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
This summer, I’m going to be posting Encore Presentation posts of each of the matches, with extra information about each of the games and stats!
This game originally aired on November 9, 2015 as part of the 2015 Tournament of Champions.
Today’s contestants:
Catherine Hardee, an aspiring teacher from Kinston, NC
Vaughn Winchell, a graduate student in mathematics from Columbia, MD
Dan Feitel, an attorney from Gillette, NJ
The Summer Hiatus Challenge has begun over on J!Board as well. Go participate!
My personal favorite clue this match was WHOSE SONGS? 2000: “679” & “Trap Queen” (Who was Fetty Wap?) – Vaughn was incredibly disappointed that Catherine beat him in on the buzzer to that clue, as Vaughn had actually studied that as part of his Tournament of champions preparation
Final Jeopardy! category: AMERICAN AUTHORS
Final Jeopardy! clue: He was the first to have both fiction & nonfiction No. 1 New York Times bestsellers; the latter featured his beloved poodle
Who is John Steinbeck?
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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Catherine $17,800
Vaughn $17,200
Dan $7,800
Final results:
Dan $7,800 + $6,200 = $14,000
Vaughn $17,200 – $601 = $16,599 (Who knows?)
Catherine $17,800 – $200 = $17,600 (Who is Capote?)
Wild Card standings:
Monday: Catherine Hardee ($17,600)
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1. Vaughn Winchell $16,599 ($17,200; $8,000)
2. Dan Feitel $14,000 ($7,800; $3,400)
Daily Double locations:
1) MR. SMITH GOES TO… $800 (19th pick)
Catherine 2000 -2000 (Vaughn 5600 Dan 3000)
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2) THE SILENT LETTER IN $1200 (6th pick)
Catherine 4600 +2400 (Vaughn 8000 Dan 5800)
3) SELF-PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST $1200 (17th pick)
Catherine 8200 +2000 (Vaughn 16800 Dan 6600)
Game Stats:
Catherine 17,800 Coryat, 20 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer
Vaughn 17,200 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer
Dan 7,800 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
Catherine Hardee’s career stats to date:
139 correct
20 incorrect
7/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 9,200)
3/6 in Final Jeopardy
38.69% in first on buzzer (130/336)
Average Coryat: $17,033
Vaughn Winchell’s career stats to date:
141 correct
14 incorrect
6/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 3,600)
4/7 in Final Jeopardy
33.85% in first on buzzer (131/387)
Average Coryat: $16,314
Dan Feitel’s career stats to date:
154 correct
18 incorrect
2/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -4,000)
6/7 in Final Jeopardy
38.66% in first on buzzer (150/388)
Average Coryat: $15,571
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