“Sports JEOPARDY!” 5/11

Marisa Roman (BOS): Attorney
Craig Boge (Austin): Epidemiologist
CHAMP: Keenan Bigg

BB:
WE ARE FAMILY
FWAA COACH OF THE YR.
4-LETTER WORDS
GREG LOUGANIS
SOUNDS GOOD TO ME (audio clues)
JUST AN AVERAGE HITTER

Craig digs up the DD on the 1K 4-Letter Word having the new champ beaten 2750-1K. The male challenger gambles 1750.

It was named after Australian figure skater Alois.

“What’s a lutz?”…that’s the correct word.

HS:

Keenan: 1K/Marisa: 750/Craig: 4K

ATTEMPTED LT: 2250
UNATTEMPTED LT: 1.5K
TOTAL LT: 3750

CS:

Keenan: 3.5K/Marisa: 2K/Craig: 2,750

DJ!:
THEY BOUGHT WHAT?
DOCUMENTARIES
RHYMING PAIRS
TEAMS’ ALL-TIME LEADING REBOUNDERS
THE MAGNIFICENT 7
THE HATEFUL 8

After being right on the first two Rhyming Pairs, Craig has a 2nd DD opportunity this wk. for the 1.5K one & bets the farm.

William Perry nickname & Philly’s closer from 2008-10.

He blanks on the 2nd like I- that was (Brad) Lidge. The other guy, champ Keenan, intercepts the last one from the 1.5K Teams’ All-Time Leading Rebounder & leads this pack w/ six grand, one more than Craig & four more than Marisa. Keenan makes a wager of 2.5K.

40+ yrs. after leaving the team, he still leads the Bucks w/ 7,161.

“Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?”…yes, sir.

ATTEMPTED LT: 6.5K
SOLE UNATTEMPTED TS: 2K (Rhyming Pairs)
TOTAL DJ! LT: 8.5K

Pre-Final S:

Keenan: 7.5K/Marisa: -500/Craig: 6K

MALE CORYATS:
Keenan: 6.5K
Craig: 9.5K

FJ! C #34: ATHLETES ON THE INTERNET

YAHOO’s Top 5 Most-Searched Athletes for ’15 were all women; this alliterative athlete was first.

CRAIG: “Who is Serena Williams?” = 4,499
KEENAN: “Who is Ronda Rousey?” = 12.5K

“Sports JEOPARDY!” 5/4

Nadeem Hasan (Redondo Beach): Financial consultant
Keenan Bigg (CHI): Nonprofit development mgr.
THREE-TIME CHAMP: Rick Karl

BB:
2016 NATIONAL SIGNING DAY NAMES
WOMEN’S TENNIS STARS
OFF THE FIELD, ON THE FIELD INJURIES
FOOD OPTIONS AT THE VENUE
25-GAME WINNERS
STARTS W/ “S”

The 1K Food Option at the Venue is a good choice for Keenan since it’s DD time; Rick has 2K & Nadeem’s starting off 750 to the good. Of his 2250 in early pts., Keenan wagers 500.

The Terrace Level at this MLB stadium has boasted the Gashouse Grill.

“What is…Busch Stadium?”…yes indeed (he’s orig. from STL, incidentally) & at the 1st TO has 3750.

SOLE TS: 250 (’16 National Signing Day Names)

CS:

Rick: 3,750/Nadeem: 4K/Keenan: 6K

DJ!:
NET PROFITS
HEAVY LOSSES
BIG RETURNS
HUGE WRITE-OFFS
WORKING OVERTIME
LET’S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS

Keenan gains a DD on the 2K Heavy Loss & is still the first-placer, 8K to Nadeem’s 5K & Rick’s 4250. Keenan sticks w/ the two grand.

Feeling cheated, the U.S. men’s basketball team NEVER claimed their silver medals from the Olympics held in this yr.

“What is 1976?”…four yrs. too many. Late in the rd., he could make an improvement on the 1K Net Profit as his lectern holds 10 times that amount; Nadeem’s the current leader w/ 11.5K & Rick’s in 3rd w/ 7750. Keenan risks 1/2 his pointage.

