Weekend Jeopardy! Recap – November 1 & 2, 2025

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 Around The World) for November 1-2, 2025 (Season 41, Game 153):

An online article about this landmark said, “The stones themselves look like they are crying” & mentioned “tears of…pain, hope & joy”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Andrew Hayes, a law student originally from Tupelo, Mississippi

Courtney Martin, a public defender originally from Cedarburg, Wisconsin

Mike Dawson, a technology manager from Portland, Oregon (3-day total: $57,000)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

The Carousel of ToCers from last spring continues in our weekend reruns this week. As things stand now in Jeopardy! Airing Time, Mike Dawson is on the precipice of mathematically qualifying for the Tournament of Champions, after having spent most of 2025 on the bubble. In this game, his attempt at a fourth win, he takes on Wisconsin’s Courtney Martin and Mississippi’s Andrew Hayes.

Correct response: What is the Wailing Wall (Western Wall)?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2025 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

One of the holiest sites in Judaism, the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem (also known as the Western Wall) is an ancient retaining wall of the Temple Mount in that city. This was certainly a very topical Final Jeopardy when it aired back in April, as this episode originally aired at the start of Passover season.

In case anyone is wondering, the “online article” cited in this Final was from Chabad.org.

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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the November 1-2, 2025 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 April 9, 2005.

Game Recap:

Mike got off to the best start and did have an opportunity to snatch even more momentum when he found the first Daily Double. Unfortunately, an incorrect response dropped his score back $0 and he could never get going again. While Andrew did lead after 30, it was Double Jeopardy where he came alive, picking up 15 correct responses, 8 of which at the $1600 and $2000 levels of the board, and didn’t even need to be aggressive on either Daily Double to come into Clue #61 with a very dominant runaway. Final Jeopardy saw him be very happy with his score entering the round of $25,200; you had a feeling that we might be seeing a ToCer in our midst after this one.

Scores going into Final:

Andrew $25,200
Courtney $4,200
Mike $2,400

Tonight’s results:

Mike $2,400 – $2,398 = $2 (What is the MLK)
Courtney $4,200 + $601 = $4,801 (What is the wailing wall?)
Andrew $25,200 – $0 = $25,200 (What is Mt. Rushmore) (1-day total: $25,200)

Game Stats:

Andrew $26,200 Coryat, 27 correct, 2 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Courtney $4,200 Coryat, 7 correct, 1 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Mike $6,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,200
Lach Trash: $9,000 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,800
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 3

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