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
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Today’s contestants:
Seth Wilson, a PhD candidate from Chicago, IL
Dorcas Alexander, an analytics consultant from Bethel Park, PA
Siddharth Hariharan, a student from Herndon, VA (2-day total: $28,135)
Final Jeopardy! category: AUTHORS
Final Jeopardy! clue: In 1948 he wrote he had an idea for a novel in which 2 guys hitchhike to Calif. “in search of something they don’t really find”
Who is Jack Kerouac?
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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Dorcas $16,800
Seth $14,900
Siddharth $7,000
Final Results:
Siddharth $7,000 + $2,000 = $9,000
Seth $14,900 + $14,900 = $29,800 (1-day total: $29,800)
Dorcas $16,800 – $13,001 = $3,799 (Who is Steinbeck)
Daily Double locations:
1) COLLEGE FIRSTS $800 (9th pick)
Seth 4200 +2000 (Dorcas 0 Siddharth 0)
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2) WHAT A COUNTRY! $1200 (7th pick)
Dorcas 4400 +4400 (Seth 10600 Siddharth 3400)
3) CARROT $800 (21st pick)
Seth 15000 -2500 (Dorcas 14800 Siddharth 5400)
Unplayed clues:
DJ! round: YELL IT LIKE IT IS $400; SCHTICK $400
Game Stats:
Seth 16,200 Coryat, 25 correct, 4 incorrect, 49.09% in first on buzzer
Dorcas 13,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 0 incorrect, 21.82% in first on buzzer
Siddharth 7,000 Coryat, 9 correct, 1 incorrect, 16.36% in first on buzzer
Siddharth Hariharan, final stats:
35 correct
6 incorrect
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
20.12% in first on buzzer (34/169)
Average Coryat: $8,333
Seth Wilson, stats to date:
26 correct
4 incorrect
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$500)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
49.09% in first on buzzer (27/55)
Average Coryat: $16,200
Seth Wilson, to win:
2 games: 57.71%
3: 33.30%
4: 19.22%
5: 11.09%
6: 6.40%
Avg. streak: 2.365 games.