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)
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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 Wednesday, February 15, 2017:
Final Jeopardy! category: U.S. POLITICAL PARTIES
Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: Shortly before its demise, it had split into “Conscience” & “Cotton” factions
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Clarissa Santori, a senior at Northeastern University from Ellicott City, Maryland
Mari Hanley, a junior at Stetson University from Lighthouse Point, Florida
Alex Bourzutschky, a junior at the California Institute of Technology from Potomac, Maryland
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The Whig party separated into these two factions over slavery; the Conscience faction was morally opposed to it, while the Cotton faction was not. After the demise of the Whigs, many Conscience Whigs ended up becoming part of the newly-formed Republican Party.
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Scores going into Final:
Alex $20,000
Clarissa $18,000
Mari $8,200
Final results:
Mari $8,200 + $8,001 = $16,201
Clarissa $18,000 – $4,000 = $14,000 (What is the Free Soil Party?)
Alex $20,000 + $3,599 = $23,599 (Automatic semifinalist)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Clarissa $7,600
Mari $4,600
Alex $2,800
Wild Card standings:
Monday: Lilly Chin, $24,399 ($20,000, $7,200)
Tuesday: Viraj Mehta, $23,000 ($23,000, $8,200)
Wednesday: Alex Bourzutschky, $23,599 ($20,000, $2,800)
Thursday:
Friday:
1) Netanel Paley $18,000 (99.988%) ($15,600, $4,200)
2) Mari Hanley $16,201 (98.355%) (8,200, $4,600)
3) Clarissa Santori $14,000 (70.275%) ($18,000, $7,600)
4) Jennifer Katz $12,100 (14.768%) ($6,100, $3,800)
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5) Hannah Whisnant $1 ($7,000, $4,400)
6) Esteban Fernandez $0 ($7,400, $4,200)
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Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) SHAKESPEAREAN YARD SALE $800 (7th pick)
Mari 1600 +1600 (Adam 600 Clarissa 200)
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2) BIG ISLANDS $1600 (4th pick)
Adam 4400 +4400 (Clarissa 8000 Mari 3000)
3) ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS $1200 (24th pick)
Adam 16800 +2000 (Clarissa 13600 Mari 8600)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! round: None!
$ Left on Board: $0
Game Stats:
Alex $16,400 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
Mari $7,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 6 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer
Clarissa $18,000 Coryat, 21 correct, 0 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash:
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct clues): $6,000
Alex Bourzutschky, stats to date:
21 correct
2 incorrect
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,400)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
29.82% in first on buzzer (18/57)
Average Coryat: $16,400
Mari Hanley, stats to date:
16 correct
6 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,600)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
Average Coryat: $7,400
Clarissa Santori, stats to date:
21 correct
1 incorrect
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
Average Coryat: $18,000