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:
Chris Argento, a high school teacher originally from Bayonne, New Jersey
Alice Jiang, a student originally from Redwood City, California
Greg Shahade, a chess player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1-day total: $33,000)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
For the first time in a month and a half, we have a new champion on Jeopardy! in chess master Greg Shahade, who unseated 31-day champion Jamie Ding in runaway fashion yesterday. Today, Greg goes for win #2 against a teacher (Chris Argento) and a student (Alice Jiang).
Interestingly, the only other player to unseat a superchampion in runaway fashion (Drew Basile, defeating Adriana Harmeyer) reached the Tournament of Champions. We shall see if that is in store for Greg.
One thing I’ve noticed is that a lot of people—especially on Facebook—think it’s some sort of act on Greg’s part that he’s not 100% sure of his responses on the show. I don’t think it’s an act at all. I think that it’s the nature of Greg’s study regimen and how he’s learned so many things through flashcarding. If you consider every Jeopardy! clue to be a puzzle, it definitely feels like Greg gets to the correct solution of the puzzle, but he just isn’t quite as sure that he’s correct as others may be. Certainly, it’s not something we’re used to, but not everyone thinks about the world in exactly the same fashion, either.
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Final Jeopardy! Category: Playwrights
Final Jeopardy! Clue: When she was 7, her family moved to the mostly white Chicago neighborhood of Woodlawn, leading to attacks & a Supreme Court case
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Correct response: Who is Lorraine Hansberry?
More Information About Final Jeopardy!:
Carl Augustus Hansberry, father of the famous Black American playwright Lorraine Hansberry, purchased a home in the Washington Park Subdivision in the city’s Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side. Efforts to force the Hansberrys out culminated in a 1940 Supreme Court case, Hansberry v. Lee, regarding a racially restrictive covenant barring African Americans from purchasing or leasing land in that area. In Hansberry, the Court ruled that the covenant was not enforceable; in 1948, they were ruled unconstitutional in Shelley v. Kraemer.
Hansberry’s experiences in Chicago served as the inspiration for her most famous work, the Broadway play A Raisin in the Sun.
As long as one remembers the category here—Playwrights—this should be a relatively straightforward clue, as long as one knows about Lorraine Hansberry.
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: International National Parks; 2025 Bestsellers; Sitcoms; Last Names; Repetitive Stress; Rhyme Time)
Greg doubled up through the Daily Double and led after 15 clues. At the interviews, the scores were Greg $5,400 Alice $2,200 Chris $0.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Greg 6 correct 1 incorrect
Alice 3 correct 1 incorrect
Chris 2 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Chris uses board games to teach math.
Alice once made a 30-foot manta ray out of styrofoam.
Greg is part of a long line of chess champions.
Chris had a strong segment with seven correct, but Greg continued to lead after 30. On the opening board, Greg went 3/5 in repetitive stress and rhyme time, while Chris went 3/5 in sitcoms.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Greg 12 correct 1 incorrect
Chris 9 correct 2 incorrect
Alice 5 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Greg $7,800
Chris $3,600
Alice $2,800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Medical AKAs; Nearer My Pod To Thee; Business History; Happy 100th Anniversary, Route 66!; O Captain, My Captain; I’ll Stay With The “Ship”)
Thanks to Greg dropping $6,000 on an early Daily Double miss, things were quite close throughout Double Jeopardy, though Greg did lead thanks to doubling up through DD3. Things were close entering Final Jeopardy, though!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Greg 20 correct 3 incorrect
Chris 17 correct 2 incorrect
Alice 10 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 11 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Greg $12,400
Chris $10,800
Alice $6,000
All three of our players came up with a correct response today in Final Jeopardy, and that makes Greg a 2-day champion. He’ll go for win #3 tomorrow.
Tonight’s results:
Alice $6,000 + $3,200 = $9,200 (Who is Hansberry)
Chris $10,800 + $1,601 = $12,401 (Who Hansberry?)
Greg $12,400 + $9,201 = $21,601 (Who is Hansberry) (2-day total: $54,601)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) REPETITIVE STRESS $800 (clue #12)
Greg 2200 +2200 (Alice 1400 Chris -600)
2) O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN $1600 (clue #2)
Greg 8200 -6000 (Alice 2800 Chris 3600)
3) BUSINESS HISTORY $1600 (clue #5, $28800 left on board)
Greg 4200 +4200 (Alice 2800 Chris 5200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 127
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Greg 4 5 4 5 4 3 4*
Alice 1 2 5 3
Chris 5
DJ! Round:
Greg 4* 4 4*
Alice 1
Chris 5
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Greg 4.10
Chris 5.00
Alice 2.40
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:
Greg $14,400 Coryat, 20 correct, 3 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Chris $10,800 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Alice $6,000 Coryat, 10 correct, 2 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $31,200
Lach Trash: $16,400 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,400
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
Greg Shahade, career statistics:
45 correct, 8 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (42/114)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,200)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,200
Alice Jiang, career statistics:
11 correct, 2 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,000
Chris Argento, career statistics:
18 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,800
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I suspect that some fans aren’t going to be fans of Chris’s dance in his introduction. It’s been a while since I’ve weighed in on this, but I would venture that doing that put Chris in a mindset to play better, and I’ll never begrudge anything that puts a player into “game mode”.
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Greg $12,400 Chris $10,800 Alice $6,000)
Greg: Standard cover bet today is $9,201. If you think that Chris might only bet to cover Alice by $1, a bet between $2 and $398 would defend against that. (Actual bet: $9,201)
Alice: You can’t both cover all of Chris’s smallest bet range and win a Triple Stumper. If you think Chris will bet too much, bet between $1,601 and $2,799. (The $1,601 defends against the possibility that Chris might bet double the difference between his and Greg’s score.) If you think Chris will bet small, you should bet at least $3,600 (and going all in here is justifiable, because betting big requires you to be correct to win, and this would maximize winnings if that were to happen.) (Actual bet: $3,200)
Chris: Standard cover bet today over Alice is $1,201. One thing to keep in mind, though: While you certainly have lots of options here, Greg is overwhelmingly likely to make a cover bet here (to the point where I don’t think you need to worry about defending non-cover bets) and the less you bet in Final, the lower you make Alice’s chances of victory. (Actual bet: $1,601)
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