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 Sporting Events) for Wednesday, December 22, 2021 (Season 38, Game 73):
In 1752 one of the first races in this sport was run—4 miles from Buttevant Church to St. Mary’s Doneraile
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Krystina Alfano, a grants management specialist from Hyattsville, Maryland
Jamal Rogers, a mobile software engineer from Astoria, New York
Amy Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, California (15-day total: $606,200)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Amy Schneider is now at 15 victories; Jamal and Krystina will attempt to keep her from reaching 16 wins. One thing that will make it tougher for them: Amy’s now up to 10 correct responses in a row in Final Jeopardy. Only 3 have had a longer streak—James Holzhauer (28), Ben Ingram (12), and Tom Cubbage (12).
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Correct response: What is steeplechase?
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As its name implies—”chasing steeples”—the steeplechase originated as a cross-country horse race between two churches, especially in Ireland in the 18th century. Nowadays, the term is used both in horse racing and athletics to refer to competitions where obstacles are jumped. The most famous horse racing steeplechase is the Grand National at Aintree Race Course near Liverpool. The most famous athletics steeplechase is the Olympic distance, the 3000m steeplechase, where runners jump a high hurdle-water jump every lap of the track.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Amy $35,200
Jamal $12,000
Krystina $2,000
Tonight’s results:
Krystina $2,000 + $1,951 = $3,951 (What is the steeplechase?)
Jamal $12,000 – $345 = $11,655 (What is bicycling?)
Amy $35,200 – $10,000 = $25,200 (What is) (16-day total: $631,400)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Amy $16,400
Jamal $1,200
Krystina $0
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) MAMMALS $600 (clue #13)
Amy 5200 +4000 (Jamal 800 Krystina 400)
2) ‘TIS THE SEASON, ERA OR EPOCH $1600 (clue #12)
Jamal 3600 +3600 (Amy 21600 Krystina 2000)
3) U.S. GEOGRAPHY $1200 (clue #17, $17600 left on board)
Amy 24000 +4000 (Jamal 7200 Krystina 0)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 194
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 11 (0.15 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Amy $29,000 Coryat, 34 correct, 0 incorrect, 52.63% in first on buzzer (30/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Jamal $10,000 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Krystina $2,000 Coryat, 8 correct, 3 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $41,000
Lach Trash: $8,200 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,800
Amy Schneider, career statistics:
501 correct, 29 incorrect
29/32 on rebound attempts (on 60 rebound opportunities)
50.11% in first on buzzer (455/908)
24/27 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $81,200)
14/16 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $25,450
Jamal Rogers, career statistics:
13 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,600)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,000
Krystina Alfano, career statistics:
9 correct, 3 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $2,000
Amy Schneider, to win:
17 games: 92.344%
18: 85.275%
19: 78.746%
20: 72.717%
21: 67.150%
Avg. streak: 28.062 games.
Today’s interviews:
Krystina was Tom Sawyered by her now-husband (yes, staining a fence.)
Jamal got his first job rejection letter from a video game company at the age of 6.
Amy has been to TIFF seven times.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I understand that Jeopardy’s internal style guide renders an em dash as “–“; however, I render it here as “—”.
- Today was only the second time Amy has gotten Final Jeopardy! incorrect.
- Amy passes Matt Jackson for #7 on the all-time winnings list, including tournaments. Larissa Kelly—also the all-time winningest woman—sits #6 at $660,930.
- At 501, Amy remains behind Matt Jackson for #8 on the “most correct responses” list; Amy should pass Matt tomorrow; the clue at SHORT POEMS $1600 was Amy’s 500th correct response.
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