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)
(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 U.S. History) for Thursday, November 2, 2017 (Season 34, Episode 39):
Only 4 men have been both VP & President & served in both houses of Congress; 2 of them shared this last name
(correct response beneath the contestants)
The next Tournament of Champions starts November 6. Who’s holding down the 15 spots in the field? Check out our ToC Tracker!
Today’s contestants:
Kelvin Smith, a Ph.D student from Birmingham, Alabama
Monica Ashar, an attorney from Washington, DC
Jenny Wrigley, a yoga instructor from Olive Branch, Mississippi (1-day total: $22,401)
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Andrew Johnson served in the House from 1843 to 1853, in the Senate from 1857 to 1862 (and again briefly in 1875), as Vice-President for just over a month in 1865, after which acceded to the Presidency after Lincoln’s assassination.
Lyndon Johnson served in the House from 1937 to 1949, in the Senate from 1949 to 1961, as Vice-President from 1961 to 1963, and as President from 1963 to 1969.
The other two people: John Tyler (House 1816-1821, Senator 1827-1836, VP 1841, President 1841-1845) and Richard Nixon (House 1947-1950, Senate 1950-1953, VP 1963-1961, and President 1969-1974).
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Jenny $12,800
Monica $7,800
Kelvin $4,000
Tonight’s results:
Kelvin $4,000 – $1,199 = $2,801 (What is Clinton)
Monica $7,800 + $5,001 = $12,801 (1-day total: $12,801) (What is Harri Johnson)
Jenny $12,800 – $2,801 = $9,999 (What is Adams?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jenny $7,400
Monica $4,600
Kelvin $1,200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) HEAVENLY BODIES $600 (18th pick)
Jenny 2400 +2000 (Monica 5400 Kelvin -400)
2) CHAIR FORCE $2000 (12th pick)
Monica 7800 -1200 (Jenny 8600 Kelvin 1200)
3) BRIDGE ACROSS THE “C” $1200 (23rd pick)
Jenny 11000 +1000 (Monica 7800 Kelvin 4000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 77
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: OOH, GOETHE GUMDROPS $400, $800, $1200, $2000 & BASEBALL RECORDS $400, $2000
Total $ Left On Board: $6,800
Game Stats:
Monica $9,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 5 incorrect, 37.25% in first on buzzer
Jenny $11,600 Coryat, 20 correct, 3 incorrect, 35.29% in first on buzzer
Kelvin $4,000 Coryat, 5 correct, 2 incorrect, 11.76% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $24,600
Lach Trash: $13,000 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,600
Jenny Wrigley, final stats:
45 correct
8 incorrect
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
39.25% in first on buzzer (42/107)
Average Coryat: $15,600
Monica Ashar, stats to date:
18 correct
5 incorrect
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
37.25% in first on buzzer (19/51)
Average Coryat: $9,000
Monica Ashar, to win:
2 games: 30.89%
3: 9.54%
4: 2.95%
5: 0.91%
6: 0.28%
Avg. streak: 1.447 games.
(Note: This model has been adjusted to take pre-Final Jeopardy! score into account instead of Coryat Score.)
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