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
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
Happy Friday! Today is Bill Whitaker’s final day guest hosting; the Media Fellowship House has been the recipient of $235,398 thus far. Buzzy Cohen will be hosting the Tournament of Champions beginning Monday. Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category World Capitals) for Friday, May 14, 2021 (Season 37, Game 165):
A national capital for less than 100 years, it’s the westernmost capital in mainland Asia
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Kristen Crowe, an online journalist originally from Fargo, North Dakota
Justin Williams, a land use attorney from Baltimore, Maryland
Amanda Ganske, a product marketing manager from Austin, Texas (2-day total: $33,599)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: In this final game before the Tournament of Champions, Amanda picked up a second win yesterday after an opponent’s Final Jeopardy! response was justly ruled incorrect by the judges; Amanda was in a distant third place when the Houston broadcast resumed 7 clues into the second round. She’ll need to play a more consistent game today in order to pull out a victory today.
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Correct response: What is Ankara, Turkey?
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Ankara, Turkey, located at 32°51′E, is much farther west than Amman, Jordan, located at 35°56′E. Located on the Anatolian Peninsula (the westernmost part of mainland Asia), it has served as the capital of Turkey since October 1923. Please note that I have specifically mentioned Amman here as the Google search result that mentions Amman under “westernmost capital in Asia” is clearly incorrect.
Historically, the city has been named Angora, which gives its name to the famed Angora wool (from Angora rabbits) and Angora goats (the source of mohair).
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Amanda $19,800
Kristen $9,200
Justin $5,400
Tonight’s results:
Justin $5,400 + $4,100 = $9,500 (What is Ankara)
Kristen $9,200 + $1,601 = $10,801 (What is Ankara Ankara)
Amanda $19,800 – $200 = $19,600 (What is Kiev?) (3-day total: $53,199)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Amanda $7,000
Justin $4,200
Kristen $3,400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) THE STOCK MARKET $1000 (clue #11)
Justin 1400 +1400 (Amanda 3600 Kristen -600)
2) LEGUMES $1200 (clue #1)
Kristen 3400 -3400 (Amanda 7000 Justin 4200)
3) SUPREME COURT DECISIONS $2000 (clue #10, $22000 left on board)
Kristen 4000 +2400 (Amanda 9400 Justin 5400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 60
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 188 (1.14 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Amanda $19,800 Coryat, 25 correct, 1 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Kristen $12,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 4 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Justin $5,000 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,000
Lach Trash: $11,000 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,000
Amanda Ganske, career statistics:
61 correct, 8 incorrect
6/6 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
34.50% in first on buzzer (59/171)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,000
Justin Williams, career statistics:
12 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,400)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,000
Kristen Crowe, career statistics:
16 correct, 4 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,200
Amanda Ganske, to win:
4 games: 39.372%
5: 15.501%
6: 6.103%
7: 2.403%
8: 0.946%
Avg. streak: 3.649 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- A total of $257,998 was raised for Media Fellowship House. $1,250,125 has been raised in total for all charities thus far.
- With regard to the first Daily Double: it appears as though the judges ruled the possessive “Poor’s” as equivalent to the person “Poor”. Fortunately, though, regardless of which side you might take in this debate: it had no bearing on the final result of the game.
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