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)
(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
Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Astronomers) for Wednesday, May 6, 2020:
This man’s name was given to a comet that crashed into Jupiter in 1994; he’s the only human whose remains lie on the moon
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Brad Rutter, an actor & producer from Los Angeles, California (yesterday’s total: $10,400)
Ken Jennings, a writer from Seattle, Washington (yesterday’s total: $45,000)
James Holzhauer, a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada (yesterday’s total: $33,200)
Remember, this match’s winner is determined by adding yesterday’s scores to today’s.
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Correct response: Who is Eugene Shoemaker?
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Eugene Shoemaker, along with his wife Carolyn Shoemaker and David Levy, discovered the comet known as Shoemaker–Levy 9; a comet whose impact with Jupiter was televised worldwide in 1994. While visiting an impact crater site in Australia in 1997, Shoemaker was killed in a car accident; some of his ashes were taken to the Moon with the Lunar Prospector mission.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
James 15,000
Ken 12,200
Brad 10,000
Tonight’s results:
Brad 10,000 – 10,000 = 0 + 10,400 = 10,400 (Who is Hale?)
Ken 12,200 + 6,200 = 18,400 + 45,000 = 63,400 (Who is Shoemaker?) (Match 1 winner)
James 15,000 + 15,000 = 30,000 + 33,200 = 63,200 (Who is Shoemaker?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
James 8,200
Ken 7,000
Brad 3,800
Daily Double locations:
1) GREATEST OF ALL TIME TRAVELERS 600 (clue #5)
Ken 2400 +2400 (James 1000 Brad 0)
2) LET’S JAZZ UP THIS PLACE 1600 (clue #1)
Brad 3800 -3800 (James 8200 Ken 7000)
3) PHILOSOPHERS 2000 (clue #7)
Brad 2800 -2800 (James 9800 Ken 10600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -100
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: 0
Game Stats:
James 15,000 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Ken 10,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 5 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Brad 16,600 Coryat, 18 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: 42,000
Lach Trash: 2,400 (on 2 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): 9,600
James Holzhauer, career statistics:
1348 correct, 47 incorrect
41/44 on rebound attempts
55.69% in first on buzzer (1228/2205)
78/84 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 676,988)
37/39 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 29,272
Ken Jennings, career statistics:
2983 correct, 299 incorrect
108/134 on rebound attempts
58.66% in first on buzzer (2888/4923)
145/175 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 465,399)
56/85 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 26,386
Brad Rutter, career statistics:
722 correct, 81 incorrect
41/44 on rebound attempts
41.27% in first on buzzer (681/1650)
43/52 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 62,300)
16/27 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 19,124
James Holzhauer, to win (per the prediction model):
Wins in 3: 0.000% of the time.
Wins in 4: 7.383% of the time.
Wins in 5: 12.928% of the time.
Wins in 6: 11.790% of the time.
Wins in 7: 5.866% of the time.
Overall: 37.966% of the time.
Ken Jennings, to win (per the prediction model):
Wins in 3: 7.147% of the time.
Wins in 4: 10.393% of the time.
Wins in 5: 11.455% of the time.
Wins in 6: 8.249% of the time.
Wins in 7: 3.695% of the time.
Overall: 40.938% of the time.
Brad Rutter, to win (per the prediction model):
Wins in 3: 0.000% of the time.
Wins in 4: 3.059% of the time.
Wins in 5: 6.259% of the time.
Wins in 6: 7.434% of the time.
Wins in 7: 4.342% of the time.
Overall: 21.095% of the time.
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