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 19th Century Americans) for Wednesday, September 16, 2020 (Season 37, Game 3):
Obituaries called this man who died in 1820 a celebrated colonel, the first settler in Ky. & a man who delighted in perils & battle
(correct response beneath the contestants)
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Today’s contestants:
David Ferrara, a realtor from Los Angeles, California
Kelly Decker, an actress from Kagel Canyon, California
Cory Barger, an orchestra musician from Riverside, California (2-day total: $37,400)
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Correct response: Who is Daniel Boone?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
Daniel Boone is best known today as one of America’s early frontiersmen; in the mid-1770s, he famously blazed a trail (known as the Wilderness Road) through the Cumberland Gap into what is now Kentucky. He spent the last two decades of his life in what is now Missouri after falling deeply into debt due to Kentucky land claims.
Many details of his life have been blurred due to his becoming a quasi-mythological figure in American history, a practice which even started during his lifetime thanks to John Filson’s “The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boon”.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
David $9,800
Cory $1,800
Kelly -$1,400
Tonight’s results:
Kelly -$1,400 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Cory $1,800 + $1,800 = $3,600 (Who is Daniel Boone?)
David $9,800 – $4,823 = $4,977 (Who is Daniel Boone? Davey Crockett) (1-day total: $4,977)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
David $3,600
Kelly $2,800
Cory $1,000
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) EUROPEAN HISTORY $1000 (clue #5)
Cory 800 -1000 (Kelly -200 David 400)
2) 6-LETTER WORDS $1600 (clue #16)
Kelly 5600 -3000 (Cory 1400 David 4800)
3) THE NAVAJO $1600 (clue #24)
David 12800 -3000 (Cory 1400 Kelly 2600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -177
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: “YOU” IDIOM! $600 $800 $1000
DJ! Round: SAND PAINTING $1200 $1600
Total Left On Board: $5,200
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 9 (3.00 per episode average)
Game Stats:
David $12,800 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 32.69% in first on buzzer (17/52), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Cory $2,800 Coryat, 10 correct, 3 incorrect, 19.23% in first on buzzer (10/52), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Kelly $1,600 Coryat, 12 correct, 7 incorrect, 30.77% in first on buzzer (16/52), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $17,200
Lach Trash: $16,600 (on 13 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $15,000
Cory Barger, career statistics:
45 correct, 10 incorrect
4/6 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
26.54% in first on buzzer (43/162)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,500)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,800
Kelly Decker, career statistics:
12 correct, 7 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
30.77% in first on buzzer (16/52)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,000)
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $1,600
David Ferrara, career statistics:
17 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
32.69% in first on buzzer (17/52)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,800
David Ferrara, to win:
2 games: 33.304%
3: 11.092%
4: 3.694%
5: 1.230%
6: 0.410%
Avg. streak: 1.499 games.
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