Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, September 16, 2025

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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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 Historic Americans) for Tuesday, September 16, 2025 (Season 42, Game 7):

Upon this man’s re-election, Karl Marx called him “the single-minded son of the working class”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Susan Harris, a professor from Chicago, Illinois

Alex Rossell Hayes, a political scientist originally from Baltimore, Maryland

Paolo Pasco, a puzzle writer originally from San Diego, California (4-day total: $107,342)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Since September 1984, 473 people have won 4 or more games of Jeopardy! in the United States. Paolo Pasco, originally from San Diego, hopes to become the 288^th to win their fifth. While Paolo has already mathematically taken a Tournament of Champions place (assuming no format changes), that 5^th win has always been seen as the important one for players and fans alike. Hoping to stop Paolo from getting to the important milestone are a pair of academics in political scientist Alex Rossell Hayes (originally of Baltimore) and professor Susan Harris (of Chicago).

Correct response: Who is Abraham Lincoln?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2025 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

In a congratulatory letter written by Karl Marx to Abraham Lincoln on behalf of the International Working Men’s Association in Europe following the 1864 election, Marx and the organization described the 16^th President of the United States as “the single-minded son of the working class”, as they were very pleased with the progressive policies being enacted in the United States by Lincoln, especially the elimination of slavery. Marx and the organization wrote, “They consider it an earnest of the epoch to come that it fell to the lot of Abraham Lincoln, the single-minded son of the working class, to lead his country through the matchless struggle for the rescue of an enchained race and the reconstruction of a social world.“

The letter was presented to U.S. Ambassador Charles Francis Adams in January 1865 and can still be found at the Marxists Internet Archive.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: European History; It’s A Mystery To Us; Words In Friendliness; That’s Quite A Novel Synopsis; Revenge; A Dish Best Served Cold)

Paolo found the Daily Double early, doubled up, and took a big lead into the first break. After 15 clues, the scores were Paolo $8,400 Susan $2,600 Alex $1,200.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Paolo 10 correct 0 incorrect
Susan 3 correct 0 incorrect
Alex 2 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Susan joined her community theater after her cancer treatment.
Alex works for a political polling company.
Paolo wants to rent out 8 treadmills to recreate an OK Go music video.

Paolo picked up another half-dozen correct to bring his score over five figures after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Paolo 16 correct 0 incorrect
Susan 6 correct 0 incorrect
Alex 8 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Paolo $10,800
Susan $4,200
Alex $4,000

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: U.S. Geography; Great Stuff; Interesting Trees; Hodgepodge; Thanks For The Memoirs; Fiery Words & Phrases)

Paolo found DD2 on clue #7, picking up $5,000; the hunt for DD3 took so long that both challengers forgot the category that DD2 was in, giving Paolo enough time to regain control, find DD3, and cement the runaway.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Paolo 27 correct 0 incorrect
Alex 18 correct 5 incorrect
Susan 7 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Paolo $28,200
Alex $9,600
Susan $3,400

Nobody was correct in Final Jeopardy as a couple of joke responses came out. Paolo is now a 5-time champion; he’ll go for win #6 tomorrow!

Tonight’s results:

Susan $3,400 – $3,399 = $1 (Who is Andrew Jackson?)
Alex $9,600 – $1 = $9,599 (Who has thumbs and is happy to come in second?)
Paolo $28,200 – $1,026 = $27,174 (Who wants to recreate that OK Go music video with me?) (5-day total: $134,516)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) WORDS IN FRIENDLINESS $800 (clue #5)
Paolo 2400 +2400 (Alex 0 Susan 600)
2) FIERY WORDS & PHRASES $1200 (clue #7)
Paolo 14000 +5000 (Alex 3200 Susan 3000)
3) GREAT STUFF $800 (clue #23, $3200 left on board)
Paolo 25400 +2000 (Alex 7600 Susan 3400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 144

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Paolo 3 4 3 4*
Alex
Susan 5

DJ! Round:
Paolo 3 3* 4 5 3 4 5 5 2 2 5 2*
Alex 4 4 3 2 4 3 3 5 5† 2†
Susan 4†

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Paolo 3.56
Alex 3.50
Susan 4.50

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 0 (0.00 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Paolo $21,600 Coryat, 27 correct, 0 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Alex $9,600 Coryat, 18 correct, 5 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Susan $3,400 Coryat, 7 correct, 2 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,600
Lach Trash: $11,600 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,800
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Paolo Pasco, career statistics:

129 correct, 8 incorrect
6/6 on rebound attempts (on 18 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (115/285)
9/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $20,500)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,040

Alex Rossell Hayes, career statistics:

18 correct, 6 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,600

Susan Harris, career statistics:

7 correct, 3 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,400

Paolo Pasco, to win:

6 games: 67.686%
7: 45.814%
8: 31.010%
9: 20.989%
10: 14.207%
Avg. streak: 7.095 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• No wagering suggestions are posted due to today’s double runaway game.
• Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.

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