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
Today’s contestants:
Samantha Hartke, a product manager from Sugar Land, TX
Ross Merriam, a strategy card game player & writer from Roanoke, VA
Pranjal Vachaspati, a PhD student from Shaker Heights, OH (3-day total: $67,188)
Final Jeopardy! category: PAINTED LADIES
Final Jeopardy! clue: She’s been called the “Mona Lisa of the North” & the poster girl for the Dutch Royal Picture Gallery in The Hague
What is “Girl with A Pearl Earring”?
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The painting is by Jan Vermeer. Here it is:
Also, Happy Birthday to Alex Trebek! (He was born 76 years ago today in Sudbury, Ontario.)
Finally, Pranjal made it onto the ToC Tracker after yesterday’s performance. See the updated list!
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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Pranjal $21,700
Samantha $10,600
Ross $7,000
Final Scores:
Ross $7,000 – $7,000 = $0 (Who is Princess Charlotte?)
Samantha $10,600 – $7,001 = $3,599 (Who is Queen Victoria?)
Pranjal $21,700 + $300 = $22,000 (4-day total: $89,188)
Daily Double locations:
1) THINGS TO DO BEFORE $1000 (5th pick)
Ross 400 -1000 (Samantha 800 Pranjal 600)
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2) FRENCH HISTORY $1200 (8th pick)
Pranjal 9200 -1400 (Samantha 7800 Ross 2200)
3) SHE’S A REAL SAINT $2000 (15th pick)
Pranjal 10600 +3500 (Samantha 10200 Ross 4200)
Unplayed clues:
DJ! round: SHE’S A REAL SAINT $200; TECHNO-THRILLERS $200
Game Stats:
Pranjal 21,600 Coryat, 26 correct, 2 incorrect, 41.82% in first on buzzer
Samantha 10,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 2 incorrect, 27.27% in first on buzzer
Ross 8,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 4 incorrect, 25.45% in first on buzzer
Pranjal Vachaspati’s stats:
97 correct
18 incorrect
6/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 15,310)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
45.41% in first on buzzer (99/218)
Average Coryat: $18,250
Pranjal Vachaspati, to win:
5 games: 66.64%
6: 44.41%
7: 29.59%
8: 19.72%
9: 13.14%
Avg. streak: 5.997 games.