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Sports Jeopardy! Recap – October 29, 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.
(Click Here for Methodology)

Upcoming Encore Presentations

September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
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 6 of Sports Jeopardy!

You can watch this game on Crackle!

Today’s contestants:

Mark Harmon, a manager from Macungie, PA

markharmon

Daniel Robertson, a digital content co-ordinator from Dallas, TX

danielrobertson

Neeraj Joshi, an attorney and teacher from New York City, NY

neerajjoshi

Final Jeopardy! category: NOT IN THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME

Final Jeopardy! clue: Despite holding a single-season batting record for 37 years, this man is not in the Baseball Hall of Fame


Who is Roger Maris?

Scores going into Final:
Neeraj 13,500
Daniel 5,000
Mark 5,000

Final Results:
Mark 5,000 – 1,000 = 4,000 (Who is Ron Santo?)
Daniel 5,000 – 1 = 4,999 (Who is Dean Palmer?)
Neeraj 13,500 + 3,499 = 16,999

Scores after the Jeopardy! round:
Mark 1,000
Daniel 1,000
Neeraj 750

Daily Double locations:
1) MAN IN THE ARENA 1000 (11th pick)
Neeraj -250 +1000 (Mark 1000 Daniel 750)
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2) AROUND THE RINK 2000 (9th pick)
Neeraj 7250 +2750 (Mark 2500 Daniel 1500)
3) UNIT NICKNAMES 2000 (13th pick)
Neeraj 11000 +2000 (Mark 3000 Daniel 500)

On the scoreboard:
10 – 01
19 – 75
The third fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, known as the “Thrilla In Manila”, took place on October 1, 1975. Ali won by TKO after Frazier’s second, Eddie Futch, conceded the fight prior to the 15th and final round.

Game stats:
Neeraj 12,750 Coryat, 14 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.67% in first on buzzer
Daniel 5,000 Coryat, 11 correct, 4 incorrect, 31.11% in first on buzzer
Mark 5,000 Coryat, 10 correct, 4 incorrect, 24.44% in first on buzzer

Current standings:

  1. Alex DeFrank 22,001 (25,000)

  2. Neeraj Joshi 16,999 (13,500)

  3. Steven Silverman 14,499 (11,250)

  4. —

  5. Kenny Chung 12,250 (10,750)

  6. Dan Gartland 10,001 (7,000)

  7. Betsy Schroeder 6,250 (14,250)


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