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Sports Jeopardy Recap – May 18, 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

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

Keenan Bigg goes for the threepeat on this episode of Sports Jeopardy!

You can watch this game on Crackle!

Today’s contestants:

Adam Sabol, a student from Santa Clarita, CA

AdamSabol

Thayer Gallison, an investment analyst from Roswell, GA

ThayerGallison

Keenan Bigg, a nonprofit development manager from Chicago, IL (2-day total: $10,000)

KeenanBigg-3

Final Jeopardy! category: BASKETBALL HISTORY

Final Jeopardy! clue: Of the 4 ABA franchises that joined the NBA in 1976, it’s the only one to have won an NBA title

Who are the San Antonio Spurs?

Scores going into Final:
Thayer 13,500
Keenan 11,000
Adam 8,750

Final Results:
Adam 8,750 + 3,500 = 12,250
Keenan 11,000 + 8,000 = 19,000
Thayer 13,500 + 8,501 = 22,001 (1-day total: $5,000)

Daily Double locations:
1) WHAT MONTH IS IT? 500 (18th pick)
Thayer 3500 +2000 (Keenan 3250 Adam 2000)
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2) THE CIVIL WAR 2500 (2nd pick)
Keenan 4500 -2500 (Thayer 7000 Adam 2250)
3) RELAX, THEY’RE ALL ABOUT SPORTS 2000 (20th pick)
Adam 9250 -3000 (Keenan 11000 Thayer 11000)

On the scoreboard:
19 – 93
97 – 97
In the second game of a doubleheader on September 7, 1993 (hence the pair of 97s), Mark Whiten of the St. Louis Cardinals had 4 HRs and 12 RBIs.

Game stats:
Thayer 12,000 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 37.78% in first on buzzer
Keenan 13,500 Coryat, 14 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.67% in first on buzzer
Adam 11,750 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.67% in first on buzzer

Keenan Bigg, final stats:
49 correct
5 incorrect
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 3,000)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
31.85% in first on buzzer (43/135)
Average Coryat: 12,833

Thayer Gallison, stats to date:
17 correct
2 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
37.78% in first on buzzer (17/45)
Average Coryat: 12,000


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