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 Word Origins) for Thursday, May 28, 2020 (Season 36, Game 179):
P.T. Barnum, whose traveling shows carried musicians, coined this word that now represents something growing in popularity
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Mary Kate Trausch, high school science teacher from Vernon Hills, Illinois
Matt Joyal, high school history teacher from Hampstead, New Hampshire
Ben Henri, 7th-12th grade vocal music teacher from St. Clair Shores, Michigan
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Correct response: What is bandwagon?
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Though Merriam-Webster dates citations to six years earlier, many other sources claim that P.T. Barnum’s 1855 autobiography “The Life of P.T. Barnum” first uses the term ‘band wagon’ to refer to the conveyance that transports his circus band through towns. Not long afterward, politicians began using the term to refer to their supporters.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Ben $24,500
Matt $10,200
Mary Kate $1,600
Tonight’s results:
Mary Kate $1,600 + $1,599 = $3,199 (What is the bandwagon?)
Matt $10,200 – $800 = $9,400 (What is up)
Ben $24,500 – $822 = $23,678 (What is a fad?) (Semi-Finalist)
Wild card standings:
Monday: Amanda Baltimore, $17,600
Tuesday: Meggie Kwait, $21,601
Wednesday: Will Satterwhite, $22,400
Thursday: Ben Henri, $23,678
Friday:
1. Katie Labarge, $18,400, 100% to advance
2. Jenna Hall, $16,500, 100% to advance
3. Sam Matson, $16,402, 98.651% to advance
4. Lauren Schneider Lipton, $14,001, 65.833% to advance
5. Matt Joyal, $9,400
6. Peter Gouveia, $6,399
7. Mary Kate Trausch, $3,199
8. Ivory Johnson, $0
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Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ben $5,200
Matt $4,200
Mary Kate $2,400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) IN THE STATE CAPITAL $800 (clue #9)
Ben 2000 -2000 (Matt 2200 Mary Kate 0)
2) MAGNET $2000 (clue #15)
Mary Kate 5600 -4000 (Ben 12800 Matt 9400)
3) POEMS $800 (clue #29)
Ben 24000 +100 (Matt 10200 Mary Kate 1600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -171
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 363 (2.03 per episode average), 5 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Ben $27,200 Coryat, 32 correct, 4 incorrect, 52.63% in first on buzzer (30/57), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Matt $10,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Mary Kate $5,600 Coryat, 8 correct, 2 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $43,000
Lach Trash: $5,000 (on 3 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,000
Ben Henri, career statistics:
32 correct, 5 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
52.63% in first on buzzer (30/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,900)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $27,200
Matt Joyal, career statistics:
15 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,200
Mary Kate Trausch, career statistics:
9 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,600
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