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Season 32

Quick Recap & Final Jeopardy – December 24, 2015

Published Modified

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

Wondering why Alex Trebek has a cane or why Alex Trebek is doing the interviews from his lectern?

I learned earlier this week that Markus went to high school in the town 20 minutes away from me! Our schools played in Reach For The Top many times; we don’t need to go into details, but I’d say Markus wins because he got onto Jeopardy! first.

Remember that Reach launched its Reach for the Top Foundation earlier this year!

Okay, on with the show!

Today’s contestants:

Christina Pulawski, a fundraising professional & consultant from Chicago, IL

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Markus Kolic, a developer & stay-at-home dad from Dighton, MA

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Chandreyi Ghosh, a housewife from Atlanta, GA (1-day total: $34,401)

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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Markus $15,300
Chandreyi $7,000
Christina $1,400

Final Jeopardy! category: AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN

Final Jeopardy! clue: Ironically, this man worth tens of millions when he died in 1990 said his parents named him with a socialist logo in mind

Who is Armand Hammer?


Christina 1400 + 1399 = 2799 Chandreyi 7000 + 0 = 7000 Markus 15300 – 0 = 15300

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Had it not been for Final Jeopardy in this game in 2007, I still don’t think I would have known of this response! The name kind of sticks with you, though, once you remember it!


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