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
Today is the final day of Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s hosting stint. George Stephanopoulos hosts next week’s games. Through 9 days, $210,859 has been donated to Odyssey Atlanta. Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 1980s Bestsellers) for Friday, July 9, 2021 (Season 37, Game 205):
The title of this 1985 novel by a Canadian author partly alludes to the similarly named stories in a 14th century work
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Kathryn Derfler, an executive assistant & office manager from Brooklyn, New York
Tom Tipps, a software project manager from San Diego, California
Jen Jazwinski, an early literacy librarian from Algonquin, Illinois (1-day total: $42,001)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Jen played a very strong game yesterday, but dodged a bullet when her Final Jeopardy! math error ended up not costing her. If she plays as well today as she did yesterday, she should have no problems taking win #2. I hope that she checks her math better, though!
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Correct response: What is The Handmaid’s Tale?
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The title of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale is inspired by Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales of the 14th century; most of the chapters of that work are in the form of “The ____’s Tale”. Set in Gilead, a fundamentalist dystopian future in what is currently the United States, women are considered to be property of the state. It also inspired a TV series on the streaming service Hulu. What’s more chilling: Atwood said during promotional work for the TV series that there’s “nothing in the book that didn’t happen, somewhere.” More advice from Atwood when it comes to standing up against fascism: “Support your leaders who are standing against unconstitutional laws; keep informed, as best as possible. Everything is ‘as best as possible’ right now.”
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Kathryn $11,200
Tom $10,400
Jen $8,600
Tonight’s results:
Jen $8,600 + $8,600 = $17,200 (What is A Handmaid’s Tale) (2-day total: $59,201)
Tom $10,400 – $10,000 = $400 (What is … ?)
Kathryn $11,200 – $10,000 = $1,200 (What are the ran(illegible))
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Kathryn $4,200
Tom $3,600
Jen $3,200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) EPONYMOUS FOOD $400 (clue #14)
Jen 4400 -3000 (Tom 1000 Kathryn 400)
2) LOST & FOUND $800 (clue #9)
Kathryn 5400 +1000 (Jen 8000 Tom 5200)
3) REJECTED ELEMENT NAMES $1600 (clue #20, $13600 left on board)
Jen 9200 -3000 (Tom 10800 Kathryn 7600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -82
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 198 (0.97 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Jen $14,600 Coryat, 19 correct, 4 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Kathryn $11,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Tom $10,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,000
Lach Trash: $10,600 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,400
Jen Jazwinski, career statistics:
49 correct, 7 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,400)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,100
Tom Tipps, career statistics:
15 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,400
Kathryn Derfler, career statistics:
15 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,000
Jen Jazwinski, to win:
3 games: 60.097%
4: 36.116%
5: 21.705%
6: 13.044%
7: 7.839%
Avg. streak: 3.506 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Through Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s hosting stint, $231,059 has been donated to Odyssey Atlanta. $2,144,020 has been donated in total through all hosts.
- I really appreciated how the judge’s rulings were very clearly explained by Sanjay today.
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