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 20th Century People) for Wednesday, December 8, 2021 (Season 38, Game 63):
Gen. MacArthur said this man’s death by “violence is one of those bitter anachronisms that seems to refute all logic”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders, an assistant professor of U.S. and African-American history at the University of Colorado-Boulder
Lisa Dresner, an associate professor of writing studies at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York
Sam Buttrey, an associate professor of operations research at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Things have started to heat up a bit in the 2021 Professors Tournament; Gary Hollis and Marti Canipe have already qualified for the semifinals, while Katie Reed and Hester Blum are holding down the first two wild card spots. At least one more semifinalist will be named today!
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Correct response: Who is Mohandas “Mahatma” Gandhi?
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Upset at how Gandhi had gone on a hunger strike and called for India to stop religious violence against Pakistan (as well as paying some monies owing to Pakistan), a Hindu nationalist assassinated Gandhi on January 30, 1948. Gandhi had become world-renowned for leading nonviolent protest in India against the British rule, and had led to India and Pakistan gaining independence in 1947. Gandhi, however, had also preferred religious pluralism (many religions coexisting), instead of the Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan that Britain granted.
However, I think that where the writers decided to cut the quote off makes for a clunkily worded clue today, even though the clue is technically correct as written—the words quoted were actually said by MacArthur. Considering that character space is always a consideration, though, I’d like to posit that the clue should have been worded, “Gen. MacArthur said this man’s assassination was ‘one of those bitter anachronisms that seems to refute all logic'”, a wording that comes in 3 characters shorter than the show’s chosen wording.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Sam $22,400
Lisa $6,400
Ashleigh $3,200
Tonight’s results:
Ashleigh $3,200 – $3,200 = $0 (Who is John F. Kennedy?)
Lisa $6,400 – $6,400 = $0 (Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr?)
Sam $22,400 – $0 = $22,400 (Who is J.F. Kennedy?) (Semi-Finalist)
Wild card standings:
Monday: Gary Hollis, $20,000
Tuesday: Marti Canipe, $13,400
Wednesday: Sam Buttrey, $22,400
1. Katie Reed, $12,000 ($14,000), 99.448% to advance
2. Hester Blum, $12,000 ($8,600), 93.559% to advance
3. John Harkless, $4,000, 7.028% to advance
4. Gautam Hans, $1, 0.021% to advance
5.Lisa Dresner, $0 ($6,400)
6. Ashley Lawrence-Sanders, $0 ($3,200)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Sam $8,000
Ashleigh $4,000
Lisa $1,400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) DEALING WITH THE ENVIRONMENT $1000 (clue #22)
Ashleigh 1400 +1000 (Sam 5400 Lisa 1400)
2) LITERARY PROFESSORS $1600 (clue #2)
Lisa 1400 +1400 (Sam 8000 Ashleigh 4000)
3) NAMES & PLACES OF 2021 $800 (clue #30, $0 left on board)
Ashleigh 5200 -2000 (Sam 22400 Lisa 6400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 103
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.13 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Sam $22,400 Coryat, 29 correct, 0 incorrect, 47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Ashleigh $5,200 Coryat, 12 correct, 3 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Lisa $6,600 Coryat, 6 correct, 1 incorrect, 10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,200
Lach Trash: $16,400 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,400
Sam Buttrey, career statistics:
29 correct, 1 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,400
Lisa Dresner, career statistics:
6 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,600
Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders, career statistics:
12 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,200
Today’s interviews:
Ashleigh had a class discussion about what historical figures would survive a zombie apocalypse.
Lisa also heads the LGBTQ+ studies program at Hofstra.
Sam had a father who was also a professor.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I’m sure my myriad friends who work (or have worked) at Shopify will be very disappointed that COMPANY COLORS $800 fell for a Triple Stumper. It’s certainly been a bad few weeks for Ottawa-related clues on the show (Shopify was founded in Ottawa and its head offices were located there before the company went virtual at the start of the pandemic).
- I wish that Mayim would remember to remind contestants that they can wager up to the highest value of a clue on the board on Daily Doubles; this is not the first time she’s done this, and it has a negative effect on gameplay.
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