Sports Jeopardy! Recap – September 30, 2015

This episode aired on NBC Sports Network on August 6/7, 2015.

You can watch this game on Crackle!

Today’s contestants:

Joe Hubbard, a radio advertising salesman from Northbrook, IL

Sabreena Merchant, a tutor from Los Angeles, CA

Ray Nhan, a post bar attorney from San Marino, CA (1-day total: $5,000)

Final Jeopardy! category: NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFF GAMES

Final Jeopardy! clue: In 2014 Travis Ishikawa hit the 1st playoff walkoff HR to send an NL team right to the Series since this man did it more than 60 years earlier

Who is Bobby Thomson?

Scores going into Final:
Joe 16,000
Ray 10,500
Sabreena 9,250

Final Results:
Sabreena 9,250 – 2,250 = 7,000 (Who is Bobby Jones?)
Ray 10,500 + 10,000 = 20,500 (2-day total: $10,000)
Joe 16,000 – 5,001 = 10,999 (Who is Enos Slaughter?)

Daily Double locations:
1) 2015 NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS 1000 (4th pick)
Sabreena 750 +1000 (Joe 750 Ray 0)
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2) WILD CARDS 1500 (7th pick)
Joe 6500 +3500 (Sabreena 5750 Ray 5500)
3) WHERE’S THAT STADIUM 1000 (10th pick)
Joe 10500 +5000 (Sabreena 7750 Ray 5500)

On the scoreboard:
07 – 15
05 – 02
In the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup final in July 2015, the USA defeated Japan 5-2.

Game stats:
Ray 10,500 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 31.11% in first on buzzer
Joe 10,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 37.77% in first on buzzer
Sabreena 9,250 Coryat, 11 correct, 0 incorrect, 20.00% in first on buzzer

Ray Nhan, stats to date:
23 correct
3 incorrect
0/0 on Daily Doubles
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
25.56% in first on buzzer (23/90)
Average Coryat: 8,125

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