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
Welcome to Season 37’s final Wednesday; it is Day 3 of Joe Buck’s hosting stint. $51,400 has been donated thus far to Kidsmart thus far. Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category World Flags) for Wednesday, August 11, 2021 (Season 37, Game 228):
The use of red, yellow & green as Pan-African colors began with the flag of this nation, the continent’s oldest independent country
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Max Wagner, a musician originally from Chicago, Illinois
Brianna Weck, a community engagement manager from Arlington, Virginia
Matt Amodio, a Ph.D student from New Haven, Connecticut (15-day total: $475,600)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: When a streak gets this long, the #1 question going into every episode: will today be the day that the champion gets defeated? Our challengers are going to need to do better on the Daily Doubles than Matt does in order to have a chance.
Interestingly, Mike Richards did put a minor spoiler in his recent email to the Jeopardy! staff (the one that was nearly immediately leaked and reported on by the media), making reference to an end total donated to charity that has yet to be announced.
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Correct response: What is Ethiopia?
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Ethiopia has long been admired by the rest of Africa for its generally being able to avoid lengthy stretches of being occupied by colonial powers (as Italy was only able to occupy it for a few years in the late 1930s). Its tricolor of green, gold, and red horizontal bands have become the pan-African colors and have been used on the flags of numerous African countries. Ghana was the first country outside of Ethiopia to incorporate the colors into its own flag, doing so in 1957.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Matt $31,600
Brianna $8,800
Max $5,400
Tonight’s results:
Max $5,400 – $5,400 = $0 (What is Zimbabwe)
Brianna $8,800 – $2,001 = $6,799 (What is Liberia?)
Matt $31,600 – $2,000 = $29,600 (What is Ethiopia Egypt?) (16-day total: $505,200)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Matt $15,600
Brianna $4,000
Max $3,000
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) AN AUGUST CATEGORY $800 (clue #14)
Matt 6000 +6000 (Brianna 2800 Max 1000)
2) CHINA’S CULTURAL REVOLUTION $1600 (clue #10)
Matt 21200 +2000 (Brianna 7200 Max 3000)
3) MATH $800 (clue #20, $7200 left on board)
Matt 25200 +2000 (Brianna 8800 Max 4200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 117
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: FRUITS & VEGETABLES $400 “ISH” LIST $400
Total Left On Board: $800
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 211 (0.93 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Matt $24,800 Coryat, 36 correct, 5 incorrect, 69.09% in first on buzzer (38/55), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Brianna $8,800 Coryat, 10 correct, 1 incorrect, 14.55% in first on buzzer (8/55), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Max $5,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 1 incorrect, 14.55% in first on buzzer (8/55), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,000
Lach Trash: $4,800 (on 3 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,400
Matt Amodio, career statistics:
516 correct, 62 incorrect
24/28 on rebound attempts (on 57 rebound opportunities)
55.23% in first on buzzer (496/898)
32/37 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $112,200)
10/16 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $26,250
Brianna Weck, career statistics:
10 correct, 2 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
14.55% in first on buzzer (8/55)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,800
Max Wagner, career statistics:
10 correct, 2 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
14.55% in first on buzzer (8/55)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,400
Matt Amodio, to win:
17 games: 90.733%
18: 82.324%
19: 74.695%
20: 67.773%
21: 61.492%
Avg. streak: 25.791 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- $84,000 has been donated thus far to Kidsmart; $2,898,626 has been donated on behalf of all hosts.
- Counting tournament play, Matt at $505,200 moves to #9 in all-time winnings. Jason Zuffranieri sits #8 at $542,496.
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