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Sports Jeopardy! Recap – October 5, 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

Terry Kent goes for Win #4 today!

You can watch this game on Crackle!

Today’s contestants:

Ryan Tucker, a sales support representative from Charleston, SC

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Earl Holland, a sports copy and web editor from Newark, DE

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Terry Kent, a real estate attorney from Los Angeles, CA (3-day total: $15,000)

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The difference this time out? Earl picked up three key rebounds in Double Jeopardy! That neg penalty is a lot worse than you think in this game!

Final Jeopardy! category: THE WORLD SERIES

Final Jeopardy! clue: This is the most recent National League team to win back-to-back World Series


Who are the Cincinnati Reds? (1975 & 1976)

Scores going into Final:
Earl 16,000
Terry 8,500
Ryan -2,750

Final Results:
Ryan -2,750
Terry 8,500 – 8,009 = 491 (Who are the St. Louis Cardinals?)
Earl 16,000 – 1,001 = 14,999 (Who are the Cardinals?) (1-day total: $5,000)

Daily Double locations:
1) CONNECT 4 750 (15th pick)
Terry 5000 -1000 (Earl 2000 Ryan 1250)
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2) 50 SHADES OF JIM GRAY 1500 (3rd pick)
Earl 3500 +1500 (Terry 2500 Ryan -750)
3) 1987 NFL SCAB TEAM NICKNAMES 1000 (15th pick)
Earl 10500 +1500 (Terry 7000 Ryan -750)

On the scoreboard:
20 – 00
01 – 99
Do you think you know the significance? Leave a comment!

Game stats:
Earl 15,500 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.89% in first on buzzer
Terry 8,500 Coryat, 19 correct, 5 incorrect, 48.89% in first on buzzer
Ryan -2,750 Coryat, 5 correct, 5 incorrect, 17.78% in first on buzzer

Terry Kent, final stats:
78 correct
15 incorrect
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 2,750)
1/4 in Final Jeopardy
42.77% in first on buzzer (77/180)
Average Coryat: 14,375

Earl Holland, stats to date:
17 correct
3 incorrect
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 3,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
28.89% in first on buzzer (13/45)
Average Coryat: 15,500

Earl Holland, to win:
2 games: 57.03%
3: 32.52%
4: 18.55%
5: 10.58%
6: 6.03%
Avg. streak: 2.327 games.


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  • Scoreboard suggestion from Matt Pahuski:
    Tom Brady was selected 199th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft.

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    The 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney had a record 199 nations compete.

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