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)
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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
Hello! Today is Monday, April 26, 2021 (Season 37, Game 151). It’s Day 6 of Anderson Cooper’s guest hosting stint. Last week’s games raised $118,000 for the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Haiti. This week’s winnings are being matched by the show and being donated to Justice Defenders. On with the show, here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category City Origin Stories):
The mythical founder Byzas consulted the Oracle of Delphi before establishing what’s now known as this city
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Nick Arciero, a writers’ assistant originally from Mounds View, Minnesota
Lyrka Lawler, a digital media specialist from Big Rock, Illinois
Kelly Donohue, a bank examiner from Winthrop, Massachusetts (2-day total: $48,000)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Kelly has played two very strong games, but was very fortunate to escape with victory on Friday, after his nearest opponent failed to bet enough in Final Jeopardy! to take advantage of Kelly’s missing the clue. It’s a new week, though, and it’s never easy to reclaim a previous week’s momentum.
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Correct response: What is Istanbul, Turkey?
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When consulting the Oracle, Byzas was told to find “the land opposite the city of the blind” in searching for a place to set up a colony for the city-state of Megara (near Athens). When he arrived at the current location of Istanbul, where the Sea of Marmara meats the Bosporus, he found the colony of Chalcedon on one shore, and then realized that Chalcedon was “blind” for not taking advantage of what was seen even at that time as the more advantageous half—what is now seen as the European side of the city. The new city was named Byzantion (Byzantium); it was renamed to Constantinople in 330 and Istanbul in 1930.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Kelly $19,800
Lyrka $15,800
Nick $2,400
Tonight’s results:
Nick $2,400 – $2,400 = $0 (What is Byzantium?)
Lyrka $15,800 + $7,000 = $22,800 (What is Istanbul?)
Kelly $19,800 + $11,801 = $31,601 (What is Istanbul?) (3-day total: $79,601)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Kelly $7,600
Lyrka $2,600
Nick $600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) 18th CENTURY STUFF $800 (clue #21)
Nick 3200 -1600 (Kelly 4800 Lyrka 1400)
2) HARD SCIENCE $1200 (clue #8)
Kelly 8400 +3000 (Lyrka 5000 Nick 1000)
3) THE CABINET $1200 (clue #11, $25200 left on board)
Nick 1800 -1800 (Kelly 11400 Lyrka 5400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -104
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 176 (1.17 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Kelly $18,000 Coryat, 24 correct, 2 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Lyrka $15,800 Coryat, 17 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Nick $5,800 Coryat, 10 correct, 4 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,600
Lach Trash: $8,200 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,200
Kelly Donohue, career statistics:
68 correct, 9 incorrect
2/4 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (66/171)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $15,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,600
Lyrka Lawler, career statistics:
18 correct, 1 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,800
Nick Arciero, career statistics:
10 correct, 5 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,800
Kelly Donohue, to win:
4 games: 61.187%
5: 37.438%
6: 22.907%
7: 14.016%
8: 8.576%
Avg. streak: 4.576 games.
Andy’s Thoughts
- That was a classic RTQ error (Read the Question) for Nick in Final Jeopardy; a mistake commonplace in trivia. It’s obvious that he didn’t pay enough attention to “what’s now known as”.
- $34,601 has been raised thus far for Justice Defenders.
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