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
This game aired on NBC Sports Network August 7/8, 2016.
You can watch this game on Crackle!
Today’s contestants:
Andrew Blackburn, a writer from Olathe, KS
J. P. Viray, an academic advisor from Springfield, IL
Vinny Varadarajan, an engineering graduate from Fords, NJ (3-day total: $15,000)
Final Jeopardy! category: LEGENDS
Final Jeopardy! clue: He died in 1983 1 month after retiring & Jeremiah Castille was among his pallbearers
Who is Paul “Bear” Bryant?
Scores going into Final:
Vinny 14,995
J.P. 4,250
Andrew 0
Final Results:
J.P. 4,250 + 4,240 = 8,490
Vinny 14,995 + 5 = 15,000 (4-day total: $20,000)
(Vinny gave a “Hi Mom, Dad & Veena”)
Daily Double locations:
1) SUPER BOWL MVPs 750 (4th pick)
J.P. 500 +500 (Andrew 500 Vinny 0)
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2) REBOUNDING FROM DEFEAT 1500 (16th pick)
Andrew 3500 -3500 (Vinny 9500 J.P. 6250)
3) GEORGIA ON MY MIND 1000 (22nd pick; 1000 left on the board)
Vinnny 15000 -5 (J.P. 4250 Andrew 0)
On the scoreboard:
09 – 65
01 – 00
This is a reference to Sandy Koufax’s perfect game on September 9, 1965. The Dodgers beat the Cubs 1-0, and was the last time the Cubs were no-hit before Cole Hamels, then with the Phillies, did so on July 25, 2015.
Game stats:
Vinny 15,000 Coryat, 18 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer
J.P. 4,500 Coryat, 12 correct, 5 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer
Andrew 3,500 Coryat, 9 correct, 4 incorrect, 24.44% in first on buzzer
Vinny Varadarajan, stats to date:
83 correct
10 incorrect
3/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 2,245)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
40.56% in first on buzzer (73/180)
Average Coryat: 18,125
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