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 episode featured Amy from New Jersey, Anne from Massachusetts, and 2-day champ Ben from Georgia. I was happy to see that the first category of the Jeopardy round was “March 1st.” It’s Statehood Day here in Nebraska! Nebraska became a state on this day in 1867. None of the clues noted that, though. (Next year!)
In the Jeopardy round, Amy, a Ph.D. student in chemical biology, nearly swept the category “Multiple Diagnoses” that basically listed several names for one medical condition. A sample clue: “A rash? It’s hives. Scratch that, allergic purpura. No, ‘hidradentis suppurative,’ inflammation of these glands.”* (The correct question is at the end of this entry.) Later in the round, Amy swept a category about taxes.
Just after Mr. Trebek said there was less than a minute to go in the Double Jeopardy round, Amy hit a Daily Double in the category “Hodge Podge,” which was not a miscellaneous category as I expected, but a category about people with the last name of Hodge. Amy had the lead already with $14200, and she wagered $3000. This was the clue: “In 1994, member of Parliament Margaret Hodge nominated this man as leader of Britain’s Labour Party.”* Her correct response put the win out of reach for her opponents. Going into Final Jeopardy, she had $17200, Anne had 6200, and Ben had 6600. Amy, however, got Final Jeopardy wrong while both her opponents got it right. “Notorious” was the category: “Often described as a redhead, this accused killer called her hair light brown on her 1890 passport application.”*
I realized today that since starting this blog, I’m not as worried about coming up with a correct Final Jeopardy response in 30 seconds as I am about writing the whole clue in 30 seconds so I can put it on this blog. Phew!
Finally, there was another mention of the upcoming online Jeopardy test for teens, but this time, they said the test is TOMORROW, and there is still time to register.
* sweat, Tony Blair, Lizzie Borden