In ’02 the Nets made their first NBA Finals trip, led by this head coach & former Laker.

“Who is Byron Scott?”- yeah.

SOLE DJ! TS: 2K (Working Overtime)

Pre-Final S:

Rick: 7,750/Nadeem: 13K/Keenan: 20.5K
KEENAN’S CORYAT OF THE DAY: 19K

FJ! C #33: LEGAL ISSUES

In the 1980 case of San Diego radio station KGB v. Giannoulas, a court ruled the defendant could dress as this.

RICK: “WHAT IS THE SAN DIEGO CHICKEN?” (7,496) = 15,496
NADEEM: “What is AS A CHICKEN?” (DOUBLE) = 26K
KEENAN: “WHAT IS A CHICKEN” (6K) = 26.5K

“Sports JEOPARDY!” 4/27

Julian Richardson (Dunnellon, FL): Tutor
Raul Mancha (Austin): Marketing strategy consultant
TWO-GAME CHAMP: Rick Karl

BB:
I’M GETTING UPSET!
POWER PLAYERS IN D.C. (that’ll air in three wks.)
CLICHES
A SPORTS VENUE NO MORE
THE 4 HORSEMEN
RECENT PASSINGS

The first picked topic’s A Sports Venue No More & its final clue is a PDD for Raul, who just got 750; Rick has 500 & 250 is the early pointage for Julian.

The Civic Arena, the long-time home of the Pittsburgh Penguins, was popularly known as this for obvious reasons.

“What is ‘The Igloo’?” doubles his pts.

HS:

Rick: 1.5K/Julian: 2,750/Raul: 2.5K

SOLE TS: 500 (Recent Passings)

CS:

Rick: 7K/Julian: 3,250/Raul: 4K

DJ!:
I’M GETTING UPSET!
SUPERHEROES
MLB FAN SECTIONS
COLLEGE BOARDS
THE NHL
THE REFEREEING ADVENTURES OF JEFF TRIPLETTE

Julian uses the HSS on The NHL & it works for him as its 1.5K answer is a DD. He takes 2K.

In ’34 the Leafs’ Ken Doraty did this scoring feat in a 10-min., NOT sudden death O.T.; can’t happen these days.

I knew it was a hat trick, but Julian blanks. Raul discovers the other one nailed to the 1.5K College Board & is ahead of the other men w/ 13.5K, followed by Rick (9K) & Julian (2750). A 2.5K wager’s made by Raul.

This TCU Horned Frog was not only best in boards per game in the ’94-’95 season, he led in PPG.

“Who is Kurt Thomas?”- score.

SOLE DJ! TS TO LEAD OFF: 2K (The NHL)

Pre-Final S:

Rick: 16.5K/Julian: 2,250/Raul: 18K

CHALLENGER CORYATS:
Julian: 4,250
Raul: 16,750

FJ! C #32: DARTS

It’s the most you can score using three darts that land in three different sections of a standard dartboard.

JULIAN: “WHAT IS 180?” (2K) = 250
RICK: “WHAT IS 171?” (11,999) = 28,490
RAUL: “WHAT is 95” = 2,999

“Sports JEOPARDY!” 4/20

Frank Orlando (TAM; orig. from Grand Lake, MI): Political Science instructor
Frisk Driscoll (Milford, CT): Swim coach
CHAMP: Rick Karl

BB:
THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
OTHER NBA JORDANS
ANYONE FOR TENNIS? OR BOWLING?
GOOOOOOOOOOALIE!
CURRENT MLB NICKNAMES
SACKS, DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL

HS:

Rick: 1K/Frisk: 3,750/Frank: 2K

The DD’s saved ’til the very end for Frank in Other NBA Jordans; he’s sitting pretty 6250 to Rick’s 2.5K & Frank’s 1250. Frisk makes the face value bet.

