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 Highest-Paid Athletes) for Friday, September 25, 2020 (Season 37, Game 10):
On Forbes’ 2020 list of the 100 highest-paid athletes, at age 50 this active individual sportsman is the oldest
(correct response beneath the contestants)
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Today’s contestants:
Alyssa Weinberger, a media rights assistant from Los Angeles, California
Julissa Castillo, an operations manager from Los Angeles, California
Sameer Gandhi, a writer from Pasadena, California (1-day total: $22,200)
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Correct response: Who is Phil Mickelson?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
Probably the best golfer of the last 30 years not named Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, best known for his left-handed swing, is also a popular celebrity endorser in the United States, including Callaway golf (there’s a lot of money in golf, especially as rich white men tend to play a lot of it), and accounting firm KPMG (Phil has worn KPMG on his hat for over a decade, leading to confusion among more casual sports fans about Phil potentially being a middle name and then wondering what the K stands for.)
Mickelson should also have a resurgence over the next 18 to 24 months, as 50 is the minimum age to compete on the PGA Tour Champions tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour); he won his first start on that tour in August.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Sameer $15,200
Julissa $13,200
Alyssa $4,800
Tonight’s results:
Alyssa $4,800 – $4,700 = $100 (Who is Jagr?)
Julissa $13,200 – $13,199 = $1 (Who is Phil)
Sameer $15,200 – $0 = $15,200 (Who is Mr. Magoo) (2-day total: $37,400)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Julissa $8,000
Alyssa $3,200
Sameer $1,200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE $800 (clue #23)
Julissa 4400 +2000 (Sameer 400 Alyssa 3200)
2) PLAYS $1200 (clue #11)
Julissa 9600 +2000 (Sameer 4800 Alyssa 1600)
3) ALL THINGS BELGIAN $2000 (clue #20)
Sameer 9200 +2000 (Julissa 12000 Alyssa 3600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 88
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: WJPY CLASSICAL RADIO $200 $400
DJ! Round: 1920 $1200 $1600 $2000
Total Left On Board: $5,400
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 26 (2.60 per episode average), 1 Daily Double
Game Stats:
Sameer $15,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 25.00% in first on buzzer (13/52), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Alyssa $4,800 Coryat, 11 correct, 3 incorrect, 23.08% in first on buzzer (12/52), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Julissa $11,200 Coryat, 21 correct, 3 incorrect, 42.31% in first on buzzer (22/52), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $31,200
Lach Trash: $10,000 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,400
Sameer Gandhi, career statistics:
29 correct, 6 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
25.69% in first on buzzer (28/109)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,200
Julissa Castillo, career statistics:
21 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
42.31% in first on buzzer (22/52)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,200
Alyssa Weinberger, career statistics:
11 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
23.08% in first on buzzer (12/52)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,800
Sameer Gandhi, to win:
3 games: 41.454%
4: 17.184%
5: 7.123%
6: 2.953%
7: 1.224%
Avg. streak: 2.708 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Oftentimes, contestants are more stressed at the end of a full day of taping (or watching episodes being taped) and their performance isn’t as strong compared to if they were fresh. Please remember to be kind to all contestants.
In Prisoner of Trebekistan, Bob Harris said that it’s just as important to know what you don’t know. And props to Sameer for knowing that he didn’t know sports, betting $0, and ending up a 2-day champion for it.
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