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 Movie Directors) for Tuesday, February 23, 2021 (Season 37, Game 107):
Along with his writing partner, this director is the only person to win screenwriting Oscars for both a film & its sequel
(correct response beneath the contestants)
The Jeopardy! community is mourning the loss of Brayden Smith, who passed away on February 5. The Brayden Smith Memorial Fund has been established, dedicated to furthering the educational aspirations of Southern Nevada students.
Today’s contestants:
Frances Kreigh, an assistant controller from Pacifica, California
Aaron Craig, a business litigation attorney originally from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sam Stapleton, a college consultant from Los Gatos, California (2-day total: $50,301)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Sam picked up his 2nd win yesterday after David missed a late Daily Double. Sam is still a better-than-average champion, though—the prediction model puts him at over 60% to win today. Much like his last two games, he’ll have a good chance of winning if he keeps the incorrect response numbers down.
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Correct response: Who is Francis Ford Coppola?
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Along with Mario Puzo, who originally wrote the novels that the films were based on, Francis Ford Coppola won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1972 and 1974 for both The Godfather and The Godfather Part II.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Sam $19,200
Aaron $11,200
Frances $11,000
Tonight’s results:
Frances $11,000 – $10,900 = $100 (Who is Mike Nichols?)
Aaron $11,200 + $10,827 = $22,027 (Who is Francis Ford Coppola?) (1-day total: $22,027)
Sam $19,200 – $3,201 = $15,999 (Who is Tarantino)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Frances $5,800
Aaron $4,800
Sam $4,000
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) AIRLINES IN OTHER WORDS $800 (clue #19)
Frances 3600 +2000 (Sam 2200 Aaron 4200)
2) AFRICAN COUNTRIES $2000 (clue #3)
Sam 6800 +4000 (Aaron 4800 Frances 5800)
3) PHYSICS $1600 (clue #28, $4000 left on board)
Sam 21200 -2000 (Aaron 11200 Frances 11000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 105
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 154 (1.44 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Aaron $11,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
Sam $19,200 Coryat, 18 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Frances $9,800 Coryat, 12 correct, 0 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $40,200
Lach Trash: $11,400 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $2,400
Sam Stapleton, career statistics:
60 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
30.41% in first on buzzer (52/171)
6/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $15,000)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,400
Aaron Craig, career statistics:
20 correct, 1 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,200
Frances Kreigh, career statistics:
12 correct, 1 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,800
Aaron Craig, to win:
2 games: 35.747%
3: 12.779%
4: 4.568%
5: 1.633%
6: 0.584%
Avg. streak: 1.556 games.
Andy’s Thoughts
- Kudos to Aaron for getting a difficult Final to take victory today.
- Those fans who care about such details will be happy to know that we saw a full credit roll in today’s game.
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