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 Epitaphs) for Friday, September 27, 2019 (Season 36, Episode 15):
From his own 1898 poem, the epitaph of this Irish-born man ends, “his mourners will be outcast men, & outcasts always mourn”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Laurel Lathrop, a graduate student from Tallahassee, Florida
Steve St. John, a college psychology professor from Winter Springs, Florida
Gabe Brison-Trezise, a researcher from Washington, D.C. (1-day total: $22,400)
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Correct response: Who is Oscar Wilde?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
The entirety of Oscar Wilde’s 1900 epitaph, found at his tomb in Paris’ Père Lachaise Cemetery, is “And alien tears will fill for him, / Pity’s long-broken urn, / For his mourners will be outcast men, / And outcasts always mourn”, which is a verse from Wilde’s 1898 The Ballad of Reading Gaol.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Laurel $18,400
Gabe $15,600
Steve $12,200
Tonight’s results:
Steve $12,200 – $6,205 = $5,995 (Who is Yeates?)
Gabe $15,600 – $8,801 = $6,799 (Who is Yeats?)
Laurel $18,400 + $12,801 = $31,201 (1-day total: $31,201)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Laurel $7,400
Gabe $2,000
Steve $600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) MUSEUM PODGE $400 (15th pick)
Gabe -400 +1000 (Laurel 3400 Steve 800)
2) WATER $1200 (14th pick)
Laurel 14600 +3000 (Gabe 4800 Steve 3800)
3) SOME STERN WORDS $2000 (19th pick)
Gabe 6400 +6400 (Laurel 17600 Steve 8000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 221
Unplayed clues:
J! round: CABLE TELEVISION $800 & $1000
DJ! Round: “B” MOVIE STARS $400 & $800; SOAP $800
Total $ Left On Board: $3,800
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 43 (2.87 per episode average)
Game Stats:
Laurel $16,600 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 34.62% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Gabe $10,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 25.00% in first on buzzer, 0/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Steve $12,200 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.85% in first on buzzer, 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,400
Lach Trash: $7,200 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,600
Gabe Brison-Trezise, final stats:
30 correct, 7 incorrect
0/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
26.85% in first on buzzer (29/108)
4/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $13,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,300
Laurel Lathrop, stats to date:
20 correct, 1 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
34.62% in first on buzzer (18/52)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,600
Laurel Lathrop, to win:
2 games: 58.744%
3: 34.509%
4: 20.272%
5: 11.908%
6: 6.996%
Avg. streak: 2.424 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- After watching Jason play a James Holzhauer-esque strategy, it feels weird to see higher-valued clues unplayed.
- Thank you to Mark Barrett for providing me with a full chart of this game.
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