Taking over as the Wizards’ coach in ’03 (they just let Randy Wittman go), he just missed coaching Michael.

“Who is…Brian Jordan?”- no, his first name was Eddie.

LT: 3K

DJ!:
BARNSTORMIN’!
TERMINOLOGY
PRO TEAM ODDITIES
IT’S NOT WHO YOU MIGHT THINK
DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK!
I BEEN HERE 4 YEARS

Rick’s Barnstormin’ into its 1K clue & its 1st DD having 4K, a 3350 margin off of leader Frisk; Frank’s got a score of 2750. This champ gambles 2K.

Barnstorming after the World Series was BANNED by this commissioner; it cost Babe Ruth a hefty fine in ’21.

“Who is (Judge Kennesaw Mountain) Landis?”…that was him. Frisk banks the last one on the 2K Pro Team Oddity & is still on top today w/ 9250, followed by Rick (8K) & Frank (4750). This is for 2.5K & to keep the lead w/ him.

This team was the last from the NBA’s Western Conference to win a championship & NOT be from TX or CA.

“Who…are…the…Portland Trailblazers?”- no, they were the SEA Supersonics then (now the OKC Thunder).

ATTEMPTED LT: 2.5K (1st & last Terminology)
UNATTEMPTED LT: 8K
TOTAL DJ! LT: 10.5K

Pre-Final S:

Rick: 9K/Frisk: 6,250/Frank: 7,250

CORYAT SCORES:
Rick: 8K
Challengers: 8,250 per head

FJ! C #31: WORLD SERIES HISTORY

This MLB team has won the WS twice, but has NEVER won its division.

FRISK: “WHO ARE THE BLUE JAYS?” (6K) = 250
FRANK: “Who are the LA Angels” (0)
RICK: “WHO ARE THE MARLINS?” = 14,501

“Sports JEOPARDY!” 4/13

Rick Karl (Austin): HR consultant
Ken Segiura (ATL): Newspaper reporter
EGG ROLL ALERT FOR: Roy Hollis

BB:
TRASH TALK?
NFL TEAM NICKNAMES
MOVIES & TV
NASCAR TRACKS (clues read by drivers)
CALIFORNIA
GOLD

HS:

Roy: 750/Ken: 1,750/Rick: 3,250

Right after Roy sweeps NASCAR Tracks, he strikes paydirt on a VDD 500 into California & is tied w/ Rick for 1st at 4K, 1250 over Ken. The champ risks all that pointage on the following from the Clippers dancers:

When Blake Griffin heard that the Clippers were acquiring Chris Paul, he said “Yeah! It’s going to be…” this “…city” & that’s what they turn the arena into every night.

“What is the City of Lights?”- OH NO. Blake said “Love City”.

SOLE TS: 1K (Movies & TV)

CS:

Ken: 4.5K/Rick: 4K

DJ!:
HELP ME, RONDA ROUSEY
FINISH THE QUOTE
NABC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
THE OLYMPICS
SPANISH BASEBALL GLOSSARY
NOW IN DECK

Rick finishes Now in Deck w/ one of those DDs & leads Ken 6.5K-4.5K; Roy just got 500 back. Rick bets almost half, 3K.

Double down on this former Eagles RB who was tabbed to coach other backs in ’13.

He’s never heard of Deuce Staley. Shortly comes the other one off this board picked by Roy on the 2nd Spanish Baseball Glossary clue, who just tripled to 1.5K; Ken’s now leading Rick 5.5K-3.5K.

Something for every player to aspire to is this, “El Juego de Estrellas”.

“What is the All-Star? MVP?”- not acceptable, dropping him to the negative side. He was closer w/ the former- it’s the All-Star Game.

ATTEMPTED LT: 3K

Pre-Final S:

Roy: 4.5K/Ken: 8K/Rick: 7.5K
CORYAT FOR ROY & RICK: 10.5K

FJ! C #30: TROPHIES

Seventeen yrs. after Lord Stanley donated his cup, a guy in the same job donated this trophy.

