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)
(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
Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category The Presidential Cabinet) for Thursday, December 31, 2020 (Season 28, Game 41):
7 women have been the Secretary of this, the most for any department in the President’s Cabinet
(correct response beneath the contestants)
In memory of Alex Trebek, today is the ninth episode in a series of two weeks of Alex’s favorite episodes from around the world. Today’s episode featured a category about operatic costumes with Alex on location at Petra, Jordan, and originally aired November 14, 2011 as the first game of the final in the 2011 Tournament of Champions. Alex’s last episode airs Friday, January 8, 2021; Ken Jennings’ first episode as guest host airs on January 11.
Today’s contestants:
Buddy Wright, an operations engineer from Fort Worth, Texas
Tom Nissley, a writer from Seattle, Washington
Roger Craig, a computer scientist from Newark, Delaware (-day total: $0)
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Correct response: What is Labor?
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The seven women who have served as Secretary of Labor: Frances Perkins, Ann McLaughlin, Elizabeth Dole, Lynn M. Martin, Alexis Herman, Elaine Chao, and Hilda Solis.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Roger $43,200
Buddy $11,000
Tom $9,400
Tonight’s results:
Tom $9,400 + $9,400 = $18,800 (What is Labor?)
Buddy $11,000 – $5,000 = $6,000 (What is State?)
Roger $43,200 + $6,800 = $50,000 (What is Labor?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Tom $6,200
Roger $5,400
Buddy $3,800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) THE DOCTOR WILL “C” YOU NOW $800 (clue #14)
Buddy 1200 +1200 (Roger 2400 Tom 1600)
2) NOVELS $1200 (clue #8)
Roger 9000 +9000 (Tom 7400 Buddy 4200)
3) LANGUAGES $1600 (clue #9, $26000 left on board)
Roger 18000 +18000 (Tom 7400 Buddy 4200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 300
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Game Stats:
Roger $19,000 Coryat, 24 correct, 3 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
Tom $9,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Buddy $10,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 0 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,000
Lach Trash: $10,200 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,800
Roger Craig, career statistics:
285 correct, 35 incorrect
15/16 on rebound attempts (on 28 rebound opportunities)
50.37% in first on buzzer (274/544)
16/17 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $114,800)
5/10 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,900
Tom Nissley, career statistics:
253 correct, 18 incorrect
20/22 on rebound attempts (on 55 rebound opportunities)
32.65% in first on buzzer (222/680)
13/15 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $33,000)
11/12 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,000
Buddy Wright, career statistics:
166 correct, 21 incorrect
12/12 on rebound attempts (on 37 rebound opportunities)
2.68% in first on buzzer (12/447)
6/12 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,000)
5/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,075
Andy’s Thoughts:
- For a significant amount of time, $18,000 was the largest amount wagered on a Daily Double; the record was broken by Philip Tiu in March 2016.
- Roger finished the tournament with $51,200, Tom with $18,800, and Buddy with $10,600.
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