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Season 42
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, July 1, 2026
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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)
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 Names In Entertainment) for Wednesday, July 1, 2026 (Season 42, Game 213):
Among his numerous accolades are 3 Tonys, 3 Emmys, 5 Grammys & a 2016 Pulitzer Prize
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Ben Crockett, a director of data analytics originally from Laurel, Washington
Robyn Masella, a victim advocate from Corvallis, Oregon
Richard Nguyen, a research attorney from Placentia, California (1-day total: $20,801)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
For the first time in nearly three weeks, we have a new occupant of the champion’s lectern on the Alex Trebek Stage in Richard Nguyen, who defeated 12-game champion Adam Remsen yesterday. Today, he faces off against Robyn Masella of Corvallis, Oregon and Ben Crockett of Laurel, Washington.
One other interesting thing that we’ve seen over the past few years, since the advent of Second Chance: the longer a giant killer’s run goes, the better the chances are for third place in that “giant killer” game to get a Second Chance invitation, with Mandy Moreno’s chances going up considerably if Richard happens to go on a run here.
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Correct response: Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
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Lin-Manuel Miranda, best known for his musical Hamilton, which won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, is also only an Oscar away from an EGOT, having been nominated for Best Original Song twice (from Moana and Encanto).
I think the biggest imagined controversy today is that significant numbers of sources online have understated the number of Emmy Awards that Lin-Manuel Miranda has won, including an AI hallucination that does the same. While LMM is best known for his Primetime Emmy in 2021 for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) for Hamilton and Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (“Bigger” from the 67th Tony Awards), LMM does in fact have a third Emmy: We The People won the Children’s and Family Emmy Award in 2022. (And if you try to tell anyone in the industry that it only counts unless it’s Primetime or Daytime—you are going to have an argument on your hands. As someone with friends who treasure their local Emmy Awards—it absolutely counts.)
Also, I definitely think that the most common incorrect response here is going to be Kendrick Lamar, who does have a Pulitzer as well—but his was in 2018.
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Game Recap:
Richard Nguyen showed why yesterday’s victory over Adam Remsen was not a fluke at all, picking up 26 correct and taking a runaway into Final Jeopardy. Meanwhile, a pair of Daily Double misses from Robyn Masella meant she wasn’t able to play Final Jeopardy today.
Scores going into Final:
Richard $18,000
Ben $3,800
Robyn -$1,400
Tonight’s results:
Robyn -$1,400 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Ben $3,800 + $2,200 = $6,000 (Who is Lin Manuel Miranda)
Richard $18,000 – $2,000 = $16,000 (Who is La) (2-day total: $36,801)
Game Stats:
Richard $15,800 Coryat, 26 correct, 5 incorrect, 50.88% in first on buzzer (29/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Ben $3,800 Coryat, 9 correct, 3 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Robyn $2,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 7 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $22,200
Richard Nguyen, to win:
3 games: 59.380%
4: 35.260%
5: 20.937%
6: 12.433%
7: 7.382%
Avg. streak: 3.462 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Due to today’s runaway game, wagering suggestions will not be posted.
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
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