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
Remember that nominations are opening the Andy Awards, honoring fan favorites from 2015!
Today’s contestants:
Steve Belding, an engineer from Knoxville, TN
Alex Lautanen Walker, a legal secretary from San Diego, CA
Terry McElhennon, a customer service representative from New Bern, NC (1-day total: $14,801)
Terry didn’t get off to a great start; unfortunately for him, he said that the Crimson Tide was Auburn. That’s not going to end well for him.
Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Steve $18,600
Alex $12,200
Terry $11,200
Final Jeopardy! category: BRITISH NOVELS
Final Jeopardy! clue: In some countries the subtitle “A Contemporary Satire” was used for this 1945 parable
What is Animal Farm
Terry 11200 + 11000 = 22200
Alex 12200 + 6500 = 18700
Steve 18600 + 5801 = 24401
(Geez! Between this and the Aldous Huxley clue, did someone on the writing staff read an Orwell biography recently?)
Meanwhile, this game perfectly illustrates why it is such a terrible idea to just blindly bet to take over the lead by $1 (or $100), or as I like to call, “Zerg’s Fallacy”. Alex L-W completely forgot to take Terry into account behind her! I can’t wait to see what Keith over at The Final Wager has to say about this on his own video! Meanwhile, Terry probably could have been good to bet to hold back about $2,000 (just in case Alex L-W just made a lockout bet).
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