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)
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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
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Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Nicco Martinez, an accountant originally from Columbus, Ohio
Zach Pollock, a retired logistics executive from Media, Pennsylvania
Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat & law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey (30-day total: $849,603)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
After being given one of the best games in Jeopardy! history yesterday by Patrick Nolan, Jamie Ding enters today as a 30-game champion, looking to pick up victory number 31 against Zach Pollock and Nicco Martinez.
As I said yesterday on some of my social media—I am concerned that people online are going to leak Jamie Ding’s defeat when it happens, even more so because there is someone who has been intercepting the episode distribution between the show and its local affiliates and leaking the episodes online early via the warez scene.
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Final Jeopardy! Category: The Literary Year
Final Jeopardy! Clue: In 1954, on the 50th anniversary of this day, a group went to a Martello tower before going on a bender
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Correct response: What is Bloomsday?
More Information About Final Jeopardy!:
In order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of June 16, 1904, the date on which James Joyce’s Ulysses was set, a number of members of the Irish literati decided to celebrate “Bloomsday”, so named after Molly Bloom from the Joyce work. As with Ulysses itself, the day started at the Martello tower, and the group, including Flann O’Brien, Patrick Kavanagh, and others, proceeded to make their way around to numerous pubs. Footage from the first Bloomsday can be found on YouTube.
The key to this Final Jeopardy is to either recognize 1904 or the Martello tower as settings from Ulysses; from there, it should be an easy hop to Bloomsday. That being said, one must make the first step in order to get to the second, and I suspect that it will be a challenging first step today.
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, April 24, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: World Capitals; My First Name’s A Verb; Sci-Fi TV; I Wasn’t Familiar With Your Game; Double Talk; Mark Twain Tracks)
Jamie found the Daily Double early and used it to jump out to an early lead; after 15 clues, the scores were Jamie $7,800 Zach $1,200 Nicco $400.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Jamie 9 correct 0 incorrect
Zach 2 correct 0 incorrect
Nicco 1 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Nicco is on three different trivia teams.
Zach played in a “punk bluegrass” band in Michigan.
Jamie types with his fingers when spelling words.
Both challengers played well after the break, but Jamie continued to lead. On the opening board, Jamie was 3/5 in world capitals.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Jamie 13 correct 0 incorrect
Zach 5 correct 0 incorrect
Nicco 7 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jamie $9,000
Zach $2,600
Nicco $2,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: They Come To America; “Small” Talk; An Invitation To Science; French Movies; Classical Music; 5-Letter History)
Double Jeopardy saw Jamie be his usual dominant self, picking up 15 correct and a Daily Double. Nicco had a chance with the last Daily Double, but his incorrect response dropped him back to $0. Jamie cruised to a runaway, going 3/5 in French movies, classical music, and history. Interestingly, he went either 2/5 or 3/5 in every category in this game, showing just how wide his knowledge base is.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Jamie 28 correct 0 incorrect
Zach 12 correct 1 incorrect
Nicco 12 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 11 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Jamie $33,200
Zach $6,600
Nicco $400
Zach gained a modicum of pride by being the only player to give a correct response to Final Jeopardy today. Jamie went for a conservative bet in Final, though, and is now a 31-day champion. He’ll go for win #32 tomorrow!
Tonight’s results:
Nicco $400 – $0 = $400 (What is ?)
Zach $6,600 + $1,000 = $7,600 (What is Bloom’s Day)
Jamie $33,200 – $198 = $33,002 (What is… the day of the locust?) (31-day total: $882,605)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) MY FIRST NAME’S A VERB $600 (clue #5)
Jamie 1800 +1800 (Zach 600 Nicco 0)
2) AN INVITATION TO SCIENCE $1200 (clue #3)
Jamie 10600 +3400 (Zach 2600 Nicco 3600)
3) THEY COME TO AMERICA $1200 (clue #10, $21600 left on board)
Nicco 3200 -3200 (Jamie 20400 Zach 2600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 32
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Jamie 4 5 3 3*
Zach 5
Nicco
DJ! Round:
Jamie 3* 4 5 3 4 3
Zach
Nicco 3 4 4 3*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Jamie 3.70
Zach 5.00
Nicco 3.50
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 11 (0.07 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Jamie $29,800 Coryat, 28 correct, 0 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Zach $6,600 Coryat, 12 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Nicco $3,600 Coryat, 12 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $40,000
Lach Trash: $6,800 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,200
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Jamie Ding, career statistics:
976 correct, 72 incorrect
60/69 on rebound attempts (on 133 rebound opportunities)
50.08% in first on buzzer (884/1765)
48/64 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $106,900)
19/31 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $26,232
Zach Pollock, career statistics:
13 correct, 1 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,600
Nicco Martinez, career statistics:
12 correct, 5 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,600
Jamie Ding, to win:
32 games: 80.516%
33: 64.828%
34: 52.197%
35: 42.027%
36: 33.838%
Avg. streak: 35.132 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
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