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.
(Click Here for Methodology)
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 game of the final of the 2016 College Championship!
This game originally aired on February 11, 2016.
It’s the first game of a two-day total-point affair: today’s scores will be added to tomorrow’s to determine the champion.
Today’s contestants:
Sam Deutsch, a junior at the University of Southern California from Bethesda, MD
Niki Peters, a sophomore at the University of California, Berkeley originally from Boise, ID
Sarah Dubnik, a senior at the University of Pittsburgh from Jamison, PA
From clue 19 through to the end-of-round signal in this round (after clue 29), Niki went from $2,400 to $13,600, picking up eight of the ten clues! It was breathtaking to watch.
Final Jeopardy! category: NAMES IN THE NEWS
Final Jeopardy! clue: When this man joined Twitter in September 2015, his first follow was the National Security Agency’s account
Who is Edward Snowden?
Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Sarah $18,000
Niki $13,600
Sam $11,000
Final Results:
Sam $11,000 + $11,000 = $22,000
Niki $13,600 + $5,000 = $18,600
Sarah $18,000 + $4,001 = $22,001
Daily Double locations:
1) I’LL NEED A TRANSLATOR 800 (4th pick)
Sarah 800 +1000 (Sam 400 Niki 0)
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2) DOCTORS WITHIN BORDERS 1000 (15th pick)
Sarah 8000 +4000 (Sam 10200 Niki 2400
3) CLASSICAL MUSIC 1600 (19th pick)
Sarah 13600 +3600 (Sam 11000 Niki 2400)
Game Stats:
Sarah 13,800 Coryat, 18 correct, 1 incorrect, 27.78% in first on buzzer
Sam 11,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 29.63% in first on buzzer
Niki 13,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 25.93% in first on buzzer
Sarah Dubnik, stats to date:
59 correct
4 incorrect
7/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $21,400)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
29.17% in first on buzzer (49/168)
Average Coryat: $13,600
Sam Deutsch, stats to date:
52 correct
4 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
29.52% in first on buzzer (49/166)
Average Coryat: $12,067
Niki Peters, stats to date:
58 correct
6 incorrect
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,800)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
33.74% in first on buzzer (55/163)
Average Coryat: $15,933
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