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)
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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 Russian Culture) for semifinal #2 of the 2018 College Championship (encore presentation) on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 (Season 34, Episode 157):
This work was over 50 years old & excerpts had been popularized when it had its first full U.S. performance on Christmas Eve 1944
(This episode originally aired on April 17, 2018.)
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Eric Thorpe, a senior at Dartmouth College from Laguna Niguel, California
Hannah Sage, a sophomore at the University of Central Florida from Sarasota, Florida
Thatcher Chonka, a sophomore at the University of Oklahoma from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Correct response: What is The Nutcracker?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
America was very familiar with Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker prior to its first American full performance by the San Francisco Ballet company on Christmas Eve 1944; the Nutcracker Suite of eight songs from the ballet (including “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”) was very popular worldwide, to the point that it had been included in Disney’s Fantasia in 1940.
Today, performances of The Nutcracker are so popular around Christmastime that the revenues from its performances often cover a ballet company’s yearly expenses.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Hannah $18,200
Thatcher $14,200
Eric $10,200
Tonight’s results:
Eric $10,200 + $10,200 = $20,400
Thatcher $14,200 + $14,200 = $28,400
Hannah $18,200 + $10,201 = $28,401 (Finalist)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Eric $5,000
Thatcher $4,600
Hannah $3,800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) ELEMENTARY $400 (7th pick)
Thatcher 1800 -1800 (Eric 800 Hannah 600)
2) ART $1600 (4th pick)
Hannah 5000 +2000 (Thatcher 5400 Eric 5400)
3) HISTORIC GEOGRAPHY $1200 (7th pick)
Thatcher 7400 +4000 (Hannah 7000 Eric 5000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -6
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Game Stats:
Hannah $17,800 Coryat, 14 correct, 0 correct, 19.30% in first on buzzer, 2/2 on rebound attempts
Thatcher $13,200 Coryat, 21 correct, 2 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer, 0/1 on rebound attempts
Eric $10,200 Coryat, 17 correct, 4 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $41,200
Lach Trash: $5,200 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,600
Hannah Sage, statistics to date:
35 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts
28.95% in first on buzzer (33/114)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,500
Thatcher Chonka, final stats:
37 correct, 4 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts
29.82% in first on buzzer (34/114)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,200)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,000
Eric Thorpe, final stats:
34 correct, 8 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts
30.70% in first on buzzer (35/114)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$200)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,100
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