Jeopardy! is no stranger to sports questions and, sometimes, full categories. And during the second match of the Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time tournament on Wednesday night, fans were treated to the first full sports category in this special competition between James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter.
For this tournament’s format, each one-hour match is broken into two regular Jeopardy! games, and the player with the most points — not dollars, although the numerals are the same — from the combined two games wins the match. And then the first player to win three matches is the Jeopardy! GOAT.
In the first game of the second match, there was a football category in the opening regular Jeopardy round called College Football: After The Game.
As we’ve previously noted — and as any regular Jeopardy! viewer could tell you — the clues in this GOAT contest are noticeably more difficult than regular-season Jeopardy! But how many in this category do you think you could get right?
Thanks to J! Archive, we can take a look at the clues without the pressure of rapidly trying to answer before the GOATs. The answers are below, but try not to cheat.
Here we go…
200: In 2004, an NCAA award was established in the name of this center on the 1933 Michigan team & future politician
400: Before starring on a 4-letter TV drama, Mark Harmon starred for this 4-letter school as a QB, averaging 7.2 yards a carry in ’73
600: Nickname of the team that was led to an undefeated 1958 season by future brigadier general Pete Dawkins
800: In 1998, football fans debated who was the NCAA’s best QB: Peyton Manning or this WSU Cougar; their pro careers went opposite ways
1000: Steve Largent went on from this university to a HOF pro career, then returned home to represent the area in Congress
Before giving you the answers (or questions, really), please enjoy this delightful photo of Holzhauer and host Alex Trebek.
200: Who is Gerald Ford? (Holzhauer)
400: What is UCLA? (Rutter)
600: Who are the Army Black Knights? (Holzhauer)
800: Who is Ryan Leaf? (Holzhauer)
1000: What is the University of Tulsa? (No one got this clue.)
As a professional sports gambler, it’s hardly surprising Holzhauer got most of these questions right, but it’s still pretty impressive considering these are much more challenging than traditional Jeopardy! clues.
Jennings won the first match, Holzhauer won the second, and that means this tournament is guaranteed to go until at least Friday but could run into next week.
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