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
Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Fantastic Beasts) for Monday, December 7, 2020 (Season 37, Game 61):
Symbols of strength in the Bible include Behemoth & this horned creature, perhaps an extinct wild ox, which the KJV mentions 9 times
(correct response beneath the contestants)
We may have lost Alex, but the show must go on. Alex wouldn’t want it any other way. Please, let’s remember him over the next few weeks of banked episodes, and then afford him the same respect to his successors that we afforded Alex when he replaced Art Fleming in 1984. Alex’s last episode airs Friday, January 8, 2021; Ken Jennings’ first episode as guest host airs on January 11.
Today’s contestants:
John Vigna, a communications manager from Los Angeles, California
Amy Kimmel, a career counselor originally from Bend, Oregon
Katherine Ryan, a nonprofit executive originally from Chapel Hill, North Carolina (1-day total: $22,801)
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Correct response: What is a unicorn?
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When talking about unicorns in the Biblical sense, the animal in question is also known as the re’em, or the aurochs/oryx (the aurochs became extinct in the 17th century). However, the King James Version unequivocally translates this to “unicorn” (Numbers 23:22, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 33:17, Job 39:9, Job 39:10, Psalm 22:21, Psalm 29:6, Psalm 92:10, Isaiah 34:7); there are zero citations of any of “re’em”, “aurochs”, or “oryx” in the King James Version. A source of confusion between the double-horned aurochs and what is ostensibly a single-horned unicorn would be that depictions of the animal were only done in profile (meaning, the second horn of the aurochs was not portrayed). Today, the term “unicorn” refers to a legendary, beast with a single, pointed, spiral horn protruding from its forehead; most modern depictions give a rare and magical quality to the unicorn.
Something to note for future contestants on Jeopardy!: The show’s generally preferred translation of the Bible when it comes to clues is the King James Version.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
John $22,000
Katherine $16,400
Amy $9,800
Tonight’s results:
Amy $9,800 – $9,700 = $100 (What is a manticore?)
Katherine $16,400 – $16,400 = $0 (What is a Gorgon?)
John $22,000 – $10,801 = $11,199 (What is the Jus Beast) (1-day total: $11,199)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
John $6,600
Amy $3,800
Katherine $1,800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) BRIDGES $800 (clue #19)
John 3800 +800 (Katherine 1000 Amy 1600)
2) PLANETARY EXTREMES $1600 (clue #5)
John 9000 +3000 (Katherine 2600 Amy 3800)
3) OXFORD’S VERY SHORT INTRODUCTIONS $2000 (clue #29, $800 left on board)
Katherine 7800 +7800 (Amy 9800 John 22000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 154
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 115 (1.89 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
John $20,600 Coryat, 26 correct, 2 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Amy $9,800 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Katherine $10,600 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $41,000
Lach Trash: $7,600 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,400
Katherine Ryan, career statistics:
31 correct, 5 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
27.19% in first on buzzer (31/114)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,800)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,600
Amy Kimmel, career statistics:
12 correct, 3 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,800
John Vigna, career statistics:
26 correct, 3 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,800)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,600
John Vigna, to win:
2 games: 67.163%
3: 45.109%
4: 30.297%
5: 20.348%
6: 13.667%
Avg. streak: 3.045 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today saw another situation where a player’s overbet in Final Jeopardy! cost them victory; any bet between $3,201 and $5,200 would have worked just fine for Katherine—and would have won her the game.
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