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 episode aired on NBC Sports Network August 7/8, 2016.
You can watch this episode on Crackle!
Today’s contestants:
Jack Williams, a writer and actor originally from Boulder, CO
Beth Rohde, a senior data processing representative from Lino Lakes, MN
Vinny Varadarajan, an engineering graduate from Fords, NJ (2-day total: $10,000)
Of note: Vinny the Purdue grad was beaten to the buzzer by Beth on a Purdue clue that had Vinny gotten correct, he would have had a runaway!
Final Jeopardy! category: 19th CENTURY SPORTS
Final Jeopardy! clue: On Sept. 2, 1880 a Boston electric co. sponsored the first of these; it ended as a tie between 2 amateur teams
What is a night baseball game?
Scores going into Final:
Vinny 20,000
Beth 10,500
Jack 2,500
Final Results:
Jack 2,500 – 2,500 = 0 (What is a baseball game?)
Beth 10,500 – 10,000 = 500 (What is a football game?)
Vinny 20,000 – 1,001 = 18,999 (What is a college football bowl game?) (3-day total: $15,000)
The two teams were Jordan Marsh and Company & R. H. White and Company. The game was called after nine innings with the score 16-16. There were 300 spectators.
Daily Double locations:
1) FEATS FIRST 500 (17th pick)
Beth 1250 -500 (Vinny 6250 Jack 1000)
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2) COMING UP “ROSE”S 1500 (8th pick)
Beth 6000 +2000 (Vinny 11000 Jack 1500)
3) CAREERS BY THE NUMBER 2000 (21st pick; 4500 left on the board)
Vinny 15500 +2500 (Beth 9000 Jack 1500)
On the scoreboard:
04 – 06
18 – 96
The modern Olympics began on April 6, 1896 in Athens, Greece.
Game stats:
Vinny 19,500 Coryat, 21 correct, 3 incorrect, 44.44% in first on buzzer
Beth 10,500 Coryat, 16 correct, 5 incorrect, 40% in first on buzzer
Jack 2,500 Coryat, 6 correct, 2 incorrect, 13.33% in first on buzzer
Vinny Varadarajan, stats to date:
64 correct
8 incorrect
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 2,250)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
42.96% in first on buzzer (58/135)
Average Coryat: 19,167
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