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Sports Jeopardy Recap – December 16, 2015

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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

His last time out, Vinny escaped by the skin of his teeth!

You can watch this game on Crackle!

Today’s contestants:

Spenser Lorance, an Internet marketing manager originally from St. Louis, MO

SpenserLorance

Jimmy Bloomfield, a sports broadcaster from Columbus, OH

JimmyBloomfield

>Vinny Varadarajan, an engineering graduate from Fords, NJ (7-day total: $35,000)

VinnyVaradarajan-8

Final Jeopardy! category: CHAMPS

Final Jeopardy! clue: This school is the only one ever to win a Division I championship for football & men’s basketball in the same year

Who is the University of Florida?

Scores going into Final:
Vinny 22,518
Jimmy 2,000
Spenser 500

Final Results:
Spenser 500 + 499 = 999
Jimmy 2,000 + 0 = 2,000
Vinny 22,518 – 1,973 = 20,545 (What is Kcirtap Nad?) (8-day champ: $40,000)

Daily Double locations:
1) ON BROADWAY $500 (7th pick)
Vinny 1750 +501 (Spenser 0 Jimmy -500)
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2) UNWRITTEN RULES 2000 (16th pick)
Vinny 17251 +8 (Jimmy 2500 Spenser 500)
3) HAVE A BITCHEN SUMMER OLYMPICS 1500 (22nd pick; 1500 left on board)
Vinny 21259 +259 (Jimmy 1500 Spenser 500)

On the scoreboard:
19 – 38
02 – 04
Italy defeated Hungary 4-2 in the final game of the 1938 World Cup Final.

Game stats:
Vinny 25,750 Coryat, 26 correct, 1 incorrect, 46.67% in first on buzzer
Jimmy 2,000 Coryat, 9 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.67% in first on buzzer
Spenser 500 Coryat, 2 correct, 3 incorrect, 11.11% in first on buzzer

Vinny Varadarajan, stats to date:
167 correct
20 incorrect
9/12 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 11,513)
6/8 in Final Jeopardy
41.39% in first on buzzer (149/360)
Average Coryat: 16,656


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