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
Here’s tonight’s Final Jeopardy answer and question for Thursday, December 29, 2016:
Final Jeopardy! category: COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: Of the 5 countries with the lowest population density, this UN member is the only one named for a desert
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Nathalie Szilagyi, a physician from Meriden, Connecticut
Mukund Marathe, a music teacher & singer from Montclair, New Jersey
Justin Scace, a writer & editor from East Lyme, Connecticut (1-day total: $14,400)
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Namibia, of course, is named after southwest Africa’s Namib Desert, which runs along its coast. The Kalahari Desert is located in its east. According to the CIA World Factbook, Namibia is the first country in the world to incorporate environmental protection into its constitution, with nearly the entire Namib Desert being protected land.
With only 2.1 million people over nearly 319,000 square miles, Namibia is the second-least densely populated full UN member, after Mongolia. Iceland sits third, followed by Suriname and Mauritania. Canada is 8th.
Of course, “UN member” certainly disqualifies the disputed African territory known as Western Sahara.
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Scores going into Final:
Justin $17,600
Mukund $15,400
Nathalie $13,700
Final results:
Nathalie $13,700 – $1,000 = $12,700 (What is Djib Saudi Arabia)
Mukund $15,400 + $6,000 = $21,400 (1-day total: $21,400)
Justin $17,600 – $14,000 = $3,600 (What is Morocco?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Nathalie $5,700
Justin $5,000
Mukund $4,800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) THE SOVIET UNION $400 (17th pick)
Nathalie 4000 +1500 (Justin 2200 Mukund 2200)
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2) IN THE DICTIONARY $1600 (9th pick)
Mukund 9600 -1000 (Justin 6600 Nathalie 5700)
3) FILMS WITH SHORT TITLES $1600 (24th pick)
Justin 11400 +5000 (Mukund 12600 Nathalie 11700)
Unplayed clues:
None!
Game Stats:
Mukund $16,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer
Nathalie $12,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer
Justin $14,200 Coryat, 18 correct, 0 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
Justin Scace, final stats:
33 correct
3 incorrect
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
27.19% in first on buzzer (31/114)
Average Coryat: $11,300
Mukund Marathe, current stats:
20 correct
1 incorrect
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
Average Coryat: $16,400
Mukund Marathe, to win:
2 games: 55.91%
3: 31.26%
4: 17.48%
5: 9.77%
6: 5.46%
Avg. streak: 2.268 games. #Jeopardy