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 Advertising Characters) for Thursday, December 21, 2017 (Season 34, Episode 74):
This brand was looking for a Hemingway type when it hired Jonathan Goldsmith for its commercials
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Kate O’Connor has won her 3rd game, that puts her on our ToC Tracker!
Today’s contestants:
Johnny Leon, a political media analyst from Washington, DC
Eileen Palmer, a retired chemistry teacher from Hudson, Pennsylvania
Kate O’Connor, an insurance salesperson from Florence, New Jersey (3-day total: $61,800)
Correct response: What is Dos Equis?
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Jonathan Goldsmith famously portrays Dos Equis’ “The Most Interesting Man in the World” character, a character well known for the line (“I don’t always drink beer, but when I do, I drink Dos Equis”.)
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Eileen $13,200
Kate $11,000
Johnny $7,800
Tonight’s results:
Johnny $7,800 + 3,300 = $11,100 (1-day total: $11,100)
Kate $11,000 – $11,000 = $0 (What is Mr. Clean?)
Eileen $13,200 – $9,000 = $4,200 (What is ?!)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Eileen $6,000
Kate $4,600
Johnny $4,000
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) MONGOLIAN $600 (26th pick)
Eileen 4800 +1200 (Johnny 4800 Kate 2800)
2) MEDICAL HISTORY $1200 (10th pick)
Eileen 8800 +3200 (Kate 5400 Johnny 3600)
3) LITERARY TITLE BEFORE & AFTER $1200 (28th pick) ($2800 remaining on the board)
Johnny 10800 -3000 (Eileen 13200 Kate 11000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 34
Unplayed clues:
J! round: FOLKLORE $1000
DJ! Round: LITERARY TITLE BEFORE & AFTER $800 & $2000
Total $ Left On Board: $3,800
Game Stats:
Johnny $10,800 Coryat, 18 correct, 5 incorrect, 38.89% in first on buzzer
Eileen $10,600 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 25.93% in first on buzzer
Kate $11,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.07% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $32,400
Lach Trash: $11,400 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,400
Kate O’Connor, final stats:
55 correct, 6 incorrect
22.27% in first on buzzer (49/220)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,300
Johnny Leon, stats to date:
19 correct, 5 incorrect
38.89% in first on buzzer (21/54)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,800
Johnny Leon, to win:
2 games: 28.17%
3: 7.94%
4: 2.24%
5: 0.63%
6: 0.18%
Avg. streak: 1.392 games.
(Note: This model has been adjusted to take pre-Final Jeopardy! score into account instead of Coryat Score.)
Miscellaneous:
- This is only the fourth time this season in regular play that the player in 3rd place going into Final Jeopardy! has won the game (September 20, October 17, and November 28 are the other three.)
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