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Sports Jeopardy! Recap – September 23, 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

This game aired on NBC Sports Network on August 6/7, 2016.

You can watch this game on Crackle!

This is the first game of Season 2! Rule change: Just like the normal program now, if you win, you stay in!

Today’s contestants:

Chris Schlax, a project manager from Deerfield, IL

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Ray Nhan, a post bar attorney from San Marino, CA

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Michael Lopez, a freelance writer from Portland, OR

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Final Jeopardy! category: THE SUPER BOWL

Final Jeopardy! clue: This is the only team to have played in at least 4 Super Bowls without ever holding the lead

Who are the Minnesota Vikings?

Scores going into Final:
Chris 15,500
Michael 12,500
Ray 5,750

Final Results:
Ray 5,750 + 5,500 = 11,250 (1-day champ: $5,000)
Michael 12,500 – 6,001 = 6,499 (Who are the Buffalo Bills?)
Chris 15,500 – 9,501 = 5,999 (Who are the Buffalo Bills?)

Daily Double locations:
1) DOAK WALKER AWARD WINNERS 750 (11th pick)
Michael 0 +750 (Chris 1500 Ray 1000)
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2) SODA POPINSKI 1000 (18th pick)
Michael 5500 +5000 (Chris 15500 Ray 7750)
3) MIKE TYSON’S PUNCH-OUT!! 1500 (23rd pick; 2000 left on board)
Michael 10500 +2000 (Chris 15500 Ray 7750)

On the scoreboard:
19 – 75
07 – 06
This is a reference to Game 6 of the 1975 World Series; Carlton Fisk hit an extra-inning walk-off home run to force Game 7.

Game stats:
Ray 5,750 Coryat, 8 correct, 2 incorrect, 20.00% in first on buzzer
Michael 8,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 4 incorrect, 37.78% in first on buzzer
Chris 15,500 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer

Ray Nhan, stats to date:
9 correct
2 incorrect
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
20.00% in first on buzzer (9/45)
Average Coryat: 5,750


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