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.
(Click Here for Methodology)
Upcoming Encore Presentations
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
Happy Festivus! Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category The Early United States) for Thursday, December 23, 2021 (Season 38, Game 74):
The final piece in this series points out “the analogy of the proposed government to your own state constitution”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Andrew Tyler, an orthopedic surgeon from Friendswood, Texas
Kelly Hartman, a retired librarian from Powell, Ohio
Amy Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, California (16-day total: $631,400)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: On this December 23, I have a lot fewer grievances with Jeopardy! than I thought I would have four months ago; the good ship Jeopardy! has been righted under Michael Davies and ultrachamps like Matt Amodio, Jonathan Fisher, and Amy Schneider have gone a long way to help the show turn the corner. Now, will Amy win today’s Feats of Academic Strength, or will Kelly or Andrew pull off a Festivus miracle?
PSA: The best way to keep COVID-19 at bay (and keep Jeopardy! producing new episodes) is for everybody to get their vaccinations as soon as they are able to, including any boosters as recommended. When wearing a mask, please ensure that your mask covers both your nose and your mouth.
(Content continues below)
My friends over at Geeks Who Drink have a daily trivia game—Thrice! Existing to make daily clever trivia content accessible to a wide audience, it's a daily challenge that tries to get you to the answer via three separate clues. It has a shareable score functionality to challenge your friends and new questions every day will give you a new daily social ritual. You can find it at thricegame.com.
Are you going on the show and looking for information about how to bet in Final Jeopardy? Check out my Betting Strategy 101 page. If you want to learn how to bet in two-day finals, check out Betting Strategy 102. In case the show uses a tournament with wild cards in the future, there is also a strategy page for betting in tournament quarterfinals.
Are you looking for information on how to stream Jeopardy! in 2026? Find out information here on how to stream from most places in North America!
You can find game-by-game stats here at The Jeopardy! Fan of all 23 players, including Caleb Groen, Adam Remsen, Tristan Williams and Jamie Ding, that have won 10 or more games on Jeopardy!
You can now listen to Alex Trebek-hosted Jeopardy! episodes from TuneIn Radio without leaving The Jeopardy! Fan — listen now!
Correct response: What are the Federalist Papers?
More information about Final Jeopardy: (The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2021 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)
Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the collective pseudonym Publius, the Federalist Papers were written to convince Americans of the merits of the U.S. Constitution, especially in the state of New York. The quote from the clue comes from the 85th and final paper in the series. It is said that the 85th paper, the Concluding Remarks, were written by Hamilton. New York ratified the Constitution in July 1788, the 11th of the 13 colonies to ratify (only North Carolina and Rhode Island took longer.)
At this time, we are past our Christmas ordering deadline. That being said: we have many new offerings at The Jeopardy! Fan Online Store! Proceeds from the sale of the “Doctor Oz’s Fast-Acting Snake Oil Elixir” T-shirt are being donated to The Trevor Project:
In order to redesign our merchandise area to serve you better in 2026, all merchandise sales have been temporarily taken offline. Look for a return in late 2026! All previous orders will still be supported.
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Amy $38,000
Kelly $9,000
Andrew $3,600
Tonight’s results:
Andrew $3,600 + $3,600 = $7,200 (What are the Federalist Papers?)
Kelly $9,000 – $1,799 = $7,201 (What are the Madison Papers?)
Amy $38,000 + $18,000 = $56,000 (What are the Federalist Papers?) (17-day total: $687,400)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Amy $14,400
Kelly $4,600
Andrew $1,600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) NATIONAL NATURAL LANDMARKS $600 (clue #24)
Amy 9000 +4000 (Kelly 3600 Andrew 1200)
2) BUILT IN THE 1800s $2000 (clue #10)
Amy 20000 +4000 (Kelly 8200 Andrew 0)
3) 5, 5 $1600 (clue #18, $13600 left on board)
Amy 29200 +4000 (Kelly 9000 Andrew 2000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 78
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 11 (0.15 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Amy $30,200 Coryat, 34 correct, 1 incorrect, 54.39% in first on buzzer (31/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Kelly $9,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 1 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Andrew $3,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,800
Lach Trash: $3,600 (on 3 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,600
Amy Schneider, career statistics:
536 correct, 30 incorrect
29/33 on rebound attempts (on 64 rebound opportunities)
50.36% in first on buzzer (486/965)
27/30 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $93,200)
15/17 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $25,729
Kelly Hartman, career statistics:
12 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,000
Andrew Tyler, career statistics:
12 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,600
Amy Schneider, to win:
18 games: 92.740%
19: 86.008%
20: 79.764%
21: 73.973%
22: 68.603%
Avg. streak: 29.775 games.
Today’s interviews:
Andrew moved every two years while growing up.
Kelly had a bug phobia and was coerced into eating mealworms and crickets while at work.
Amy has a cat named “Meep”.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Amy moves to #6 on the all-time winnings list (including tournaments), passing Larissa Kelly to become the all-time winningest woman in Jeopardy! history. David Madden sits 5th at $773,733.
- Taking doubled dollar values into account, $56,000 is tied for the 42nd-highest one-day score of all time.
- $30,200 is tied for the 83rd-highest known single-game Coryat score of all time.
- At 536, Amy passes Matt Jackson for #8 all time in terms of correct responses given on the show. David Madden sits 7th at 542.
- Amy is starting to hunt for Daily Doubles—I approve!
Add The Jeopardy! Fan to your preferred sources on Google by clicking the button below!
Become a Supporter now! Make a monthly contribution to the site on Patreon!
Contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com
When commenting, please note that all comments on The Jeopardy! Fan must be in compliance with the Site Comment Policy.
If you are going to quote any information from this page or this website, attribution is required.
Have you had a chance to listen to our podcast game show, Complete The List, yet? Check it out! It's also available on Apple Podcasts.