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 Brands) for Wednesday, June 15, 2022 (Season 38, Game 198):
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Evan Strong & Roy Campanella broke barriers representing this brand
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Peggy Gibbons, a legal editor from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gregory Scruggs, a journalist from Seattle, Washington
Megan Wachspress, an attorney from Berkeley, California (1-day total: $17,201)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: We have a new champion—Megan Wachspress—after she took down 6-day champion Eric Ahasic! Challengers Gregory Scruggs and Peggy Gibbons have to feel much better about their chances now! Peggy, while being introduced as being from Toronto, is originally a Newfoundlander! Unfortunately, she didn’t pick “Originally from Newfoundland and Labrador” for her introduction, so Kirsten Morry (from 2018) is still the only known player officially listed as representing the province on the show. (And yes, after the pushback I received when I made that statement in 2018, I realize this is an incredibly controversial position to take in this province. I stand by my statement as correct.)
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Correct response: What is Wheaties?
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Since 1934, Wheaties has been featuring famous athletes on its boxes (Lou Gehrig being the first); Babe Didrikson Zaharias was the first female athlete to be featured on a box, Roy Campanella was the first African-American professional athlete on a Wheaties box (somehow, Wheaties forgot about Olympian Jesse Owens being the first Black athlete in general, though, when they made this tweet.) Evan Strong was the first para-athlete to be featured on a Wheaties box in 2014.
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round categories: Milwaukee: News Clues; Body Parts in Latin; Sticks & Stones; The Brady Bunch; Coach & Horses; We’re Full!
Today’s opening round was very much an up-and-down affair for all three players; Peggy got the best of things early to hold a lead at both breaks. Gregory struggled with incorrect responses, especially on a late Daily Double to be in a distant third after the Jeopardy! round.
Double Jeopardy! Round categories: The 5th Century; On the Map of Africa; Orphans in
Books; State Flora; TV Monsters; Getting “W-R-M”
Peggy seemed to have difficulty getting things together in Double Jeopardy, especially after a crucial $2,000 neg at the bottom of ON THE MAP OF AFRICA. Gregory’s struggles continued, with another four incorrect responses in Double Jeopardy!, including $5,000 on the game’s final Daily Double. (He did pick up $3,000 on the second one, though!) Meanwhile, we saw an unplayed clue for the first time since May 26th tonight—12 Triple Stumpers and 13 incorrect responses overall played a hand in that. Just before that, though, Megan got clue #29 in order to cement a runaway today! Scores going into Final were Megan at $11,600, Peggy at $5,400, and Gregory at $1,000.
In Final today, Megan was the only correct respondent, but she chose not to add anything to her score. She’ll be back tomorrow to go for win #3 tomorrow!
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, June 15, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:
Scores going into Final:
Megan $11,600
Peggy $5,400
Gregory $1,000
Tonight’s results:
Gregory $1,000 – $998 = $2 (What is Louisville Slugger?)
Peggy $5,400 – $1,000 = $4,400 (What is Adidas?)
Megan $11,600 + $0 = $11,600 (What is Wheaties?) (2-day total: $28,801)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Peggy $5,400
Megan $4,800
Gregory $600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) BODY PARTS IN LATIN $600 (clue #28)
Gregory 3400 -1800 (Megan 4000 Peggy 4400)
2) STATE FLORA $800 (clue #7)
Gregory 4200 +3000 (Megan 6400 Peggy 4200)
3) THE 5th CENTURY $800 (clue #12, $22800 left on board)
Gregory 9200 -5000 (Megan 6400 Peggy 4200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -36
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: ORPHANS IN BOOKS $1600
Total Left On Board: $1,600
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 79 (0.40 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Megan $11,600 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 33.93% in first on buzzer (19/56), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Peggy $5,400 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.64% in first on buzzer (11/56), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Gregory $5,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 8 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer (18/56), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $22,600
Lach Trash: $15,800 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $14,000
Megan Wachspress, career statistics:
34 correct, 7 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
31.86% in first on buzzer (36/113)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,900
Gregory Scruggs, career statistics:
16 correct, 9 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
32.14% in first on buzzer (18/56)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,800)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,600
Peggy Gibbons, career statistics:
11 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
19.64% in first on buzzer (11/56)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,400
Megan Wachspress, to win:
3 games: 34.497%
4: 11.900%
5: 4.105%
6: 1.416%
7: 0.489%
Avg. streak: 2.527 games.
Today’s interviews:
Peggy spent her honeymoon on a trip to New York City to audition for Jeopardy.
Gregory took part in the Grand Traverse in 2021.
Megan was proposed to at Central Park, via park bench.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Thus far in Season 38, 82.45% of regular play games have seen all 61 clues played. During the end of the Alex Trebek era, this % was in the 30-40% range.
Link to the box score: June 15, 2022 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! betting suggestions:
(Scores: Megan $11,600 Peggy $5,400 Gregory $1,000)
Megan – Bet between $0 and $799 and enjoy victory #2! (Actual bet: $0)
Gregory – Bet whatever you like! (Actual bet: $998)
Peggy – You’re guaranteed second place if you bet between $0 and $3,399! (Actual bet: $1,000)
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