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)
(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 Constellations) for Friday, June 9, 2017:
The brightest star in Scorpius is named this, meaning “rival” of the god equivalent to Mars
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Johanna Andrews, a retired software engingeer from Sunnyvale, California
Tucker Dunn, an E.S.L. teacher from Tucson, Arizona
Bala Kumar, a lawyer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2-day total: $42,999)
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Red-hued Antares received its name because its own red colour in the night sky rivalled that of Mars (“the red planet”). It is the 15th-brightest star in the night sky and the brightest star in Scorpius.
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Scores going into Final:
Tucker $12,200
Bala $11,800
Johanna $9,400
Final results:
Johanna $9,400 – $2,500 = $6,900 (What is [undecipherable])
Bala $11,800 – $412 = $11,388 (What is Vulcan)
Tucker $12,200 + $11,401 = $23,601 (What is Ares Antares) (1-day total: $23,601)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Johanna $5,000
Bala $4,600
Tucker $1,800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) U.S. MOUNTAINS $800 (29th pick)
Johanna 3600 +1400 (Bala 4600 Tucker 1800)
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2) MY BIG FAT ANCIENT GREEK LIBRARY $1600 (6th pick)
Bala 7000 +2500 (Johanna 5000 Tucker 2200)
3) AMPHIBIANS $2000 (27th pick, $4,800 left on board, minute-to-go signal given)
Bala 13900 -2100 (Tucker 10600 Johanna 10600)
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: U.S. MOUNTAINS $1000
DJ! Round: HART-FELT LYRICS $2000
Total $ Left On Board: $3,000
Game Stats:
Tucker $12,200 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.09% in first on buzzer
Bala $13,000 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 32.73% in first on buzzer
Johanna $8,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 4 incorrect, 30.91% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $7,000 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,000
Bala Kumar, final stats:
59 correct
13 incorrect
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,900)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
35.54% in first on buzzer (59/166)
Average Coryat: $14,067
Tucker Dunn, stats to date:
18 correct
2 incorrect
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
29.09% in first on buzzer (16/55)
Average Coryat: $12,200
Tucker Dunn, to win:
2 games: 40.17%
3: 16.13%
4: 6.48%
5: 2.60%
6: 1.05%
Avg. streak: 1.671 games.
Avg. Total Winnings (including possible ToC): $40,430
With a projected 55 regular-play games to go prior to the Tournament of Champions cutoff, after 250,000 simulations, our model shows:
An average of 1.9516 5+-time champions (standard deviation 1.0805).
An average of 3.061 4+-time champions (standard deviation 1.3038).
An early cutoff took place 7.701% of the time (or a 5-game winner will be left out).
Tucker Dunn qualified 6.007% of the time.
Tim Kutz qualified 56.335% of the time.
Todd Giese qualified 18.200% of the time.
Rob Liguori qualified 2.686% of the time.