ROY: “What is the Prince of Wales” (3501) = 999
RICK: “WHAT IS THE CONN SMYTHE” (2,999) = 4,501
KEN: “What is the Lord Campbell?” (Correct: What is the Grey Cup?)(7K) = 1K

“Sports JEOPARDY!” 4/6

Alexis Fineman (Hermosa Beach): Attorney
Sherriel Sullivan (Crofton, MD): Human resources specialist
5TH WIN COULD BE NEXT: Roy Hollis

BB:
OLYMPIC HOST CITY YEARS
FANTASY HOOPS  TEAM NAME FUN
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
NAME THAT FRANCHISE
3 ITALIANS & BUM PHILLIPS
WALK INTO A BAR

HS:

Roy: 4K/Alexis: 1,750/Sherriel: 1,250

Roy’s able to Walk Into a Bar & take the DD from its 750 area, leading a squeaker 4.5K to Alex’s 3.5K & Sherriel’s 3250. The champ makes a sizeable 2.5K risk.

In ’69 this QB quit– temporarily– rather than be forced to sell Bachelors III, his bar on Lexington.

“Who is Joe Namath?”- good.

SOLE TS: 750 (Arrested Development)

CS:

Roy: 7K/Alex: 5,250/Sherriel: 2,250

DJ!:
CY OLD
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LEGENDS
IS BROOKLYN STILL IN THE LEAGUE?
PANIC
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
HART BROKEN

For the 1K Cy Old pitch, a VDD‘s thrown to Alex, who’s just 250 behind Roy 11K-10,750; Sherriel’s just hangin’ in w/ 2250. This is for 3250 extra & the lead.

Yrs. after retirement, Cy held the ball for this numbered win- he got just 11 more after that.

“What is 500?”- yep, you bet. Roy’s 1.5K Junior Achievement answer is the last of those & his 2nd-place pts. stand at 13K, 5.5K fewer than the male challenger; the female challenger’s standing at 3250. Critical 7K clue for Roy & here it is:

Tiaina, a Samoan name, was the real first name of this great LB.

“Who is Junior Seau?”- yes!

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: 2K (College Football Legends)
UNATTEMPTED LT: 2K
TOTAL DJ! LT: 4K

Pre-Final S:

Roy: 22K/Alex: 20.5K/Sherriel: 3,250

MALE CORYATS:
Roy: 14,750
Alex: 18,250

FJ! C #29: NBA FIRST ROUND PICKS

Before ’15, the last time the Lakers had a Top 5 pick was in ’82, when they selected this future Hall of Famer.

SHERRIEL: “Who is James Worthy?” (0)
ALEX: “Who is Kurt Rambis” (3K) = 17.5K
ROY: SAME AS HER = 41,001 $25K

“Sports JEOPARDY!” 3/30

Nipun Tulshian (orig. from Clinton Township): Investment associate
Jamie MacQueen (orig. from Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia): Sr. global learning operations coordinator
3-WK. CHAMP: Roy Hollis

BB:
A DAY IN THE LIFE
VIDEO  GAMES
THE ROSE BOWL
YOU’RE THE REF
SO NICE THEY RETIRED IT TWICE
EVEL KNIEVEL JUMPS

HS:

Roy: 2,750/Jamie: 3,250

To finish their clues about The Rose Bowl, Roy unlocks the DD leading Jamie 5750-4250; Nipun’s back on the board w/ 500. Here’s Roy’s 2250 clue.

Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! This RB scored four TDs in USC’s 1973 win over Ohio St.

“Who is Anthony Davis?”…NO– Sam “The Bam” Cunningham.

SOLE TS: 750 (So Nice They Retired It Twice)

CS:

Roy: 4,250/Nipun: 1K/Jamie: 5K

DJ!:
SWEET CHARITY
BIG STADIUMS
HOCKEY ANNOUNCERS
HITS & MRS.
WARRIORS
COME OUT TO PLAY

Instant DD for Nipun inside the 2K Big Stadium.

