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)
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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 Famous Animals) for Tuesday, January 12, 2021 (Season 37, Game 77):
When she first came to the world’s attention in 1957, she was dubbed “Muttnik” by U.S. journalists
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s episode is guest-hosted by Ken Jennings; it is his second show. As I said in my editorial yesterday, if you’re going to express an opinion about one host or another, I ask that you make thoughtful, reasoned arguments. A lot of your opinions on one host over another are going to be a matter of personal taste. Please also remember that a permanent host will not be named until the start of Season 38.
Today’s contestants:
Lucy Ricketts, an illustrator originally from Atlanta, Georgia
Dusty Smith, a former movie executive from Corvallis, Oregon
Tanay Kothari, a business operations associate from Oakland, California (1-day total: $26,800)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Tanay had a really strong debut yesterday, picking up nearly half of the correct responses on the board. Tanay seems to have picked up Ken’s faster cadence. That being said, he wasn’t perfect on the Daily Doubles, and the prediction model gives him a 74.8% chance of winning today.
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Correct response: Who is Laika?
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Very good doggo Laika, a Moscow stray, was sent into space aboard Sputnik 2 in November 1957, a hastily-planned flight by the Soviet Union to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. Laika (Russian for “barker”) was the first animal sent into space; the terrified Laika—her heartrate was three times normal rate and breath rate four times normal rate during the flight—was believed to have died five to seven hours into the flight, as the thermal control system failed, raising the cabin temperature to 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
Many Westerners vehemently opposed the launch on animal cruelty grounds, as the Soviet Union knew that it lacked the technology to return Laika safely to Earth and deliberately sent her up to die. Even Oleg Gazenko, one of the scientists responsible for the mission, later said, “we did not learn enough from this mission to justify the death” of Laika.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Lucy $25,200
Tanay $16,400
Dusty $6,400
Tonight’s results:
Dusty $6,400 – $6,398 = $2 (Who is that Russian dog?)
Tanay $16,400 – $3,599 = $12,801 (Who is Checkers?)
Lucy $25,200 + $7,900 = $33,100 (Who is Laika?) (1-day total: $33,100)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Tanay $10,000
Lucy $6,600
Dusty $1,600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) AMERICAN CITIES $800 (clue #8)
Tanay 2000 +2000 (Dusty -200 Lucy 2200)
2) NOTABLE WOMEN $2000 (clue #10)
Lucy 9000 +9000 (Tanay 11200 Dusty 5200)
3) HEAVY MEDALS $1200 (clue #21, $9600 left on board)
Lucy 22000 +2000 (Tanay 12800 Dusty 6000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 209
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 142 (1.84 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Lucy $17,400 Coryat, 22 correct, 2 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Tanay $15,200 Coryat, 18 correct, 2 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Dusty $6,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,000
Lach Trash: $8,000 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,000
Tanay Kothari, career statistics:
46 correct, 5 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (42/114)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,900
Dusty Smith, career statistics:
14 correct, 4 incorrect
0/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,400
Lucy Ricketts, career statistics:
23 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $11,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,400
Lucy Ricketts, to win:
2 games: 71.672%
3: 51.368%
4: 36.817%
5: 26.387%
6: 18.912%
Avg. streak: 3.530 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
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- It felt to me that Ken’s delivery seemed more stilted today than he did on yesterday’s episode.