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
Megan Kim ended Thayer Gallison’s run last episode. Can she repeat?
You can watch this game on Crackle!
Today’s contestants:
Ranan Tannenbaum, a strategic analyst from Washington, DC
Julio Hernandez, a correction officer from Bronx, NY
Megan Kim, a physical therapist from Sunrise, FL (1-day total: $5,000)
Amazingly, at the start of this episode, they actually showed the ZergCam they had put on Megan at the end of the previous episode!
Final Jeopardy! category: HISTORIC MISTEAKS
Final Jeopardy! clue: The name of this Hall of Fame goaltender is spelled 4 different ways on the Stanley Cup
Who is Jacques Plante?
Scores going into Final:
Ranan 9,250
Megan 8,750
Julio 2,750
Final Results:
Julio 2,750 – 2,250 = 500 (Who is Martin Brodeur?)
Megan 8,750 – 0 = 8,750 (Who is the poor guy without a dictionary?) (2-day total: $10,000)
Ranan 9,250 – 3,749 = 5,501 (Who is Brodeur?)
Megan is wagering circles around her opposition right now, and it is an absolute thing of beauty to watch. I don’t say this about too many contestants, but I don’t know how I would defend against her.
Daily Double locations:
1) CY YOUNG WINNERS 500 (15th pick)
Ranan 3750 +1500 (Megan 1500 Julio 1000)
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2) AMERICAN SPORTSMAN 1500 (18th pick)
Ranan 9250 -1500 (Megan 6500 Julio 2250)
3) STARS IN THE GALAXY 2000 (21st pick; 2500 left on board)
Megan 8000 +750 (Ranan 8750 Julio 2250)
On the scoreboard:
09 – 28
19 – 60
On September 28, 1960, Ted Williams played in his final MLB game, hitting his 521st and final home run off the Baltimore Orioles’ Jack Fisher in his final major league at bat.
Game stats:
Megan 10,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.44% in first on buzzer
Ranan 9,750 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer
Julio 2,750 Coryat, 6 correct, 3 incorrect, 17.78% in first on buzzer
Megan Kim, stats to date:
21 correct
5 incorrect
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 2,750)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
20.00% in first on buzzer (18/90)
Average Coryat: 8,625
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