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Sports Jeopardy! Recap – November 12, 2014

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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)
(Click Here for Methodology)

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 8 of Sports Jeopardy!

You can watch this game on Crackle!

Today’s contestants:

Mike Stevens, a mechanical engineering technician from Columbus, IN

mikestevens

Charlie Russ, a physical education teacher from Chicago, IL

charlieruss

Nabaté Isles, a radio producer and professional musician from New York City, NY

nabateisles

Final Jeopardy! category: SPORTS LEGENDS OF THE 1930s

Final Jeopardy! clue: Subject of a book & film, one of his greatest victories was in a 1938 exhibition over his half uncle who was a year younger than him


Who is Seabiscuit?

Scores going into Final:
Nabaté 13,750
Mike 6,250
Charlie 1,500

Final Results:
Charlie 1,500 – 1,499 = 1 (Who is Joe Louis?)
Mike 6,250 – 3,000 = 3,250 (Who is Bobby Jones?)
Nabaté 13,750 – 1,000 = 12,750 (Who is James Braddock?)

Scores after the Jeopardy! round:
Nabaté 5,250
Mike 1,750
Charlie 1,500

Daily Double locations:
1) WIMBLEDON 1000 (4th pick)
Nabaté 500 -500 (Charlie -500 Mike -500)

2) NCAA HOOPS TOURNEY MOPs 1000 (6th pick)
Nabaté 7250 +3000 (Mike 2750 Charlie 500)
3) YOU PROBABLY THINK THIS BOOK IS ABOUT YOU 1000 (23rd pick, 2000 left on board)
Nabaté 14750 +1000 (Mike 6250 Charlie 1500)

On the scoreboard:
41 – 92
19 – 85
On September 11, 1985, Pete Rose got the 4192nd hit of his MLB career off Eric Show of the San Diego Padres, surpassing Ty Cobb’s record.

Game stats:
Nabaté 12,750 Coryat, 19 correct, 5 incorrect, 44.44% in first on buzzer
Mike 6,250 Coryat, 10 correct, 4 incorrect, 22.22% in first on buzzer
Charlie 1,500 Coryat, 8 correct, 4 incorrect, 22.22% 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. Nabaté Isles 12,750 (13,750)

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

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

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

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


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