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Sports Jeopardy! Recap – October 19, 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

Earl Holland goes for a three-peat on this week’s Sports Jeopardy!

You can watch this game on Crackle!

Today’s contestants:

Yonatan Cooper, a student from Memphis, TN

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Aaron Hines, a metals trader from Miami, FL

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Earl Holland, a sports copy and web editor from Newark, DE (2-day total: $10,000)

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Neither Earl’s Coryat score (23,000) or his number of correct responses (28) in this game are records. Both of those in the “if you win, you keep playing” era belong to Eric Park (29 and 24,250) in the July 20, 2016 game.

Final Jeopardy! category: PRO FOOTBALL OLYMPIANS

Final Jeopardy! clue: He was the first Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee who was also an Olympic medalist


Who was Jim Thorpe?

Scores going into Final:
Earl 23,500
Aaron 3,250
Yonatan 2,000

Final Results:
Yonatan 2,000 + 1,251 = 3,251
Aaron 3,250 + 751 = 4,001
Earl 23,500 – 1,500 = 22,000 (Who is Beamon?) (3-day total: $15,000)

Scores after the Jeopardy! round:
Earl 9,000
Yonatan 2,000
Aaron 750

Daily Double locations:
1) MANAGING TO GET BY 1000 (1st pick)
Earl 0 +1000 (Aaron 0 Yonatan 0)
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2) DYNASTY 1000 (5th pick)
Earl 11000 +2000 (Yonatan 3000 Aaron 2750)
3) THE 1964 TOKYO OLYMPICS 1500 (20th pick, 6,000 left on board)
Earl 19000 +1000 (Aaron 2750 Yonatan 1500)

On the scoreboard:
01 – 16
41 – 47
At the 2016 Alamo Bowl on January 2, 2016, the TCU Horned Frogs game back from a 31-0 halftime deficit to defeat the Oregon Ducks 47-41 in 3OT.

Game stats:
Earl 23,000 Coryat, 28 correct, 3 incorrect, 55.56% in first on buzzer
Aaron 3,250 Coryat, 7 correct, 2 incorrect, 17.78% in first on buzzer
Yonatan 2,000 Coryat, 8 correct, 3 incorrect, 22.22% in first on buzzer

Earl Holland, stats to date:
65 correct
9 incorrect
6/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 8,500)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
42.96% in first on buzzer (58/135)
Average Coryat: 17,167

Earl Holland, to win:
4 games: 67.66%
5: 45.78%
6: 30.97%
7: 20.95%
8: 14.18%
Avg. streak: 5.092 games.


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