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
Why 9? Because I have chosen these entries based on the number of comments posted, and if I include the entries whose number of comments would put them on the bubble? I’d have more than 10. That’s why I have some honorable mentions. 😉 I find it interesting that not a single one was a Q & A!
This is the first time I’ve tried this. I was inspired by foodie blogs that I regularly visit, that did the same thing. In fact I did it on my other blog too! (If you don’t follow me there yet, please do.) Maybe some time Andy and I can make a list of our favorite TJF posts!
I hope you have as much fun reading this list (and the entries themselves) as I did compiling it. The coming year is sure to have much excitement in store for The Jeopardy! Fan. I have some ideas that are more like things I hope will happen. Some things I know about, some I don’t! You the reader have an open invitation to tell us what you think can make the blog better. Thanks for reading. We <3 you. Without further ado, the honorable mentions first (along with the parts of each post that appear to have generated at least one of the comments):
He’s the taxman [This is one of those finals that is so easy you spend the 30 seconds wondering whether you oversimplified. But it was a triple-stumper! ]
Don’t ask don’t tell, I guess [“Sonrisa is defending for the first time today. Does she not remind you of Pam Mueller?”]
Who wants to try out for Millionaire (again)? [ Good news – I think I’ll be able to audition for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire on July 12th in Denver.]
The Haas That Killed Me [“These were my triple-stumpers today, some of which drew a “Wow!” from me that no one knew them:”]
The Faults of Our Stars [” Do you guys know the correct response to this tweeted clue? Those are so hard!”]
And the top posts:
The One Where a Bad Wager Snowballed [By the way, anyone: did Thomas’s misspelling change the pronunciation of the word?]
Fuzzy Washington Math [Andrew wagered 3000 on this much simpler clue: “Obama’s number as president divided by the number of heads carved on Mount Rushmore.”]
Paging former contestants: a poll [“Before I get to today’s episode, Andy mentioned I’d be posting a poll for former contestants. It’s inspired by this thread on the message boards. Would you play again?”]
There’s got to be a year after [“And I’d still love to know where all the previous season airs.”]
Colby conquers K2 today [“In A Binder Full of Women: “Smile and say ‘cheese’ for this woman, who’s usually behind the camera, photographing famous folks.”]
If You Unbuild It… [2004 College Jeopardy! champion Keith Williams has started a wagering strategy blog; you can find that over at The Final Wager – go check it out!]
Teach Me How to Jeopardy!? [Interestingly enough, Drew has shared our frustration on his Daily Double wagering, having forgotten some of the details of his games in between taping and airing!]
This indecision’s bugging me [I don’t know when we’ll post again, but we haven’t gone away, and we won’t.]
A Nickel for your thoughts [I knew “cathode,” but what was the other acceptable response? I can’t understand Mr. Trebek, and closed-captioning didn’t have it. It sounded like “turman.” I could look it up, but I wonder if anyone knows it.]