This is Season 1, Episode 10 of Sports Jeopardy!
You can watch this game on Crackle!
Today’s contestants:
Nate Purdy, an operations co-ordinator from Arlington Heights, IL |
Francis Connolly, a donations and correspondence manager from Milton, MA |
Mark Petro, a firefighter and EMT from Fishers, IN |
Nate got to play a Penultimate Wager, and an excellent wager made things very interesting going into Final!
Final Jeopardy! category: NAME’S THE SAME
Final Jeopardy! clue: The golfer died on the 20th birthday of the basketball defensive whiz
Who is Bobby Jones?
Scores going into Final:
Mark 9,250
Francis 6,500
Nate 5,500
Final Results:
Nate 5,500 + 5,499 = 10,999
Francis 6,500 – 324 = 6,176 (Who is No)
Mark 9,250 – 3,751 = 5,499 (Who are …?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! round:
Mark 6,250
Francis 4,000
Nate -500
Daily Double locations:
1) THE YEAR OF THE CAT 1000 (16th pick)
Mark 3500 +1000 (Nate 1500 Francis 750)
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2) SI‘S SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR 2000 (10th pick)
Nate 1500 -2000 (Mark 7250 Francis 4500)
3) BOXING 2000 (24th pick)
Nate 3000 +2500 (Mark 9250 Francis 6500)
On the scoreboard:
19 – 80
04 – 03
This is a reference to the 1980 Miracle on Ice, which saw the US men’s Olympic hockey team defeat the USSR 4-3 en route to the gold medal.
Game stats:
Nate 7,000 Coryat, 10 correct, 5 incorrect, 26.67% in first on buzzer
Francis 6,500 Coryat, 17 correct, 5 incorrect, 40.00% in first on buzzer
Mark 9,250 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.22% in first on buzzer
Current standings:
- Alex DeFrank 22,001 (25,000)
- Neeraj Joshi 16,999 (13,500)
- Mike Smargiassi 16,501 (12,500)
- Steven Silverman 14,499 (11,250)
- Nabaté Isles 12,750 (13,750)
- Kenny Chung 12,250 (10,750)
- Nate Purdy 10,999 (5,500)
- Matt Pedicini 10,017 (7,900)
- Dan Gartland 10,001 (7,000)
- Betsy Schroeder 6,250 (14,250)
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(contestant photo credit: sportsjeopardy.com)
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