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Sports Jeopardy! Recap (September 24, 2014)

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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 is Season 1, Episode 1 of Sports Jeopardy!

You can watch this game on Crackle!

Today’s contestants:

Kenny Chung, a senior logistics manager from Fullerton, CA

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Pauly Kwestel, a producer from New York City, NY

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Lew Witham, a retired administrator from Seattle, WA

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Differences from the main program: Categories are 4 clues, not 5. Clue values are 250, 500, 750, 1000 and 500, 1000, 1500, and 2000.

Contestants are playing for points, not money. Winner gets $5,000. Second $2,000. Third $1,000.

The top three point totals will play in a two-week total-point final for $50,000.

Final Jeopardy! category: NBA ALL-STARS

Final Jeopardy! clue: Of the players with 14 or more selections to the NBA All-Star Game, 3 are still active players–I need 2


Who are (2 of) Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Garnett?

Scores going into Final:
Kenny 10,750
Lew 6,000
Pauly 4,900

Final Results:
Pauly 4,900 + 2,500 = 7,400
Lew 6,000 + 6,000 = 12,000
Kenny 10,750 + 1,500 = 12,250

Scores after the Jeopardy! round:
Kenny 6,250
Lew 4,000
Pauly 2,500

Daily Double locations:
1) COLLEGE SPORTS 500 (7th pick)
Kenny 1250 +1250 (Pauly 1750 Lew 0)
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2) THE CUTOFF 1500 (14th pick)
Pauly 8000 -3000 (Kenny 9250 Lew 2500)
3) ACTOR & ROLE 1000 (22nd pick; 3500 left on board)
Pauly 4500 -1600 (Lew 6000 Kenny 10750)

On the scoreboard:
08 – 08
20 – 08
The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held August 8, 2008.

Game stats:
Kenny 10,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer
Lew 6,000 Coryat, 9 correct, 1 incorrect, 22.22% in first on buzzer
Pauly 9,500 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.11% in first on buzzer

Current standings:

  1. Kenny Chung 12,250

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