G’day! Let’s head over to the MCG, this city’s cricket ground, & party w/ 100K of our mates!

“What is Melbourne?”- got it. Nipun faulters on the 2K Warrior, but the 1.5K Warrior gives him the other one & a chance at redemption; he’s in last w/ 4.5K, Jamie’s at 9.5K & Roy’s flying to 15,250. 2K’s wagered again.

It’s not every day a 6’7″ guy leads an NBA team in rebounding, but this forward did it for the ’15 champs.

“Who is Draymond Green?”- here’s some more green.

SOLE ATTEMPTED DJ! TS: 2K (Warriors)

Pre-Final S:

Roy: 16,750/Nipun: 8K/Jamie: 11.5K

CORYAT SCORES:
Roy: 19K
Nipun: 7.5K

FJ! C #28: COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

The only private school playing in the SEC, it also has the smallest student body.

NIPUN: “What is Vanderbilt?” (DOUBLE) = 16K
JAMIE: SAME (6251) = 17,751
ROY: SAME ON BOTH PARTS = 23,001

“Sports JEOPARDY!” 3/23

Joe Castro (Pasadena)
Stanton Johnson (D.C.): Attorney
GOING FOR $15K: Roy Hollis

BB:
COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2015
TIME, GENTLEMEN
BASEBALL ANNOUNCER QUOTES
LET’S SKATE!
DOG TOWN
“Z” BOYS

HS:

Roy: 3.5K/Joe: -500/Stanton: -1K

750 into Dog Town is the whereabouts of the DD picked by Roy, who has 5K, a diff. of 3K ahead of Joe. The kingpin wagers Joe’s score.

Goals scored by this NHL home team are followed by The Black Keys’ “Howlin’ for You”.

No response. However, Roy ends this rd. 3K ahead of Joe, 5750-2750.

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: 500 (Baseball Announcer Quotes)
SOLE UNATTEMPTED TS: 750 (Let’s Skate!)

DJ!:
NEED THE NICKNAME, HOTSHOT
MASCOT RACES
ONE & DONE
I SHALL TAUNT YOU A SECOND TIME
NHL TEAM NAMES
LeBRON

The DDs are left until the end-part of this rd. in Mascot Races & One & Done; Joe hits the one to end the former topic & is in 2nd w/ 8750, in reach of Roy’s 14,750; Stanton’s positive to the total of 3.5K. Here is the 4K answer for Joe:

Pepsi, Sierra Mist & Aquafina bottles slosh around this stadium also named for a non-alcoholic beverage.

“What is Pepsi Center?” is absolutely wrong. And this game’s over as the very last clue in the latter subject we mentioned has it by default as soon-to-be three-time champ Roy (14,750) is miles ahead of Joe (4250). Roy goes for the minimum on this read by Eric Stonestreet.

“I pledged NOT to attend a Super Bowl until this hometown team of mine is playing in it– unfortunately, that HASN’T happened since we won it in 1970 behind Len Dawson.”

“Who are the Kansas City Chiefs?”- yeah.

ATTEMPTED DJ! LT: 3.5K

CORYAT SCORES:
Roy: 18,750
Joe: 8,250

FJ! C #27: BASEBALL TRADES

This pitcher & World Series MVP switched leagues in a ’15 trade.

It was a TS, but Roy doesn’t mind.

“Sports JEOPARDY!” 3/16

Brandon Steenson (K.C., MO): Attorney
Jessica Hurtt (Columbus, OH): Program coord.
CHAMP: Roy Hollis

BB:
YOU DESERVE AN AWARD
UNUSUAL TERMS
NCAA HOOPS FANS
SPORTS BOOK
DON’T HATE THE PLAYER
HATE THE GAME

HS:

Roy: 3,750/Brandon: -500/Jessica: 2K

In the next-to-last clue of the rd. & Sports Book, Roy has that DD w/ 6750; Brandon’s turned his minus into a plus. Roy makes a gamble of 2750.

