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
I know I promised we’d have our new website up today, but DNS switchovers are finicky and I’d rather do it on our slowest day — which happens to be Saturday!
This week’s contestants:
Elaine Baker, Garland, TX
Jarrett Cabell, Schaumburg, IL
Joyce Hshieh, Chicago, IL
Frankie Lynne, Atlanta, GA
Jon Rossiter, San Diego, CA
Brad Rudy, Marietta, GA
Rob Russell, Johnson City, TN
Nicole Stanley, Portland, OR
Alexandra Whitehill Smith, Columbia, SC
Kelly Wright, Rocky Ridge, MD
Shea Zellweger, Kansas City, MO
Today’s contestants:
Joyce Hshieh, an actress and writer from Chicago, IL
Elaine Barker, a home health caregiver from Garland, TX
Rob Russell, a tutoring and testing director from Johnson City, TN (2-day champ, $43,600)
We mentioned the possibility of the retroactive jinx on Rob in discussing his ToC chances during last night’s #JeopardyLivePanel; is that a thing, or will he win his 3rd?
This was a REALLY tough game with a lot of wrong answers. In fact, all 3 were in the red for awhile! (For the record: 3 players in the red going into Final did happen during the Art Fleming Jeopardy! – Art basically talked instead of Final Jeopardy!)
Meanwhile, Rob got negged on a crucial late-game Daily Double, after he pronounced “foliage” “fȯi-lij”. It raised a lot of controversy on the Interwebs – and you’ll note that I copied/pasted that pronounciation guide from the Merriam-Webster website!
For the record:
BTS tidbit: that “FOILAGE/FOLIAGE” problem made them stop the tape and have to listen to the playback for a good 10 min or so.#jeopardy— Joyce Hshieh (@joycetheimpaler)December 1, 2015
Scores going into Final Jeopardy!:
Joyce 4800
Elaine 4100
Rob 3000
Final Jeopardy! category: U.S. HISTORY
Final Jeopardy! clue: It’s the only odd-numbered year in which a U.S. Presidential Election has been held
Rob 3000 – 2999 = 1 (1787) Elaine 4100 – 701 = 3399 (1841) Joyce 4800 + 3401 = 8201
(Sorry about the jinx, Rob!). Additionally, it’s probably a good thing that Final worked out the way it did. It’s been awhile since a contestant has had to have been brought back!
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