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 Science & Innovation) for Thursday, December 19, 2019 (Season 36, Episode 74):
In her 20+ years working for this company, Audrey Sherman of Saint Paul has been granted more than 130 patents
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Eric Smith, a bartender from Tucson, Arizona
Peggah Ghoreishi, a penguinologist from Chicago, Illinois
Dave Algase, an information professional & writer from Saline, Michigan (1-day total: $8,218)
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Correct response: What is 3M?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
Audrey Sherman is the first female 3M scientist to be granted 100 or more patents, reaching that milestone in 2017 (18 scientists in total have reached that milestone for the company). Moreover, Sherman has been granted at least another half-dozen patents since she was profiled by 3M itself in January. The company in total has been granted more than 118,000 patents.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Eric $21,000
Dave $6,000
Peggah $1,100
Tonight’s results:
Peggah $1,100 – $313 = $787 (What is the Mayo Clinic?)
Dave $6,000 + $3,000 = $9,000
Eric $21,000 – $4,000 = $17,000 (1-day total: $17,000) (What is Dupont)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Eric $5,000
Peggah $3,500
Dave -$400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) I’M DYIN’ UP HERE! $1000 (22nd pick)
Peggah 2200 +1300 (Eric 3600 Dave 2200)
2) MAMMAL FACTS $1600 (17th pick)
Eric 18600 -3000 (Dave 2400 Peggah 2300)
3) CULTURE CLUB $1200 (23rd pick)
Eric 18000 +3000 (Dave 2400 Peggah 300)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 60
Unplayed clues:
J! round: 1999 TELEVISION PREMIERES $600
DJ! round: THE WRECK OF THE F. SCOTT FITZGERALD $400; “T” TIME $400
Total $ Left On Board: $1,400
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 116 (1.57 per episode average), 1 Daily Double
Game Stats:
Eric $22,200 Coryat, 26 correct, 4 incorrect, 46.30% in first on buzzer, 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Dave $6,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 6 incorrect, 31.84% in first on buzzer, 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Peggah $800 Coryat, 9 correct, 4 incorrect, 16.67% in first on buzzer, 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $29,000
Lach Trash: $8,800 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $14,800
Dave Algase, final stats:
28 correct, 9 incorrect
1/4 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
28.44% in first on buzzer (31/109)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,600
Eric Smith, stats to date:
26 correct, 5 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
46.30% in first on buzzer (25/54)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $0)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,200
Eric Smith, to win:
2 games: 66.159%
3: 43.769%
4: 28.957%
5: 19.158%
6: 12.674%
Avg. streak: 2.955 games.
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