Sports Jeopardy Recap – March 9, 2016

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Today’s contestants:

Brice Sunderland, a transportation director from Eastvale, CA

Roy Hollis, a real estate agent from Huron Township, MI

Bryan Barton, a para-educator and middle school basketball coach from Hutchinson, KS (1-day total: $5,000)

Brice was a 1-day Jeopardy champ about a decade ago!

This felt like one of the most evenly-matched games of the entire season; all three players played very well and had a very good shot! Unfortunately for Brice, while he had 17 correct today, he dropped a combined $6,500 on both Daily Doubles.

Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Roy 11,750 (13 right, 0 wrong)
Bryan 10,500 (14 right, 1 wrong)
Brice 7,750 (17 right, 4 wrong)

Final Jeopardy! category: THE WINTER OLYMPICS

Final Jeopardy! clue: Of the countries that have hosted the Winter Games, this one in Europe is the only one that no longer exists on the map

[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response’]What is Yugoslavia? (Brice and Bryan said East Germany; Roy crossed out Yugoslavia and went for Czechoslovakia)[/spoiler]

Bryce 7750 – 7750 = 0
Bryan 10500 – 9500 = 1000
Roy 11750 – 9251 = 2499 (1-day total: $5,000)

This is one of those moments where I’ll point to many times and say “I think this is why Final Jeopardy betting strategy is at least worth a cursory look”.

(contestant photo credit: sportsjeopardy.com)

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