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
While preparing for my Q & A with John Pearson, I came across this on the Jeopardy boards and am so shook up I just have to show you. What do you think?!?
My Coryat from this weekend’s rerun, which originally aired 7-12-13, is 17400 (23200 without negs). I remember this episode but for some reason I can’t find a recap or Coryat from that time.
I’m pleased to bring you Day 1 of Week 2 of the Teachers Tournament.
John Pearson
And I’m relieved that John and Eli Barrieau are not playing each other in the semifinals – I want them both in the finals! I’m doing a Q & A with them, so leave a comment with any questions you have for them.
The Daily Double was only the second clue of the round! John found it in “Oh”. The first clue was worth 200. He wagered 1000 on this easy clue: “This Czech region gave us a name for artistic people who live by unconventional standards.” He got it.
I think I swept People (as in the magazine), and I got this triple-stumper: “In 2013 People reported ‘the new YouTube sensation’ was ‘doing’ this dance; ‘R.I.P. Gangnam style’!” No one got it even after Timothy said “Harlem shuffle”! I knew it before he said that, of course.
At the first break:
John 3400 (4 right)
Timothy 200 (3 right and one wrong)
Katie 2200 (4 right)
I don’t know about you but I thought Timothy was way more relaxed this episode than the last one.
I liked John’s story about Coach K calling him the worst player who tried out for the team, and I liked John’s reaction to it.
I got this triple-stumper in Places: “In Biblical times, caravans stopped at Capernaum, Israel to stock up on fish from this nearby lake.”
At the end of the round:
John 4800 (5 right and 3 wrong)
Timothy 400 (2 right and 2 wrong)
Katie 4400 (3 right)
Timothy got the first Daily Double of Double Jeopardy, in More Than One Meaning.
John 5200 (One right and one wrong)
Timothy 800 (One right)
Katie 4800 (One right)
Timothy wagered “up to 2000” (2000) on this clue: “Polite & friendly, or any of various liqueurs.” He got it right!
John got the next clue right, and then the next clue was the other Daily Double, in Short Stories.
John 6000
Timothy 2800
Katie 4800
John wagered 2500 on this too-hard clue: “‘Bow Wow’ & ‘A Bit of a Shock,’ 2 of John O’Hara’s stories about Joey Evans, were the basis for this 1940 musical.” He was wrong.
I got this triple-stumper in American Experience: JFK: “During his 1946 run for Congress, the skinny JFK already suffered from this disease of adrenal insufficiency.”
I was thankful for the brainless Everybody Must Get Birthstones, for my Coryat’s sake.
One clue was left covered, with no warning.
John 8700 (7 right and one wrong)
Timothy 8400 (6 right and one wrong)
Katie 4800 (3 right and 2 wrong)
The Final Jeopardy category was Buildings. This was the clue: “Charles Evans Hughes laid the cornerstone for this building on October 13, 1932 & got to work in it for about 6 years.” I got this one right on a lucky guess. I’m especially glad because it was a triple-stumper. Katie and Timothy lost everything! John wagered everything but 500. I’m so glad we’ll see him again on Thursday.
My Coryat today was 19600 (21800 without negs).
One year ago: On the Decay of the Art of Strategy
Two years ago: You must remember this…
Three years ago: Wide world of weird, weird moments