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
Happy Thanksgiving from The Jeopardy! Fan!
Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy! (in the category Turkey with the Trimmings) for Thursday, November 23, 2017 (Season 34, Episode 54):
Of the 8 countries that border Turkey, these 2 extend the farthest east & west
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Jesse Parks, a performance manager from Houston, Texas
Liz Schultz, a retired project analyst from Manchester, New Jersey
Kiana Nakamura, a graduate student from Corona, California (2-day total: $26,700)
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The 8 countries that border Turkey: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan (with Azerbaijan’s exclave of Nakhchivan), Iran, Iraq, Syria, Greece, and Bulgaria.
Of those, Greece extends the furthest west, and Iran the furthest east. (Prior to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the U.S.S.R would have been the “east” half of this correct response.)
The area surrounding Turkey. (Credit: Google Maps)
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Jesse $7,800
Kiana $6,900
Liz $3,600
Tonight’s results:
Liz $3,600 – $2,401 = $1,199 (What is Greece & Iraq)
Kiana $6,900 + $3,000 = $9,900
Jesse $7,800 + $3,200 = $11,000 (1-day total: $11,000)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Liz $3,600
Jesse $1,400
Kiana $1,200
Opening break taken after: 14 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) LEFTIST PROPAGANDA $800 (14th pick)
Jesse 400 -1000 (Liz 2000 Kiana 1000)
2) LINE CRAFT $1600 (14th pick)
Kiana 5600 -1100 (Jesse 5000 Liz 2800)
3) POLITICAL QUOTES $1600 (19th pick)
Jesse 8600 -2000 (Kiana 4500 Liz 4000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -143
Unplayed clues:
J! round: I LIKE TO BE IN NUMERICAL ORDER $800 & $1000
DJ! Round: AFRICAN LITERATURE $1600 & $2000
Total $ Left On Board: $5,400
Game Stats:
Jesse $10,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 5 incorrect, 33.96% in first on buzzer
Kiana $8,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.53% in first on buzzer
Liz $3,600 Coryat, 9 correct, 2 incorrect, 16.98% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $22,400
Lach Trash: $16,200 (on 17 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,000
Kiana Nakamura, final stats:
48 correct, 4 incorrect
25.32% in first on buzzer (40/158)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,100)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,133
Jesse Parks, stats to date:
16 correct, 5 incorrect
33.96% in first on buzzer (18/53)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,800
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Jesse Parks, to win:
2 games: 30.90%
3: 9.55%
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.)