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Sports Jeopardy! Recap – February 18, 2015

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Current Champion

Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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Upcoming Encore Presentations

August 12: S42 E98 (January 21, 2026)
August 13: S42 E99 (January 22, 2026)
August 14: S42 E100 (January 23, 2026)
August 15-16: S41 E141 (March 24, 2025)
August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
August 20: S42 E103 (January 28, 2026)
August 21: S42 E104 (January 29, 2026)
August 22-23: S41 E142 (March 25, 2025)
August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
August 25: S42 E107 (February 3, 2026)
August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
August 29-30: S41 E143 (March 26, 2025)
(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 $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

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This is Season 1, Episode 22 of Sports Jeopardy!

You can watch this game on Crackle!

Today’s contestants:

Troy Appel, an aspiring journalist from Irving, TX

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Chris Yoxsimer, a management analyst from Sylmar, CA

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Bill Shaeffer, a chocolate company owner from Chicago, IL

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Final Jeopardy! category: SUPER SUPER BOWL HEAD COACHES

Final Jeopardy! clue: Of the 6 head coachers who’ve taken 2 different teams to the Super Bowl, he was the first


Who is Don Shula?

Scores going into Final:
Bill 26,250
Chris 24,500
Troy 1,500

Final Results:
Troy 1,500 – 1,499 = 1 (Who is Dan Reeves?)
Chris 24,500 + 20,000 = 44,500
Bill 26,250 – 23,000 = 3,250 (Who is ?)

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Scores after the Jeopardy! round:
Bill 10,250
Chris 4,000
Troy 500

Daily Double locations:
1) 2014 NFL RECORDS 750 (21st pick)

Bill 5000 +5000 (Chris 3000 Troy 500)

2) CINDERELLA STORY 1000 (14th pick)
Chris 11500 +10000 (Bill 16250 Troy 1500)
3) A VISIT WITH BOB COSTAS 2000 (20th pick, 5000 left on board)
Bill 19750 +5000 (Chris 24500 Troy 1500)

On the scoreboard:
02 – 76
27 – 10
In the 1976 Winter Olympics, the USSR claimed 27 medals. The USA, 10.

Game stats:
Chris 15,500 Coryat, 15 correct, 0 incorrect, 31.11% in first on buzzer
Bill 19,000 Coryat, 25 correct, 3 incorrect, 57.78% in first on buzzer
Troy 1,500 Coryat, 2 correct, 1 incorrect, 2.22% in first on buzzer

Current standings:

  1. Chris Yoxsimer 44,500 (24,500)

  2. Nikhil Ramakrishna 29,001 (17,000)

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

  4. Marc Popovich 21,050 (13,250)

  5. Sean Madden 19,001 (10,000)

  6. Tyler Brockway 17,250 (11,250)

  7. D.J. McCann 17,000 (8,500)

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

  9. Mike Smargiassi 16,501 (12,500)

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

  11. John Fuller 14,000 (14,000)

  12. Nabaté Isles 12,750 (13,750)

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

  14. Padraic Duffy 12,000 (6,000)

  15. Andrew Hard 11,249 (11,500)

  16. Nate Purdy 10,999 (5,500)

  17. Matt Pedicini 10,017 (7,900)

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

  19. Terrence Jordan 8,000 (4,000)

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

  21. Doug Meyer 4,000 (11,500)

  22. Mike Obstgarten 2,950 (10,250)


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