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)
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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 Population) for Wednesday, August 10, 2022 (Season 38, Game 43):
This Asian nation is the world’s most populous country that lies mostly in the Southern Hemisphere
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Andrew He, a software developer from San Francisco, California
Mary Kamela, a school librarian from Buffalo, New York
Dane Reighard, an editor from Los Angeles, California (2-day total: $34,799)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Today’s game originally aired on November 10, 2021.
It was no surprise that today’s game made it onto a “best of Season 38” set of episodes—in case this game is new to you, scroll down, and look at the scores! Dane Reighard came into today’s game as a 2-day champion.
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Correct response: What is Indonesia?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
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At over 270 million, Indonesia is the world’s 4th-most populous country, and the most populous whose land is located mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. Brazil is the 6th-most populous overall and the second-most populous mostly-Southern Hemisphere country – the northern reaches of both Indonesia and Brazil do extend north of the Equator.
I know personally that geography is a strong point of mine, but I’m also at a loss to determine what any incorrect responses to this clue might be from a player. There aren’t that many Asian countries whose land is mostly south of the Equator in the first place, and certainly not any with any sort of population. I feel as though adding the continent nerfed this clue. On the flip side, this is the exact sort of clue that I talk about when it comes to “keeping the Final Jeopardy! wagers honest” (i.e. that there needs to be easy Final Jeopardy! clues in order to prevent players from betting too conservatively as a rule). Considering Dane’s choice on Monday not to bet to completely cover second place, this is the sort of clue that could prove to be his undoing—especially if a more strategically minded player took note of what happened.
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: First Things First; Lakes & Rivers; Celebrity Entrepreneurs; “B” + 2 Letters; Up All Night; Mythical Misses)
The fireworks started early in today’s game — Andrew got off to a rocket start, only to fall back to $0 after a missed True Daily Double. However, he did pull things back and nearly tied for the lead after 30 clues!
Statistics at the first break (17 clues):
Dane 5 correct 1 incorrect
Andrew 10 correct 2 incorrect
Mary 0 correct 2 incorrect
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Dane 10 correct 1 incorrect
Andrew 16 correct 3 incorrect
Mary 1 correct 3 incorrect
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: They Turned My Book Into A Movie; Caribbean History; The Shirley Booth; Sitcoms; Science & Nature; Word Origins)
Mary was able to pull herself out of the hole during this round; however, Dane and Andrew continued their slugfest. Both Dane and Andrew successfully converted True Daily Doubles north of $10,000 to put up incredible scores going into Final Jeopardy. The scores going into the final clue were Andrew at $30,000, Dane at $26,000, and Mary at $4,800.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Andrew 28 correct 4 incorrect
Dane 21 correct 3 incorrect
Mary 5 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 4 (0 today).
Dane and Andrew both got Final correct, which means that as Andrew made the standard cover bet, Myron Meyer’s record from 2002, for the most amount of money won in a player’s first win, fell in this game; the record is now held by Andrew He at an incredible $52,001.
Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:
Scores going into Final:
Andrew $30,000
Dane $26,000
Mary $4,800
Tonight’s results:
Mary $4,800 – $0 = $4,800 (What is India?)
Dane $26,000 + $25,999 = $51,999 (What is Indonesia?)
Andrew $30,000 + $22,001 = $52,001 (What is Indonesia?) (1-day total: $52,001)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Dane $4,600
Andrew $4,000
Mary -$800
Opening break taken after: 17 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) LAKES & RIVERS $600 (clue #13)
Andrew 4800 -4800 (Dane 2200 Mary -1400)
2) SCIENCE & NATURE $800 (clue #20)
Andrew 12400 +12400 (Dane 13400 Mary 3200)
3) WORD ORIGINS $1200 (clue #25, $5200 left on board)
Dane 13800 +13800 (Mary 4800 Andrew 25200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 100
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 4 (0.09 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Andrew $23,200 Coryat, 28 correct, 4 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Dane $13,400 Coryat, 21 correct, 3 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Mary $4,800 Coryat, 5 correct, 3 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $41,400
Lach Trash: $5,600 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,000
Dane Reighard, career statistics:
67 correct, 9 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
39.77% in first on buzzer (68/171)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,800)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,867
Mary Kamela, career statistics:
5 correct, 4 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,800
Andrew He, career statistics:
29 correct, 4 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $23,200
Andrew He, to win:
2 games: 82.571%
3: 68.180%
4: 56.297%
5: 46.485%
6: 38.383%
Avg. streak: 5.738 games.
Today’s interviews:
Andrew lived downstairs from the cofounder of Instagram as a sophomore.
Mary had a first word of “Book”.
Dane had a yacht party for his 30th birthday; he and his friends got seasick.
Andy’s Thoughts:
Today’s “Clue of the Day” was: This poison gets its name partly from the Greek for “dark blue”; it was in the category Word Origins. The correct response: What is cyanide?
- $26,000 is the second-highest non-leading score going into Final Jeopardy! in the history of the show, behind only Adam Levin on April 29, 2019.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Andrew $30,000 Dane $26,000 Mary $4,800)
Dane: Bet between $8,001 (covering any of Andrew’s conservative range) and $16,399 (to make sure you keep second place over Mary). (Actual bet: $25,999)
Mary: If Andrew bets to cover Dane and is incorrect, he falls to $7,999. In order to have any hope of winning, you must bet at least $3,200. (Actual bet: $0)
Andrew: Standard cover bet over Dane is $22,001. (Actual bet: $22,001)
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