
9 incorrect (2 today, including Final)
8/8 on Daily Doubles
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
50.53% in first on buzzer
Average Coryat Score: $27,000
5 correct responses in a category: 4 times
4 correct responses in a category: 12 times
3 correct responses in a category: 16 times
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