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 World Geography) for Thursday, October 21, 2021 (Season 38, Game 29):
This country of 16,600 square miles has a possession more than 50 times as large
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Holly Van Leuven, a writer & editor originally from Pittston, Pennsylvania
Erin Coningsby, a product manager from Redmond, Washington
Jonathan Fisher, an actor originally from Coral Gables, Florida (8-day total: $193,800)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Jonathan Fisher is sitting on 8 wins, and will tie Buzzy Cohen today if he wins his 9th; Buzzy currently holds the record for the longest run after beating a superchampion. (He defeated Andrew Pau, who had won 6 games.)
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Correct response: What is Denmark?
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Denmark’s possession more than 50 times as large is the island of Greenland, located in the Arctic. To me, this feels like a reasonably straightforward Final Jeopardy.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Jonathan $20,600
Erin $11,000
Holly $6,000
Tonight’s results:
Holly $6,000 – $0 = $6,000 (What is the United Kingdom?)
Erin $11,000 + $8,200 = $19,200 (What is Denmark?)
Jonathan $20,600 + $1,500 = $22,100 (What is Denmark?) (9-day total: $215,900)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Erin $6,000
Jonathan $4,800
Holly $3,200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) SPORTS BOOKS $400 (clue #14)
Erin 1800 +1000 (Jonathan 2200 Holly 1000)
2) HISTORY $2000 (clue #13)
Erin 10000 +1000 (Jonathan 9200 Holly 5200)
3) “OI”! $1600 (clue #20, $11600 left on board)
Jonathan 13600 +2600 (Erin 11000 Holly 5200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 85
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 3 (0.10 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Jonathan $19,600 Coryat, 24 correct, 3 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Erin $11,400 Coryat, 18 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Holly $6,000 Coryat, 8 correct, 1 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,000
Lach Trash: $12,800 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,200
Jonathan Fisher, career statistics:
236 correct, 26 incorrect
10/11 on rebound attempts (on 36 rebound opportunities)
44.51% in first on buzzer (227/510)
12/15 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $20,600)
6/9 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,000
Erin Coningsby, career statistics:
19 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,400
Holly Van Leuven, career statistics:
8 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,000
Jonathan Fisher, to win:
10 games: 72.819%
11: 53.027%
12: 38.614%
13: 28.118%
14: 20.476%
Avg. streak: 11.679 games.
Today’s interviews:
Holly taught ESL to Russian citizens using the works of Fred Astaire.
Erin has dogs that will not eat unless she watches them.
Jonathan is a cupcake fan and won a karaoke contest with a prize of cupcakes.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Erin was doing a great job of finding Daily Doubles. However, I was disappointed by the very conservative Daily Double betting. Conservative bets like that are not the way to defeat a superchampion.
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