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
Will Earl Holland become a five-time champ? Coming out of a lunch break, it’s always tough on a champion!
You can watch this game on Crackle!
Today’s contestants:
Rob Wrights, a leadership developer from Rochester, NY
Josh Griffis, a high school teacher and coach from Kansas City, MO
Earl Holland, a sports copy and web editor from Newark, DE (4-day total: $20,000)
This was a tough set of boards, as evidenced by 12 stand-and-stares, 14 Triple Stumpers, and only 32 combined correct responses! Earl stayed steady though, dominating the opening board with 15 correct on his own!
Final Jeopardy! category: COLLEGE FOOTBALL HISTORY
Final Jeopardy! clue: In the 1982 game that featured “The Play” in which a band member got leveled in the end zone, this man was the losing QB
Who is John Elway?
Scores going into Final:
Earl 15,000
Rob 2,000
Josh 1,750
Final Results:
Josh 1,750 + 1,249 = 2,999
Rob 2,000 + 1,501 = 3,501
Earl 15,000 + 1,000 = 16,000 (5-day total: $25,000)
Scores after the Jeopardy! round:
Earl 9,500
Rob 750
Josh -750
Daily Double locations:
1) MEMORABILIA 1000 (16th pick)
Earl 5250 +1750 (Rob 500 Josh -750)
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2) NCAA HOOPS COACHING LEGENDS 1000 (6th pick)
Rob 4750 -2250 (Earl 9500 Josh 250)
3) MAJOR RENOVATIONS 1000 (10th pick)
Rob 3500 -1500 (Earl 9500 Josh 250)
On the scoreboard:
19 – 64
20 – 16
The Cleveland Browns went from 1964 to 2016 between major titles (the Browns won the 1964 NFL championship; the Cavaliers won the 2016 NBA championship).
Game stats:
Earl 14,250 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 44.44% in first on buzzer
Rob 5,750 Coryat, 9 correct, 3 incorrect, 20.00% in first on buzzer
Josh 1,750 Coryat, 3 correct, 1 incorrect, 8.89% in first on buzzer
Earl Holland, stats to date:
111 correct
11 incorrect
9/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 12,750)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
44.00% in first on buzzer (99/225)
Average Coryat: 17,550
Earl Holland, to win:
6 games: 70.39%
7: 49.55%
8: 34.88%
9: 24.55%
10: 17.28%
Avg. streak: 7.378 games.
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Ah, the Cavs. I remember Twitter going nuts when it happened.