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
Vinny Varadarajan is the first player to win at least 5 games on Sports Jeopardy. Will he become the first superchamp?
You can watch this game on Crackle!
Today’s contestants:
Jon Ruterman, a senior strategic analyst from Glendale, AZ
Jamie Eubanks, a professional engineer from Fort Walton Beach, FL
Vinny Varadarajan, an engineering graduate from Fords, NJ (5-day total: $25,000)
Final Jeopardy! category: MLB MVPs
Final Jeopardy! clue: The only players to finish 2nd in MVP voting 2 straight years before winning in Year 3 are Mickey Mantle & this 21st century MVP
Who is Mike Trout?
Scores going into Final:
Vinny 13,000
Jon 10,750
Jamie 4,750
Final Results:
Jamie 4,750 – 0 = 4,750 (Hi Mom & Holly)
Jon 10,750 – 10,000 = 750 (Who is C. Kershaw?)
Vinny 13,000 + 8,501 = 21,501 (6-day total: $30,000)
Daily Double locations:
1) WHERE’D YOU GO TO COLLEGE? 1000 (11th pick)
Jon 2750 +1500 (Vinny 2500 Jamie 0)
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2) THEY WORE 4 2000 (1st pick)
Vinny 3250 +3250 (Jon 6250 Jamie 4250)
3) WHEN THE HOOPS DREAM WAS OVER 2000 (15th pick)
Jon 9250 -2500 (Vinny 8000 Jamie 4750)
On the scoreboard:
20 – 06
08 – 81
Kobe Bryant (#8) dropped 81 points on the Toronto Raptors in a 122-104 victory on January 22, 2006.
Game stats:
Vinny 11,750 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 42.22% in first on buzzer
Jamie 4,750 Coryat, 11 correct, 4 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer
Jon 12,750 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 20.00% in first on buzzer
Vinny Varadarajan, stats to date:
126 correct
16 incorrect
6/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 10,745)
5/6 in Final Jeopardy
42.59% in first on buzzer (115/270)
Average Coryat: 16,500
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