Weekend Jeopardy! Recap – February 28 & March 1, 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

September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
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 Boats & Ships) for February 28-March 1, 2026 (Season 41, Game 170):

Nearly a century after her 1851 sporting triumph, she was a rotting hulk finally scrapped in 1945

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Sam Sabulis, an attorney from Atlanta, Georgia

Shweta Balasubramanian, a marketing manager from Pomona, California

Ben Ganger, a data analyst from Goshen, Indiana (3-day total: $76,415)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Our weekend encore presentations continue with our run through last spring’s run of successive champions; this week’s presentation focuses on Ben Ganger’s fourth game, where he took on Sam Sabulis and Shweta Balasubramanian.

Over at the Jeopardy! website, the mini-site for Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars has been published; the opening quarterfinal features Saturday Night Live alumna Rachel Dratch, Emmy nominee Mark Duplass, and sports commentator Katie Nolan. My own preview of the series will be coming next weekend.

Correct response: What is America?

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.)

America was the yacht that began famous in the mid-19^th century for winning the race around the Isle of Wight, part of the 1851 Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta. The trophy it won was later donated to the New York Yacht Club, becoming the famed America’s Cup series of yacht races.

As I said when this first aired, the key to this clue was knowing that the America’s Cup was named for a yacht named America and not directly for the country itself.

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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the February 28-March 1, 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 2, 2025.

Game Recap:

Ben Ganger continued his strong play, picking up a combined $9,700 on the three Daily Doubles in the round and cruising to a runaway victory. That, of course, insulated him quite well from the Triple Stumper that ensued in Final Jeopardy; his 4^th victory brought his total to $96.415. He goes for win #5 in next weekend’s encore presentation against Rhyne Modlin and Ellen Goldlust.

Scores going into Final:

Ben $22,500
Sam $7,800
Shweta $1,000

Tonight’s results:

Shweta $1,000 – $680 = $320 (What is Titanic?)
Sam $7,800 – $2,611 = $5,189 (What is SS Rotting Hulk)
Ben $22,500 – $2,500 = $20,000 (What?) (4-day total: $96,415)

Game Stats:

Ben $17,000 Coryat, 25 correct, 5 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Sam $7,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 5 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Shweta $1,000 Coryat, 3 correct, 1 incorrect, 7.02% in first on buzzer (4/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $25,800

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