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Sports Jeopardy Recap – May 4, 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

Last time out, Rick Karl parlayed knowledge of a dartboard to a treble. Will he win his fourth?

You can watch this game on Crackle!

Today’s contestants:

Keenan Bigg, a nonprofit development manager from Chicago, IL

KeenanBigg

Nadeem Hasan, a financial consultant from Redondo Beach, CA

NadeemHasan

Rick Karl, an HR consultant from Austin, TX (3-day total: $15,000)

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Final Jeopardy! category: LEGAL ISSUES

Final Jeopardy! clue: In the 1980 case of San Diego radio station KGB v. Giannoulas, a court ruled the defendant could dress as this

What is a chicken?

Scores going into Final:
Keenan 20,500
Nadeem 13,000
Rick 7,750

Final Results:
Rick 7,750 + 7,746 = 15,496
Nadeem 13,000 + 13,000 = 26,000
Keenan 20,500 + 6,000 = 26,500

This is part of the chapter on Ted Giannoulas in “The Games That Changed Baseball”, now available from McFarland!

Daily Double locations:
1) FOOD OPTIONS AT THE VENUE 1000 (11th pick)
Nadeem 2250 +500 (Rick 2000 Keenan 750)
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2) HEAVY LOSSES 2000 (5th pick)
Keenan 8000 -2000 (Nadeem 5000 Rick 4250)
3) NET PROFITS 1000 (20th pick, 7000 left on the board)
Keenan 10000 +5000 (Nadeem 11500 Rick 7750)

On the scoreboard:
19 – 68
01 – 12
Bob Gibson’s earned run average in the 1968 MLB season was an incredible 1.12.

Game stats:
Keenan 18,500 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 40.00% in first on buzzer
Nadeem 13,500 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.89% in first on buzzer
Rick 7,750 Coryat, 12 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.67% in first on buzzer

Rick Karl, final stats:
57 correct
3 incorrect
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -1000)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
28.33% in first on buzzer (51/180)
Average Coryat: 10,688

Keenan Bigg, stats to date:
20 correct
1 incorrect
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 3,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
40.00% in first on buzzer (18/45)
Average Coryat: 18,500


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