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Sports Jeopardy! Recap – November 18, 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.
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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

Will Vinny win #5?

You can watch this game on Crackle!

Today’s contestants:

Eli Marger, a law student originally from St. Petersburg, FL

EliMarger

Axel Kyster, a creative executive from Bradbury, CA

AxelKyster

Vinny Varadarajan, an engineering graduate from Fords, NJ (4-day total: $20,000)

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Final Jeopardy! category: SUPER BOWL MATCHUPS

Final Jeopardy! clue: The last time 2 teams from the same state squared off in the Super Bowl was when these 2 teams did in January 1995

Who are the San Francisco 49ers and the San Diego Chargers?

Scores going into Final:
Vinny 18,000
Eli 15,000
Axel 7,750

Final Results:
Axel 7,750 – 7,251 = 499 (Who are the 49ers and the Raiders?)
Eli 15,000 – 7,249 = 7,751 (Who are the Dallas Cowboys + Houston Oilers?)
Vinny 18,000 + 12,001 = 30,001 (5-day total: $25,000)

Daily Double locations:
1) BACK BACK BACK BACK … GONE 1000 (8th pick)
Vinny 2750 +1250 (Eli 500 Axel -250)
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2) COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1500 (4th pick)
Eli 4750 +2250 (Vinny 7000 Axel 750)
3) WINNING TRADITIONS 1000 (10th pick)
Vinny 9000 +4000 (Eli 10500 Axel 750)

On the scoreboard:
03 – 59
19 – 54
Roger Bannister ran the mile in 3:59.4 – the first person under 4 minutes, at Oxford’s Iffley Road track on May 6, 1954.

Game stats:
Vinny 14,750 Coryat, 23 correct, 3 incorrect, 51.11% in first on buzzer
Eli 14,250 Coryat, 14 correct, 0 incorrect, 22.22% in first on buzzer
Axel 7,750 Coryat, 9 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.44% in first on buzzer

Vinny Varadarajan, stats to date:
107 correct
13 incorrect
5/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 7,495)
4/5 in Final Jeopardy
42.67% in first on buzzer (96/225)
Average Coryat: 17,450


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