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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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:
Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana
Will Yancey, a lecturer of history originally from Gadsden, Alabama
Long Nguyen, a retired engineer from Las Vegas, Nevada
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Our sixth and final quarterfinal of this tournament features Long Nguyen, Will Yancey, and seeded Adriana Harmeyer. Long and Will are both Second Chance winners, while Adriana is a superchamp from 2024, having also qualified for Jeopardy! Masters in 2025. After Long’s strong play in Second Chance and Champions Wildcard back in Season 40, the Unified Prediction Model does have Long as a slim favorite to take victory in this game today. Additionally, we know that there are still three spots up for grabs in the semifinals, and that three of Long, Will, Adriana, Jen Giles, and Drew Basile will end up taking those spots.
An incredibly important consideration that I’ll probably end up reiterating in the recap later as well: before playing their quarterfinal, the players are under a strict sequester and have no idea about any of the scores that have happened in the games before theirs. Thus, they’ll have no idea what score is necessary in order to advance as a wild card.
I know that I’ve been making a lot of golf analogies this week, but I’m going to make another one here: the past two iterations of this tournament have been at a “difficulty” level similar to how difficult a professional golfer would find a course set up for the PGA Championship, while this year’s tournament—especially in the Double Jeopardy Round—has been at a difficulty level similar to how difficult a professional golfer would find a course set up for the US Open. It’s certainly had an effect on the wild cards, with very few players even breaking $10,000 entering Final Jeopardy. While the games are still close, I think this would have been a much more enjoyable tournament to this point if every player’s score was $5,000 higher than it was entering Final Jeopardy.
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Final Jeopardy! Category: The Southern Hemisphere
Final Jeopardy! Clue: A 1606 map of America shows this archipelago as part of a southern continent by a canoe with smoke billowing from its center
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Correct response: What is Tierra del Fuego?
More Information About Final Jeopardy!:
In Jodocus Hondius’s 1606 map of the Western Hemisphere, titled America, what is now known as the archipelago of Tierra del Fuego (at the southern tip of South America) was rendered as a part of the believed southern “continent” “Terra Australis”, near the aforementioned canoe with smoke billowing from its center. (The archipelago was also labeled as “Tierra del fogo” in 1606.)
This feels like a relatively straightforward clue—after all, where there’s smoke, there’s fire—and that should hopefully be enough for our players to get to the correct response.
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, February 12, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Independent Spirit Awards; Bodies Of Water; In Black’s Law Dictionary; Antonyms; “E.E.”; Comings)
Long got off to the best start, picking up six high-value correct responses, but it was Adriana who found the Daily Double, doubling up. After 15 clues, the scores were Long $4,000 Adriana $2,000 Will $1,600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Long 6 correct 0 incorrect
Adriana 2 correct 0 incorrect
Will 4 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Adriana did a number of local talks about the show experience, learning, and knowledge.
Will bought a house with the assistance of his winnings.
Long does YouTube videos teaching math.
All three players played well after the break, keeping the scores high; Long still led after 30 on the strength of his early lead. On the opening board, Long went 4/5 in bodies of water, while Adriana went 3/5 in antonyms and Will went 3/5 in comings (various arrivals.)
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Long 8 correct 0 incorrect
Will 9 correct 1 incorrect
Adriana 7 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Long $5,200
Will $4,600
Adriana $3,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Getting The Literary Jitters; Women In Music; International Observances; All About Animals; Many-Lettered Words; Remains To Be Seen)
Long dominated the Double Jeopardy Round, picking up a dozen correct responses, including four at the $1200 level and another four at the $1600 level, cruising to a runaway. (He also found both Daily Doubles and got them correct, making conservative wagers on both of them.) On that second board, Long went 4/5 in Animals, while Will went 3/5 in long words.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Long 20 correct 1 incorrect
Will 17 correct 4 incorrect
Adriana 11 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Long $19,600
Will $7,400
Adriana $3,400
Long and Adriana were correct, while Will was not—Will’s bet took him out of contention, while Adriana’s score wasn’t high enough entering Final to snatch the last wild card spot. Long is a semifinalist, while Karen Farrell, Jen Giles, and Drew Basile take the wild cards.
