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
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 Play Characters) for Thursday, December 17, 2020 (Season 37, Game 69):
This title character says, “Who find my visage’s center ornament a thing to jest at–it is my wont…to let him taste my steel”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
We may have lost Alex, but the show must go on. Alex wouldn’t want it any other way. Please, let’s remember him over the next few weeks of banked episodes, and then afford him the same respect to his successors that we afforded Alex when he replaced Art Fleming in 1984. Alex’s last episode airs Friday, January 8, 2021; Ken Jennings’ first episode as guest host airs on January 11.
Today’s contestants:
Teja Chemudupati, a clinical researcher from San Jose, California
Pamela Lee, a lawyer from Mountain View, California
Brayden Smith, a policy intern from Las Vegas, Nevada (2-day total: $66,000)
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Correct response: Who is Cyrano de Bergerac?
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The quote from today’s clue comes from Act 1, Scene 4 of the 1897 Edward Rostand play about the life of Cyrano de Bergerac, a 17th-century French novelist who was depicted as having an obnoxiously large nose; Cyrano being mocked for his nose is a cause for both his temper (“shall taste my steel”) and a large amount of self-doubt, especially when it comes to his pining for Roxanne in the play. The play also is seen as the introduction of the word “panache” (meaning flamboyance) into the English language.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Brayden $36,400
Teja $7,000
Pamela $2,200
Tonight’s results:
Pamela $2,200 – $2,195 = $5 (Who is Zorro?)
Teja $7,000 – $2,500 = $4,500 (Who is Laertes?)
Brayden $36,400 – $8,600 = $27,800 (Who is the Man of La Mancha?) (3-day total: $93,800)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Brayden $9,000
Teja $2,600
Pamela $200
Opening break taken after: 14 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) AUTHORS & THEIR PETS $1000 (clue #3)
Brayden 600 +1000 (Pamela 800 Teja 0)
2) 1800s AMERICA $1200 (clue #6)
Brayden 13000 +3000 (Pamela 1800 Teja 3800)
3) ARCHAEOLOGISTS $1200 (clue #17, $9600 left on board)
Brayden 24400 +4400 (Pamela 1800 Teja 5400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 141
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 125 (1.81 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Brayden $31,400 Coryat, 36 correct, 1 incorrect, 59.65% in first on buzzer (34/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Teja $7,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 1 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Pamela $2,200 Coryat, 3 correct, 1 incorrect, 7.02% in first on buzzer (4/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $40,600
Lach Trash: $10,000 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,400
Brayden Smith, career statistics:
95 correct, 5 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
51.83% in first on buzzer (85/164)
9/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $25,400)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $27,133
Pamela Lee, career statistics:
3 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
7.02% in first on buzzer (4/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $2,200
Teja Chemudupati, career statistics:
12 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,000
Brayden Smith, to win:
4 games: 90.632%
5: 82.141%
6: 74.446%
7: 67.472%
8: 61.151%
Avg. streak: 12.674 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Had he gotten Final Jeopardy! correct, Brayden would have become the 15th player to win at least $100,000 in their first three games.
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