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)
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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:
Melanie Hirsch, an attorney from Silver Spring, Maryland
Andrew Wang, a medical student from Winnetka, Illinois
Aaron Himmel, a stay-at-home dad originally from Long Island, New York
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Final Jeopardy! Category: Holiday Songs
Final Jeopardy! Clue: In an early draft, this title line was followed by “it may be your last”, but Judy Garland refused to sing it that way
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Correct response: What is “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”?
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, December 24, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Around The Caribbean; Classical Music; Hoe Hoe Hoe: Let’s Garden!; Go Away, I’m Mobile Gaming; From The TV Show’s Opening Narration; An “I”, 4, An “I”)
Aaron was in third place when he found the Daily Double; a correct response helped him sit second at the break. After 15 clues, the scores were Andrew $4,400 Aaron $2,800 Melanie $2,400.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Andrew 5 correct 0 incorrect
Aaron 5 correct 1 incorrect
Melanie 4 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Melanie received word that the CFPB was being shut down the morning of her tape date.
Andrew got out of rotations by being on the show.
Aaron wants his appearance on the show to be instructive for his son.
After the break, Aaron picked up 9 correct responses to vault past Andrew into the lead after 30 clues. In the round itself, Aaron went 3/5 in mobile gaming and 4/5 in TV opening narrations.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Aaron 14 correct 1 incorrect
Andrew 7 correct 0 incorrect
Melanie 7 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Aaron $6,600
Andrew $5,000
Melanie $3,800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: World History; The Play’s The Thing; Critical Vase Theory; Asian Americans; Pop Culture Forecast; Caution: Word Construction Zone)
Both Melanie and Andrew doubled their scores through the Daily Doubles in the first five clues. By the end of a tight three-way battle, Andrew and Melanie were tied for the lead with over $20,000 apiece, with Aaron in a very close third.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Melanie 20 correct 2 incorrect
Andrew 16 correct 0 incorrect
Aaron 22 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Melanie $20,400
Andrew $20,400
Aaron $17,000
Aaron and Melanie were correct in Final, but Andrew was not—and that makes Melanie your third finalist.
Tonight’s results:
Aaron $17,000 + $0 = $17,000 (What is Have yourself a merry little Christmas?)
Andrew $20,400 – $20,400 = $0 (What Have a Holly Jolly Christmas?)
Melanie $20,400 + $20,400 = $40,800 (What is Have Yourself a Merry little Christmas) (Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) AROUND THE CARIBBEAN $600 (clue #12)
Aaron 400 +1000 (Andrew 4400 Melanie 2400)
2) THE PLAY’S THE THING $1600 (clue #1)
Melanie 3800 +3800 (Aaron 6600 Andrew 5000)
3) WORLD HISTORY $2000 (clue #5, $27600 left on board)
Andrew 6600 +6600 (Aaron 7800 Melanie 9600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 300
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Aaron 4 4 4 3*
Andrew 3 4 5 3 3
Melanie 5 4 5
DJ! Round:
Aaron 4
Andrew 5*
Melanie 4* 5† 3†
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Melanie 4.33
Aaron 3.80
Andrew 3.83
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.10 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Melanie $18,200 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Aaron $16,600 Coryat, 22 correct, 1 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Andrew $15,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 0 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $50,600
Lach Trash: $1,800 (on 2 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $1,600
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Aaron Himmel, career statistics:
46 correct, 5 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
37.72% in first on buzzer (43/114)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,300
Andrew Wang, career statistics:
33 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (30/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $13,100)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,300
Melanie Hirsch, career statistics:
44 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (44/114)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,200)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,100
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