The Bronx Zoo (1979)

“What is baseball?”- right & now he’s got 10.5K already.

SOLE TS: 1K (You Deserve An Award)

DJ!:
UKRAINE IN THE MEMBRANE
GOLD MEDALISTS
1,000-YARD RUSHING TEAMMATES
THAT’S A RIOT!
ACTORS
THE NEGRO LEAGUES BASEBALL MUSEUM (CC clues in K.C.)

Roy’s still cruisin’ at 14K to Brandon’s 3K as a DD occurs on the 1.5K pair of 1K-Yd. Rushing Teammates. The defending titleholder bets a g-spot.

’76 Steelers: Franco Harris & this guy whose first name was on movie marquees at the time.

“Who is Rocky Bleier?”…knocked that out. Brandon picks out the TDD in the grasp of the 1.5K Gold Medalist & has five large, 13 back of Roy.

Spyridon Lewis won it in 1896.

“What is the marathon?”…good enough.

ATTEMPTED LT: 4K
UNATTEMPTED LT: 4K
TOTAL DJ! LT: 8K

Pre-Final S:

Roy: 24K (LG)/Brandon: 7.5K/Jessica: -500

MALE CORYATS:
Roy: 22.5K
Brandon: 4K

FJ! C #26: THE NBA

All of this team’s division rivals are in one neighboring state.

BRANDON: “WHO ARE THE PHOENIX SUNS? HI DAISY HI JULIE” = 8,128
ROY: “Who are the Trail Blazers?”

“Sports JEOPARDY!” 3/9

Roy Hollis (Hurontown, MI): Real estate agent
Brice Sunderland (Eastvale, CA): Transportation director
CHAMP: Bryan Barton

BB:
LOVE THE HAIR
MIRACLE MILE
DOUBLE MEANINGS
NFL OWNERS
BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING
NET FLICKS

HS:

Bryan: 1K/Roy: 2K/Brice: 1,750

Speaking of Double Meanings, the 750 one is a DD for Bryan, who’s in the lead (3250), but not by much over Brice (3K) & Roy (2750); they’re all separated by 250. The new champ puts up two large.

A metal blade attached to the rear of a NASCAR vehicle, or what losing teams “play” to frustrate others.

“What is spoiler?”- yep.

SOLE TS: 1K (Breaking the Glass Ceiling)

CS:

Bryan: 7K/Challengers: 3,750 each

DJ!:
FAN DUEL
RECORDS THAT MAY NEVER BE BROKEN
PAR FOR THE COURSE
ONE DIRECTION
GRANT LAND
RICE UNIVERSITY

Brice picks one of the DDs at the end of Par for the Course w/ 5250, currently in 3rd; Roy has 7750, 750 away from 1st. Brice goes for 3.5K & a 250 lead.

His best rd. an even-par 70, Geoff Oglivy’s +5 won the ’06 U.S. Open at this “Flying Appendage”-named NY course.

“What is Shinnecock Hills?”…sorry, no. He does find the other one, however, behind the 2K end of Rice Univ. w/ 9250; Bryan’s hit 10K, but Roy now leads the titleholder w/ 11,750. 3K & the lead on the line for Brice.

The Astros made this Owl/Killer B a ’97 1st-rd. pick; he went on to give them 326 homers.

“Who is Jeff Bagwell?”…incorrect one.

SOLE ATTEMPTED DJ! TS: 1.5K (Grant Land)

Pre-Final S:

Bryan: 10.5K/Roy: 11,750/Brice: 7,750

CORYAT SCORES:
Bryan: 9,250
Brice: 14,250

FJ! C #25: THE WINTER OLYMPICS

Of the countries that have hosted the Winter Games, this one in Europe is the only one that NO LONGER exists on the map.

BRICE: “WHAT IS EAST GERMANY” (BUST)
BRYAN: SAME (9.5K) = 1K
ROY: “What is Yugoslavia? Czechoslovaki…” (he had it right) = 2,499 (that’s their first one-and-doner all season long)