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)
October 10-11: S42 E176 (May 11, 2026)
(Source: Bell Fibe TV program guide)
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 Word Origins) for Monday, August 21, 2017:
The first recorded use of this word in print was when Nathan Hope posted an image of his busted lip online in 2002
(This game originally aired on February 20, 2017.)
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Alex Bourzutschky, a junior at Caltech from Potomac, Maryland
Lilly Chin, a senior at M.I.T. from Decatur, Georgia
Julia Marsan, a senior at Georgetown University from Brookfield, Wisconsin
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Here’s the photo of Nathan Hope’s busted-lip “selfie”.
It was certainly not invented by him, as the term was certainly in vogue in Australia at that time, but it is still the first recorded use of it.
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Scores going into Final:
Julia $18,200
Lilly $14,800
Alex $12,600
Final results:
Alex $12,600 – $12,600 = 0 (What is fatlip?)
Lilly $14,800 + $8,001 = $22,801 (Finalist)
Julia $18,200 – $8,200 = $10,000 (What is swoll?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Julia $6,200
Lilly $5,600
Alex $3,400
Opening break taken after: 14 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) NAMED FOR A PLACE $400 (26th pick)
Julia 4400 +1400 (Lilly 5400 Alex 3000)
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2) WOMEN WRITERS $1200 (12th pick)
Julia 8200 +2000 (Lilly 10000 Alex 9400)
3) FLOWERS $2000 (15th pick)
Lilly 11200 +2000 (Julia 12200 Alex 9400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 74
Unplayed clues:
None!
Game Stats:
Lilly $14,800 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer
Julia $16,800 Coryat, 20 correct, 0 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
Alex $12,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $6,000 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct clues): $3,800
Lilly Chin, stats to date:
49 correct
3 incorrect
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,200)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
38.60% in first on buzzer (44/114)
Average Coryat: $17,200
Julia Marsan, stats to date:
42 correct
6 incorrect
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,400)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
45.09% in first on buzzer (40/114)
Average Coryat: $15,700
Alex Bourzutschky, stats to date:
35 correct
6 incorrect
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,400)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
30.70% in first on buzzer (35/114)
Average Coryat: $14,500
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