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 Literature for Children) for Friday, October 15, 2021 (Season 38, Game 25):
These stories got their collective title because little Josephine Kipling insisted they be told exactly the same way each time
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Connie Smith, a mechanical engineer from Oviedo, Florida
Nima Aghili, a lawyer & legal recruiter from Overland Park, Kansas
Jonathan Fisher, an actor originally from Coral Gables, Florida (4-day total: $94,000)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: In case anyone is wondering, the longest streak for anyone who has taken down a super-champion (anyone who has won 6 or more games) is Buzzy Cohen, who won 9 games in 2016 after defeating 6-game champion Andrew Pau. While Jonathan is still a week away from tying that, he has won 4 games and is going for win #5 today.
On a slightly more personal note: From October 16-23, there will be a 168-hour charity live-streaming relay on Twitch to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada; more information can be found at gamersvsms.ca. 1 in 385 Canadians live with MS. I’ll be doing my shift as part of the relay on Thursday, October 21 from 2:00 AM to 8:00 AM EDT on my own Twitch channel, twitch.tv/andythequizzer/.
I’d also like to thank everyone for their well-wishes in yesterday’s game thread; as I alluded to in the recap, I had a stone-passing incident yesterday that was incredibly painful. I feel much better today.
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Correct response: What is Just So Stories?
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Just So Stories is a collection of stories published in 1902 by Rudyard Kipling; the name came because Josephine insisted on her father telling the first three stories “just so” at bed, i.e. with the exact same words she was used to, or she would wake up and correct him. The book is a collection of “origin stories”, or, how animals (or other parts of our world) came to be. Stories in the book include “How the Leopard Got His Spots”, “How the Camel Got His Hump”, and “How the Alphabet Was Made”.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Jonathan $24,100
Connie $11,200
Nima $7,800
Tonight’s results:
Nima $7,800 – $3,401 = $4,399 (What is the oft-repeated)
Connie $11,200 – $11,000 = $200 (What are The Jungle Books?)
Jonathan $24,100 – $400 = $23,700 (What are Twice Told Tales?) (5-day total: $117,700)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Connie $5,200
Jonathan $4,000
Nima $1,400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) NOW READ THIS! $400 (clue #11)
Connie -200 +1000 (Jonathan 2800 Nima 1600)
2) HISTORIC POTPOURRI $2000 (clue #10)
Jonathan 8800 +2500 (Nima 3000 Connie 7600)
3) HIGH/LOW $1200 (clue #21, $9200 left on board)
Jonathan 17300 +2000 (Nima 5800 Connie 8800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 140
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 3 (0.12 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Jonathan $22,800 Coryat, 28 correct, 3 incorrect, 49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Nima $7,800 Coryat, 10 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Connie $10,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $41,200
Lach Trash: $6,600 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,200
Jonathan Fisher, career statistics:
123 correct, 15 incorrect
9/9 on rebound attempts (on 25 rebound opportunities)
41.13% in first on buzzer (116/282)
7/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $13,600)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,440
Nima Aghili, career statistics:
10 correct, 3 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,800
Connie Smith, career statistics:
16 correct, 3 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: $10,600
Jonathan Fisher, to win:
6 games: 71.779%
7: 51.523%
8: 36.983%
9: 26.546%
10: 19.054%
Avg. streak: 7.543 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I was disappointed that Connie kept on going to $400 clues in Double Jeopardy, instead of hunting for Daily Doubles like Jonathan was. The outcome may have been different today had Connie found the last two betting clues.
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