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Season 32

Quick Recap & Final Jeopardy – December 21, 2015

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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

Claudia Corriere won on Friday, but she’s not on the show today. What happened? This story about Alex Trebek may help!

Today’s contestants:

Shoshana Gordon Ginsburg, a children’s librarian from Washington, DC

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Jay O’Brien, a physics instructor from Waterford, NY

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Liz Quesnelle, a retail store owner from Pittsburgh, PA

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There must be something in the champion’s podium — Liz got off to a really hot start, but Jay and Shoshana caught up in the second half of the Jeopardy! round!

Liz’ interview? NAILS. See?

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A Jeopardy! ManiLiz reveals the perfect manicure that includes an Alex Trebek portrait on today’s J!Posted byJeopardy!on Monday, December 21, 2015

There was also a fun “NOPE, NOT BORN IN AUSTRALIA” category! Yes, I pre-called Nicole Kidman!

In Double Jeopardy, all three players made it quite a game!

Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Liz $15,000
Shoshana $10,000
Jay $3,800

Final Jeopardy! category: PUBLISHING

Final Jeopardy! clue: In 1927 the publishers of the Modern Library widened its scope and took this name, meant as a joke about how it would select titles

What is Random House


Jay 3800 + 3799 = 7599 Shoshana 10000 + 7500 = 17500 Liz 15000 + 5001 = 20001


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