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
The show has had to go deep into its rules arcana over the past couple of weeks! To be honest, it’s left me longing for a “normal” game with very little controversy.
That being said: the show has rules, and I truly believe that the show has done its very best to apply those rules as fairly as possible, especially when it comes to judging responses correct (or incorrect), and it makes me sad to think that there are people out there in the viewership who feel that the wrong victor might have been declared (spoiler alert: that has definitely not happened).
Also, I’d like to say that this group of contestants in this College Tournament has been pretty awesome. It was really obvious to me as to why this group was cast by the show!
Today’s contestants:
Hannah Norem, a sophomore at Augustana University from Houston, TX
Sam Deutsch, a junior at the University of Southern California from Bethesda, MD
Emily Bingham, a senior at Wright State University from Dayton, OH
Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Sam $12,800
Hannah $9,100
Emily $5,100
Final Jeopardy! category: WORLD LITERATURE
Final Jeopardy! clue: It was originally published in 1915 under the German title “Die Verwandlung”, meaning “The Transformation”
What is The Metamorphosis (by Franz Kafka)
Emily 5100 + 4001 = 9101 (The Metamorphasis) Hannah 9100 + 9100 = 18200 (Metamorphosis) Sam 12800 + 5401 = 18201 (The Metamorphosis)
(Going back into the rules arcana for a second: this Final is a case where the leading article can be added or dropped with impunity. And Emily’s spelling obviously didn’t change the pronunciation of the word.)
My guess is that Keith tonight will give Sam a green, Hannah either a pink or an orange (likely pink, though going all-in here is possible from Hannah if she thinks Sam will bet small; something between 1100-1700 would have earned Hannah a green), and Emily a yellow (Emily should have gone all-in).
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