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Sports Jeopardy Recap – April 6, 2016

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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

Roy Hollis goes for Win #5; one of his challengers today finished second on the big show in 2009. You bet there were fireworks!

You can watch this game on Crackle!

Today’s contestants:

Sherriel Sullivan, a human resources specialist from Crofton, MD

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Alex Fineman, an attorney from Hermosa Beach, CA

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Roy Hollis, a real estate agent from Huron Township, MI (4-day total: $20,000)

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Final Jeopardy! category: NBA FIRST ROUND PICKS

Final Jeopardy! clue: Before 2015, the last time the Lakers had a top 5 pick was in 1982, when they selected this future Hall of Famer

Who is James Worthy?

Scores going into Final:
Roy 22,000
Alex 20,500
Sherriel 3,250

Final Results:
Sherriel 3,250 + 0 = 3,250
Alex 20,500 – 3,000 = 17,500 (Who is Kurt Rambis?)
Roy 22,000 + 19,001 = 41,001 (5-day total: $25,000)

Daily Double locations:
1) WALK INTO A BAR 750 (21st pick)
Roy 4500 +2500 (Alex 3500 Sherriel 3250)
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2) CY OLD 1000 (12th pick)
Alex 10750 +3250 (Roy 11000 Sherriel 2250)
3) JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT 1500 (21st pick)
Roy 13000 +7000 (Alex 18500 Sherriel 3250)

On the scoreboard:
19 – 67
13 – 41
On April 5, 1967, Wilt Chamberlain (#13) pulled down 41 rebounds in a playoff game against the Boston Celtics, setting an NBA playoff record.

Game stats:
Roy 14,750 Coryat, 19 correct, 3 incorrect, 44.44% in first on buzzer
Alex 18,250 Coryat, 19 correct, 0 incorrect, 35.56% in first on buzzer
Sherriel 3,250 Coryat, 6 correct, 1 incorrect, 13.33% in first on buzzer

Roy Hollis, stats to date:
110 correct
13 incorrect
5/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 9,005)
2/5 in Final Jeopardy
45.33% in first on buzzer (102/225)
Average Coryat: 17,350


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