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 World Literature) for Monday, October 1, 2018 (Season 35, Episode 16):
In a recent poll of 125 authors, this long 1870s novel about a woman ranked as the greatest work of fiction of all time
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Doug Dodson, a classical singer from Boston, Massachusetts
Carl Conway, a chef educator from Indianapolis, Indiana
Andrew Knudsen, an environmental lawyer from Washington, D.C. (1-day total: $19,601)
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Correct response: What is Anna Karenina?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
The poll was conducted by J. Peder Zane’s “The Top 10″>. Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina is a more-than-800 page work about the affair between Anna Karenina and Count Vronsky, which ends in tragedy.
(Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary finished second.)
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Doug $18,000
Carl $15,400
Andrew $4,600
Tonight’s results:
Andrew $4,600 – $0 = $4,600 (What is Jane Eyre?)
Carl $15,400 – $2,601 = $12,799 (What is Emma?)
Doug $18,000 – $2,000 = $16,000 (1-day total: $16,000) (What is The Scarlet Letter?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Doug $6,400
Carl $3,600
Andrew $3,400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) GETTING SPECIFIC AT GENERAL HOSPITAL $600 (23rd pick)
Doug 4400 -0† (Andrew 3000 Carl 2200)
2) STARS & CONSTELLATIONS $1200 (12th pick)
Doug 10000 +2000 (Andrew 5800 Carl 5200)
3) AUTOBIOGRAPHIES $1200 (23rd pick)
Carl 11600 +3000 (Doug 14400 Andrew 8200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 46
†Daily Double 1 was essentially treated as a non-event by the show, as the judges felt the clue could have been worded better. Doug was not credited with a correct response either; his wager of $2,000 was simply refunded to him.
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: COUNTRY, HIP-HOP & JAZZ $1200 & $1600
Total $ Left On Board: $2,800
Game Stats:
Doug $17,200 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 32.73% in first on buzzer, 2/2 on rebound attempts
Carl $13,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 0 incorrect, 21.82% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Andrew $4,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 4 incorrect, 36.36% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $35,400
Lach Trash: $7,600 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,200
Andrew Knudsen, final stats:
39 correct, 13 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts
41.44% in first on buzzer (46/111)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$200)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,100
Doug Dodson, stats to date:
20 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts
32.73% in first on buzzer (18/55)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,200
Doug Dodson, to win:
2 games: 58.59%
3: 34.33%
4: 20.11%
5: 11.78%
6: 6.90%
Avg. streak: 2.415 games.
Miscellaneous:
- Thank you to Mark Barrett for providing me with a full chart of this game.
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