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 Monarchs) for Friday, May 5, 2017:
In 2016 Elizabeth II became the world’s longest-reigning living monarch when this country’s king died after a 70-year reign
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Seth Madej, a writer from Los Angeles, California
Rich Steeves, a manager of commercial support content from Norwalk, Connecticut
Ragavan Ramsubramani, a financial analyst from New York, New York (2-day total: $41,602)
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On October 16, 2016, King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand died at the age of 88 (he had served as Rama IX). He was succeeded by Vajiralongkorn.
He was the namesake King behind the famed Thai “King’s Cup” Scrabble tournament. Tens of thousands of players play Scrabble in Thailand, and the International Division at the King’s Cup draws players from all over the world. (At my last audition, I said that my money, if I won, would go towards my trip to play in the King’s Cup.)
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Galapagos Great Escape secret word: EXPLORE
Scores going into Final:
Seth $13,000
Rich $12,000
Ragavan $10,000
Final results:
Ragavan $10,000 + $3,001 = $13,001 (3-day total: $54,603)
Rich $12,000 – $12,000 = $0 (What is Denmark?)
Seth $13,000 – $11,001 = $1,999 (What is Jordan?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Rich $5,200
Seth $4,800
Ragavan $2,400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) CREATURES IN MOVIE TITLES $600 (4th pick)
Ragavan 1000 -1000 (Seth 400 Rich 200)
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2) MODEL $1200 (22nd pick)
Seth 10000 +2000 (Rich 12400 Ragavan 10000)
3) STREAM $800 (28th pick, $800 left on board)
Seth 16000 -3000 (Rich 11600 Ragavan 9600)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: SECRETARIES OF STATE $800
DJ! round: None!
$ Left on Board: $800
Game Stats:
Ragavan $11,000 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.57% in first on buzzer
Seth $15,200 Coryat, 18 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.57% in first on buzzer
Rich $12,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.57% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $10,400 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,600
Ragavan Ramsubramani, stats to date:
59 correct
9 incorrect
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,900)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
33.33% in first on buzzer (56/168)
Average Coryat: $13,533
Ragavan Ramsubramani, to win:
4 games: 44.03%
5: 19.39%
6: 8.54%
7: 3.76%
8: 1.66%
Avg. streak: 3.787 games. #Jeopardy.
ToC projection update:
With a projected 70 regular-play games to go prior to the Tournament of Champions cutoff, after 250,000 simulations, our model shows:
An average of 2.68 5+-time champions (standard deviation 1.269).
An average of 4.2716 4+-time champions (standard deviation 1.5428).
An early cutoff took place 25.031% of the time (or a 5-game winner will be left out).
Ragavan Ramsubramani qualified 21.484% of the time.
Tim Kutz qualified 30.001% of the time.
Todd Giese qualified 6.359% of the time.
Rob Liguori qualified 0.883% of the time.
(Note: Due to the contingency plans made by the show in case of the since-averted WGA strike, I feel it most accurate to place the cutoff date four weeks into Season 34.)