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
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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
Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Africa) for Tuesday, April 24, 2018 (Season 34, Episode 162):
Markers for this geographic designation are on Lake Victoria’s Lwaji Island & at Mbandaka in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Alyssa Abel, a bookseller from Waupaca, Wisconsin
Randy Mathews, a fragrance specialist from Houston, Texas
Kate Jovin, a social worker from Somerville, Massachusetts (1-day total: $28,799)
Correct response: What is the Equator?
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More information about Final Jeopardy:
There are many equatorial markers located on the Equator, ostensibly to attract tourism to the respective areas. Other African markers can be found in Kenya, Gabon, and São Tomé and Príncipe; in South America, Ecuador has no fewer than four.
Not having seen the game yet when I’m doing this write-up, I’m curious to see if the reference to Lake Victoria draws out any incorrect responses of “the source of the Nile River”.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Kate $15,900
Randy $15,800
Alyssa $5,600
Tonight’s results:
Alyssa $5,600 – $5,599 = $1 (What is the equat)
Randy $15,800 + $4,200 = $20,000 (1-day total: $20,000)
Kate $15,900 – 15,900 = $0 (What the center of Africa?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Randy $8,000
Kate $6,600
Alyssa $0
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) ALL GOOD THINGS $800 (29th pick)
Randy 6000 +2000 (Kate 6600 Alyssa 0)
2) LITERATURE ON THE MAP $1200 (20th pick)
Randy 15200 +1800 (Kate 12600 Alyssa 2800)
3) DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE SIGNERS $1200 (28th pick) ($1200 remaining on the board)
Kate 14600 +900 (Randy 15400 Alyssa 5600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 51
Unplayed clues:
J! round: ALL GOOD THINGS $1000
DJ! Round:
Total $ Left On Board: $1,000
Game Stats:
Randy $14,000 Coryat, 22 correct, 2 incorrect, 37.50% in first on buzzer
Alyssa $5,600 Coryat, 9 correct, 1 incorrect, 17.86% in first on buzzer
Kate $16,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score $35,800
Lach Trash: $13,400 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,800
Kate Jovin, final stats:
40 correct, 4 incorrect
36,36% in first on buzzer (40/110)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $900)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,300
Randy Mathews, stats to date:
23 correct, 2 incorrect
37.50% in first on buzzer (21/56)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,800)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,000
Randy Mathews, to win:
2 games: 51.87%
3: 26.90%
4: 13.95%
5: 7.24%
6: 3.75%
Avg. streak: 2.078 games.
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