Tonight’s results:
Adriana $3,400 + $3,400 = $6,800 (What is Tierra del Fuego?)
Will $7,400 – $7,400 = $0 (What is the Florida Antilles)
Long $19,600 + $2,000 = $21,600 (What is Tierra del Fuego?) (Semi-Finalist)
Wild card standings:
Quarterfinal #1: Matt Amodio, $18,800
Quarterfinal #2: Roger Craig, $15,000
Quarterfinal #3: Drew Goins, $1,600
Quarterfinal #4: Andrew He, $10,801
Quarterfinal #5: Alison Betts, $2,786
Quarterfinal #6: Long Nguyen, $21,600
1. Karen Farrell, $16,400
2. Jen Giles, $8,400
3. Drew Basile, $7,200
4. Adriana Harmeyer, $6,800
5. Mehal Shah, $6,001
6. Liz Feltner, $1,599
7. T.L. Cubbage, $1
8. Josh Hill, $0 ($7,600, $3,400)
9. Isaac Hirsch, $0 ($7,600, $3,200)
10. Will Yancey, $0 ($7,400)
11. Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, $0 ($7,200)
12. Eric Ahasic, $0 ($5,600)
Chances of winning tournament:
Matt Amodio: 19.091%
Andrew He: 18.026%
Roger Craig: 17.525%
Long Nguyen: 12.039%
Drew Basile: 8.006%
Drew Goins: 7.876%
Karen Farrell: 6.766%
Alison Betts: 5.399%
Jen Giles: 5.272%
(These percentages will change once the matchups are revealed.)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) ANTONYMS $800 (clue #9)
Adriana 1000 +1000 (Long 3800 Will 400)
2) INTERNATIONAL OBSERVANCES $1200 (clue #5)
Long 8000 +2000 (Will 4600 Adriana 1400)
3) ALL ABOUT ANIMALS $1200 (clue #7, $25600 left on board)
Long 11600 +1600 (Will 4600 Adriana 1400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 139
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Long 4 3 5 2 4 5
Will 3
Adriana 3 4*
DJ! Round:
Long 3 5 4 3* 4 3*
Will
Adriana 4
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Long 3.75
Adriana 3.67
Will 3.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.07 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Long $18,400 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Adriana $3,200 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Will $7,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 4 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $29,000
Lach Trash: $15,000 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,000
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Long Nguyen, career statistics:
125 correct, 19 incorrect
7/10 on rebound attempts (on 24 rebound opportunities)
34.80% in first on buzzer (119/342)
8/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $20,000)
5/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,600
Will Yancey, career statistics:
173 correct, 42 incorrect
10/14 on rebound attempts (on 27 rebound opportunities)
34.50% in first on buzzer (177/513)
10/15 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $15,600)
4/9 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,244
Adriana Harmeyer, career statistics:
509 correct, 64 incorrect
30/40 on rebound attempts (on 105 rebound opportunities)
32.50% in first on buzzer (481/1480)
18/26 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $25,400)
19/26 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,723
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Long’s YouTube channel can be found here.
- Long was just the fourth player in the quarterfinals with a Coryat score above $10,000 and just the third with a pre-Final Jeopardy score above $10,000.
Some things to keep in mind with the semifinal matchups:
- Matt Amodio, Karen Farrell, and Drew Basile will be in different semifinals in order to avoid an immediate rematch
- I would also expect to see Alison Betts, Karen Farrell, and Jen Giles in separate semifinals.
- Filed under “more likely than not”: Matt Amodio, Andrew He, and Roger Craig will probably be in separate semifinals as they are the three remaining “seeded” players.
- Finally, it is possible to put the three wildcards in separate semifinals, but the show is under no obligation to do so.
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
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