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)
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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 World Leaders) for Wednesday, October 16, 2019 (Season 36, Episode 28):
This man who ruled from 1949 to 1976 was sometimes called “the Red Sun”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Jackie Schulte, a teacher from Scranton, Pennsylvania
John Hancock, an opera singer from Tenafly, New Jersey
Ed Condon, a retired business intelligence manager from Hastings-on-Hudson, New York (1-day total: $31,000)
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Correct response: Who is Mao Zedong?
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Following the Chinese Civil War and Chiang Kai-shek fleeing the mainland to Taiwan, the People’s Republic of China was founded; Mao Zedong became Chairman, serving as head of state until 1959 and as Chairman of the Communist Party of China until his death on September 9, 1976, following multiple heart attacks.
The phrase “Chairman Mao is the red sun in our hearts” became oft-referenced in posters, badges, and musical compositions; in fact, odes to Mao set to a disco beat were released as a 1992 Chinese album titled The Red Sun.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Ed $22,600
John $18,600
Jackie $4,000
Tonight’s results:
Jackie $4,000 + $3,999 = $7,999
John $18,600 – $18,600 = $0 (Who is B Kruschev)
Ed $22,600 + $20,000 = $42,600 (2-day total: $73,600) (Who is Mao?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ed $9,800
John $3,800
Jackie $2,200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) WHAT PREZ PRECEDED… $800 (9th pick)
Ed 3800 +3800 (John 0 Jackie 0)
2) GEOGRAPHICAL NICKNAMES $2000 (5th pick)
Jackie 4600 -3000 (Ed 10200 John 5000)
3) TV PETS $800 (15th pick)
John 5800 +4000 (Ed 15400 Jackie 1600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 104
Unplayed clues:
J! round: HER STORY $1000
DJ! round: SO LONG $1600
Total $ Left On Board: $2,600
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 82 (2.93 per episode average), 1 Daily Double
Game Stats:
Ed $19,600 Coryat, 25 correct, 2 incorrect, 45.45% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Jackie $7,000 Coryat, 11 correct, 3 incorrect, 20.00% in first on buzzer, 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
John $15,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 30.91% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,000
Lach Trash: $2,600 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,800
Ed Condon, stats to date:
57 correct, 3 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
47.27% in first on buzzer (52/110)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,800)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $23,200
Ed Condon, to win:
3 games: 82.695%
4: 68.385%
5: 56.551%
6: 46.765%
7: 38.672%
Avg. streak: 6.779 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- This is the 31st consecutive regular-play game in which there were fewer than 3 correct responses to Final Jeopardy. There was a 36-game streak between October 23 and December 25, 2002, and a 34-game streak between March 31 and May 30, 2017.
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