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
Today’s contestants:
Karen Lazar, a retired educator from Oceanside, NY
Monikka Mann, an innovation project manager from Katy, TX
Pranjal Vachaspati, a PhD student from Shaker Heights, OH (5-day total: $121,688)
Final Jeopardy! category: AMERICAN AUTHORS
Final Jeopardy! clue: On his 1849 death, it was said he was “regarded rather with curiosity than admiration” & “few will be grieved”
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
(Final results will appear late afternoon in the comments section.)
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From the Edgar Allan Poe Society, the offending obituary appeared in the Richmond Semi-Weekly Examiner:
EDGAR ALLAN POE died in Baltimore on Sunday last. His was one of the very few original minds that this country has produced. In the history of literature, he will hold a certain position and a high place. By the public of the day he is regarded rather with curiosity than with admiration. Many will be startled, but few will be grieved by the news. He had very few friends, and he was the friend of very few — if any. But his character and adventures were too remarkable, and his literary merits too indubitable, to pass from the stage with the simple announcement already given.
I don’t think this obit-writer liked Edgar very much! That said, he definitely appears to be held in significantly higher regard now!
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Scores going into Final:
Pranjal $22,400
Karen $14,600
Monikka $7,600
Final Results:
Monikka $7,600 + $7,500 = $15,100
Karen $14,600 – $12,600 = $2,000 (Who is Mark Twain?)
Pranjal $22,400 – $7,000 = $15,400 (Who is Thoreau?) (6-day total: $137,088)
Daily Double locations:
1) HYBRID WORDS $800 (17th pick)
Pranjal 2800 +2800 (Monikka 4800 Karen 1200)
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2) THE AMAZING SPACE-MAN $1200 (8th pick)
Pranjal 8800 +3800 (Karen 5400 Monikka 4800)
3) GOD SAVE THE ENGLISH KING $2000 (10th pick)
Pranjal 14200 +6600 (Karen 5400 Monikka 4800)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: HYBRID WORDS 400; THEY SERVED OUR COUNTRY 200; EARTHQUAKES & VOLCANOES 400
DJ! round: THE AMAZING SPACE-MAN 400; THEOLOGY BRANCHES 800
Game Stats:
Pranjal 13,200 Coryat, 22 correct, 8 incorrect, 50.00% in first on buzzer
Monikka 7,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 25.00% in first on buzzer
Karen 14,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 2 incorrect, 23.08% in first on buzzer
Pranjal Vachaspati’s stats:
147 correct
30 incorrect
10/12 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 28,010)
4/6 in Final Jeopardy
46.13% in first on buzzer (149/323)
Average Coryat: $18,467
Pranjal Vachaspati, to win:
7 games: 68.83%
8: 47.37%
9: 32.61%
10: 22.44%
11: 15.45%
Avg. streak: 8.208 games.