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)
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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 American Colleges & Universities) for Tuesday, September 24, 2019 (Season 36, Episode 12):
The 1862 Morrill Act gave states federal acreage to sell for school funds, leading to the creation of 69 of these
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Ian Torres, a video game developer from Redwood City, California
Karen Bland, an online English teacher from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Jason Zuffranieri, a math teacher from Albuquerque, New Mexico (17-day total: $472,096)
Now that Jason has won 10, you can find the game-by-game statistics of his run here!
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Correct response: What are land-grant universities?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
The US federal government, with the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890, sought to fund educational institutions that focused on teaching agriculture, science, military science, and engineering, in contrast to many of the existing liberal arts colleges of the era. Following a precedent set at the state level (especially in Michigan and Pennsylvania with Michigan State and Penn State University), federally controlled land was granted to these institutions (hence the name land-grant).
Kansas State University was the first land-grant institution created as a result of the Morrill Act. Others include The Ohio State University, Clemson University, Cornell University, and the University of Arkansas.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Jason $27,600
Ian $12,200
Karen $2,200
Tonight’s results:
Karen $2,200 + $200 = $2,400
Ian $12,200 – $1,337 = $10,863 (What are agric charter universities?)
Jason $27,600 + $2,400 = $30,000 (18-day total: $502,096)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jason $12,200
Ian $2,200
Karen $1,800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) READ ANY BESTSELLERS LATELY? $800 (15th pick)
Jason 6000 +3000 (Ian 1200 Karen 600)
2) THAT’S OLD NEWS $2000 (3rd pick)
Jason 15000 -4000 (Ian 2200 Karen 1800)
3) WORD ORIGINS $1600 (7th pick)
Jason 14600 +3000 (Ian 2200 Karen -200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 44
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 37 (3.08 per episode average)
Game Stats:
Jason $28,000 Coryat, 31 correct, 1 incorrect, 47.37% in first on buzzer, 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Ian $12,200 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Karen $2,200 Coryat, 9 correct, 3 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer, 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,400
Lach Trash: $3,000 (on 2 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,600
Jason Zuffranieri, stats to date:
525 correct, 41 incorrect
31/34 on rebound attempts (on 66 rebound opportunities)
48.52% in first on buzzer (474/977)
32/40 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $92,305)
11/18 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $24,567
Jason Zuffranieri, to win:
19 games: 85.599%
20: 73.272%
21: 62.721%
22: 53.688%
23: 45.957%
Avg. streak: 23.944 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Jason becomes the 8th person in Jeopardy! history to win $500,000 or more on Jeopardy! (including tournaments.)
- Much of the earlist airing on WAKA was pre-empted. Full statistics will be posted by 7:15 PM Eastern.
- Jason passes Matt Jackson (514) for #6 all-time in terms of number of correct responses. David Madden sits 5th at 542.
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