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 Encore Presentation brings you the first semifinal of Week 2 of the College Championship!
This game originally aired on February 8, 2016.
If you’ve forgotten the wildness that was the Wild Card race from this tournament, Kate Laubscher and Michael Sieja needed to go to the second tiebreaker (score after the Jeopardy! round) to determine the final wild card spot after Hannah Norem, Kate, and Michael all finished at $14,400 in the quarterfinals.
Today’s contestants:
Emily Sun, a freshman at Columbia University from San Diego, CA
Gus Woythaler, a senior at Stanford University from Encino, CA
Niki Peters, a sophomore at the University of California, Berkeley originally from Boise, ID
Final Jeopardy! category: ROYALTY
Final Jeopardy! clue: In 1604, for a special project, he approved a list of scholars to work at Westminster, Cambridge & Oxford
Who is King James I (King James accepted)?
Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Niki $14,800
Emily $12,400
Gus $11,400
Final Results:
Gus $11,400 – $1,001 = $10,999 (Who is Charles II?)
Emily $12,400 + $12,400 = $24,800 (Who is James I?)
Niki $14,800 + $10,100 = $24,900 (Who is King James?)
Daily Double locations:
1) AWARDS & HONORS $1000 (22nd pick)
Niki -400 +1000 (Gus 7400 Emily 2600)
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2) HISTORICAL NOVELS $1200 (1st pick)
Niki 1600 +2000 (Gus 6200 Emily 3400)
3) PENINSULAS $1200 (20th pick)
Emily 6200 +5000 (Niki 13200 Gus 9000)
Game Stats:
Niki 14,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 32.69% in first on buzzer
Emily 8,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 1 incorrect, 17.31% in first on buzzer
Gus 11,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 4 incorrect, 40.38% in first on buzzer
Niki Peters, stats to date:
44 correct
5 incorrect
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,800)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
37.61% in first on buzzer (41/109)
Average Coryat: $17,100
Emily Sun, final stats:
28 correct
7 incorrect
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,300)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
22.02% in first on buzzer (24/109)
Average Coryat: $10,100
Gus Woythaler, final stats:
43 correct
6 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
40.37% in first on buzzer (44/109)
Average Coryat: $14,600
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