Weekend Jeopardy! Recap – February 21 & 22, 2026

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.
(Click Here for Methodology)

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 The Stage) for February 21-22, 2026 (Season 41, Game 169):

Their show ended its off-Broadway run in 2025, after 34 years, 17,800 shows & 82,150 gallons of paint

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Scott Summers, a librarian from Apex, North Carolina

Julie Holt, a Latin teacher from Knoxville, Tennessee

Ben Ganger, a data analyst from Goshen, Indiana (2-day total: $41,815)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

While we wait for nontournament play to resume on Monday in first-run syndicated play, our weekend encore presentations continue the lengthy run of ToC players from April and May of 2025. Tonight’s encore presentation sees Indiana’s Ben Ganger go for win #3 against Julie Holt and Scott Summers.

I sholuld also note that the field has been unveiled for Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars, beginning March 13 on ABC at 8:00 PM Eastern; thus, for 10 weeks between March and May, we’ll be getting a double dose of Jeopardy! on Friday evenings.

Correct response: Who are the Blue Man Group?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2026 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

While it still has performances in Las Vegas, Berlin, and Shanghai at this point, the Blue Man Group—named because the mute group performs with their skin painted blue—were founded in 1987 in New York. They first began performing off-Broadway at the Astor Place Theatre in 1991; that closed, along with shows in Boston and Chicago, in 2025.

In order to redesign our merchandise area to serve you better in 2026, all merchandise sales have been temporarily taken offline. Look for a return in late 2026! All previous orders will still be supported.

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the February 21-22, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Note: If you’d like to see the full statistics from this game, check out the original recap, from May 1, 2025.

Game Recap:

Ben continued the dominance he showed in his early run, picking up two dozen correct responses, seemingly able to buzz at will. While he got the last Daily Double incorrect, that didn’t keep him from having more than six times Scott’s score entering Final Jeopardy.

Both Ben and Julie were correct in Final, with Ben adding $34,600 to his total, putting his 3-day total at $76,415. Next week, he goes for win #4 against Sam Sabulis and Shweta Balasubramanian.

Scores going into Final:

Ben $24,600
Scott $4,000
Julie $3,200

Tonight’s results:

Julie $3,200 + $3,200 = $6,400 (What is Blue Man Group)
Scott $4,000 – $2,401 = $1,599 (What is Little Shop of Horrors?)
Ben $24,600 + $10,000 = $34,600 (What is The Blue Man Group) (3-day total: $76,415)

Game Stats:

Ben $22,600 Coryat, 24 correct, 6 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Julie $3,200 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Scott $5,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 5 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $30,800

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