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
Happy Friday! Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Books & Authors) for Friday, April 30, 2021 (Season 37, Game 155):
In books by him, the Kingdom of Noland, ruled by an orphan named Bud, borders a country called Ix, where Queen Zixi reigns
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Andy Goldstein, a customer support manager originally from Teaneck, New Jersey
Sheila O’Donnell, an attorney from Euclid, Ohio
Emily Sands, a vice president of operations from Chanhassen, Minnesota (1-day total: $36,600)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Emily knew what she had to do yesterday on a late-game Daily Double and she did it. Of course, there’s a lot of volatility in late-game Daily Doubles. Her buzzer skills were up to the task yesterday, if she can take matters more into her own hands today she has a very good chance of winning Game #2.
Now, onto other matters. It is my personal belief that those who support white supremacy should have no place in today’s society. It is no coincidence that those who do support white supremacy have felt oddly empowered over the past 72 hours in their interactions with the Jeopardy! fan community, almost as if they were spurred on by some sort of dog whistle that they saw on a recent program. You can bet that I will have more to say on this in the coming days. While I’m here, though, another piece of advice: If someone tells you that something is offensive to them, you listen to them. You don’t decry about how everything has somehow become offensive and that people are looking to find offence everywhere, you take their offence into account and you don’t act that way in the future. This isn’t rocket science.
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Correct response: Who is L. Frank Baum?
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Noland and Ix are two lands that border Oz in the famous book series about the Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Other surrounding territories include the Land of Ev, Mifkets, Boboland, and the Country of the Gargoyles.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Emily $15,400
Sheila $8,400
Andy $3,400
Tonight’s results:
Andy $3,400 – $3,400 = $0 (Who is And)
Sheila $8,400 – $1,500 = $6,900 (Who is Roald Dahl?)
Emily $15,400 + $1,401 = $16,801 (Who is Baum?) (2-day total: $53,401)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Emily $7,800
Sheila $2,800
Andy -$600
Opening break taken after: 16 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) AFRICAN AMERICAN MEMOIRS $400 (clue #8)
Emily 1800 +1800 (Sheila 0 Andy 1400)
2) SACRED BOOKS $800 (clue #14)
Emily 14200 -8000 (Sheila 5200 Andy 1400)
3) LIGHTHOUSES $1600 (clue #22, $10800 left on board)
Emily 7800 +4000 (Sheila 6400 Andy 5000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 95
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: AROUND LOS ANGELES $1000
DJ! Round: LIGHTHOUSES $800
Total Left On Board: $1,800
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 182 (1.17 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Emily $19,600 Coryat, 26 correct, 4 incorrect, 41.82% in first on buzzer (23/55), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
Sheila $8,400 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 18.18% in first on buzzer (10/55), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
Andy $3,400 Coryat, 12 correct, 8 incorrect, 36.36% in first on buzzer (20/55), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $31,400
Lach Trash: $8,000 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $12,800
Emily Sands, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
37.50% in first on buzzer (42/112)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,800)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,400
Sheila O’Donnell, career statistics:
11 correct, 3 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
18.18% in first on buzzer (10/55)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,400
Andy Goldstein, career statistics:
12 correct, 9 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
36.36% in first on buzzer (20/55)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,400
Emily Sands, to win:
3 games: 51.058%
4: 26.069%
5: 13.311%
6: 6.796%
7: 3.470%
Avg. streak: 3.043 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- $138,197 will be donated by Jeopardy! for Justice Defenders.
- Sheila’s minimum bet needed to be $5,600 to have any reasonable chance of winning.
- It felt as though Emily was really having fun during the game. I enjoyed watching that.
- Bill Whitaker hosts Jeopardy! next week.
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