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Sports Jeopardy! Recap – October 14, 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

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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

This episode aired on NBC Sports Network on August 6/7, 2015.

You can watch this game on Crackle!

Today’s contestants:

Tyler Patla, a bond trader from Jersey City, NJ

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Amal Shah, a motivational speaker from Dallas, TX

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Ron Freshour, a pub quiz host and voice artist from Austin, TX (2-day total: $10,000)

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Final Jeopardy! category: THE 1968 OLYMPICS

Final Jeopardy! clue: Jesse Owens told this pair their symbolic display was “meaningless…when you open it you have nothing but fingers”

Who are Tommie Smith and John Carlos?

Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Ron 17,750
Tyler 4,750
Amal 1,250

Final Results:
Amal 1,250 – 1,250 = 0 (Who is John Carlos?)
Tyler 4,750 – 250 = 4,500 (Who are Black Panthers?)
Ron 17,750 – 0 = 17,750 (Who are those 2 guys from that really famous picture) (2-day total: $10,000)

Daily Double locations:
1) WHO SAID THAT? 1000 (13th pick)
Amal 1000 +1000 (Ron 1000 Tyler 0)
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2) NFL: DA BUTTS 1500 (4th pick)
Ron 6250 +3000 (Amal 3250 Tyler 2750)
3) NBA DEBUTS 2000 (8th pick)
Tyler 5250 -3000 (Ron 11250 Amal 3250)

On the scoreboard:
19-84
45-47
This is a reference to Doug Flutie’s Hail Mary to lead Boston College to victory over Miami, 47-45.

Game stats:
Ron 16,250 Coryat, 18 correct, 1 incorrect, 37.78% in first on buzzer
Tyler 7,750 Coryat, 12 correct, 4 incorrect, 28.89% in first on buzzer
Amal 1,250 Coryat, 10 correct, 4 incorrect, 28.89% in first on buzzer

Ron Freshour, stats to date:
32 correct
5 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net earned: 3,000)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
35.56% in first on buzzer (32/90)
Average Coryat: 12,000


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