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)
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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
Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 1970s Movies) for Thursday, July 19, 2018 (Season 34, Episode 224):
Earning its director the first of many Oscar nominations, this 1977 film had the working title “Watch the Skies”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Michelle Mueckler, a stay-at-home mom from Elgin, South Carolina
Justin Moody, a paralegal from Durham, North Carolina
Ryan Fenster, a student from SeaTac, Washington (6-day total: $127,397)
Ryan is quite high on our ToC Tracker; see where Ryan finds himself on the list here!
Ryan was brought back on Tuesday because the judges reversed themselves on a ruling of “schism” vs. “Great Schism” in the February 2 game. Others who have won an interrputed five games (having won at least once, then coming back, and winning again) include Bob Mesko in 2006 and Tom Nichols in 1994.
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Correct response: What is Close Encounters of the Third Kind?
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More information about Final Jeopardy:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind resulted in Steven Spielberg receiving the first of his seven Best Director Oscar nominations; the film is a story of Indianan Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss), and how his life changes following an encounter with a UFO.
One pitfall for contestants here, and for those of you playing along at home: While the rules of the show provide for the addition, removal, or change of leading articles at the start of titles, internal articles (such as the one in the title of this film) are not allowed to be changed. So, if you said “What is Close Encounters of a Third Kind” at home, you shouldn’t give yourself credit for a correct response.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Ryan $14,600
Michelle $11,400
Justin $11,200
Tonight’s results:
Justin $11,200 + $11,199 = $22,399
Michelle $11,400 + $11,400 = $22,800
Ryan $14,600 + $14,500 = $29,100 (7-day total: $156,497)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Justin $5,600
Michelle $2,600
Ryan $1,000
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) TRAIL MIX $800 (19th pick)
Justin 2400 +800 (Ryan 2200 Michelle 0)
2) WORLD HISTORY $800 (2nd pick)
Justin 6000 +1000 (Michelle 2200 Ryan 1000)
3) THE ABCs OF THE CIA $800 (15th pick)
Justin 9800 +1000 (Michelle 7000 Ryan 3400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 60
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Game Stats:
Ryan $14,600 Coryat, 19 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
Michelle $11,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
Justin $10,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 4 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $36,800
Lach Trash: $8,000(on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,200
Ryan Fenster, stats to date:
163 correct, 45 incorrect
38.88% in first on buzzer (173/445)
6/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,200)
7/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,850
Ryan Fenster, to win:
8 games: 45.17%
9: 20.40%
10: 9.21%
11: 4.16%
12: 1.88%
Avg. streak: 7.824 games.
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