Zig-Zag Word Chain - Sports - Statistics

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Hint	Word #1	Word #2	% Correct
Olympians receive a gold medal for finishing in ____ ____	First	Place	97%
Where a player takes a free throw from in basketball	Line	Foul	97%
British ski jumper Eddie "The Eagle" Edward finished in ____ ____ in both events in which he competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary	Place	Last	97%
The initial 45 minutes in a football/soccer match	Half	First	95%
What an umpire traditionally says to start a game of basebal	Ball	Play	94%
In the waning seconds of a tie basketball game, the team with the ball will likely plan to take the ___ ___	Last	Shot	94%
If a team is trailing by a significant amount at the intermission, their coach might suggest in their interview with the sideline reporter that their team is "A ____ ____ team."	Second	Half	93%
Where the first out of most double plays is recorded in baseball	Base	Second	92%
The period immediately preceding the above in an American football game	Quarter	Third	92%
The last stop before home in a baesball game	Third	Base	92%
What a referee would say in a football/soccer match when he isn't buying the acting job of a supposedly fouled player	Play	On	91%
Event revolutionized by the development of the "Fosbury flop", which Dick Fosbury used to win Gold in 1968 Mexico City Olympics	Jump	High	90%
Bob Beeman set the Olympic record of 8.90 meters in this event in 1968 in Mexico City	Long	Jump	90%
In horse racing, the horse with the worst odds to win is called a "____ ____"	Shot	Long	90%
The final regular period in an American football game	Fourth	Quarter	89%
A batted ball in baseball that curves into the stands outside of the poles on the leftfield or rightfield lines	Foul	Ball	88%
What a golfer signs at the end of their round	Card	Score	86%
What a football/soccer player would recieve for deliberately preventing a goal by committing a handball foul	Red	Card	86%
When a runner gets caught between two bases in baseball - also known as a pickle	Run	Down	86%
What fans in the stadium can reference to see if their team is winning or losing	Score	Board	85%
A dangerous play in football/soccer that will earn you a penalty	High	Kick	83%
What batters do over 16 times in an average MLB baseball game every year since 2016	Out	Strike	83%
Similarly awarded in field hockey for a defensive foul within the 23 meter area	Penalty	Corner	83%
In American football, the area between the defense's 20 yard line and endzone	Zone	Red	83%
Poolside apparatus dominated by Chinese athletes in recent Olympic games	Board	Diving	82%
Awarded in football/soccer for a defensive foul in the box	Kick	Penalty	82%
If a team is trailing late in the game in American football, they might consider going for it on ____ ____, instead of punting the ball	Down	Fourth	81%
What a golfer does when they hit their first shot	Off	Tee	80%
What basketball players do to give themsevles the best opportunity to obtain a rebound	Box	Out	78%
In baseball, a pitcher with a long windup, or a catcher with a weak arm would both be considered easy to ____ ____	On	Run	78%
A score of 300 in bowling; or a pitcher retiring all 27 batters in baseball	Perfect	Game	78%
One of the goals of punters in American football is for their punt to have a long ____ ____	Time	Hang	78%
Usually occupied at sporting events by dignitaries or those fans willing to pay a premium for their tickets	Seat	Box	77%
The center defensive lineman in American football	Tackle	Nose	77%
A score first obtained in Olympic gymnastics by Romanian Nadia Comăneci in Montreal in 1972	Ten	Perfect	77%
An imaginary rectangle from the batter's armpits to mid-chest and the width of home plate	Strike	Zone	76%
In American football, analysts often discuss the need to establish this in order to open up the defense for subsequent pass plays	Game	Running	74%
When a golf group needs to be ready to start their round	Tee	Time	74%
In American football, what the receiving team is awarded when a kickoff is downed in the endzone	Back	Touch	73%
Term used in many sports when an offensive player lays out to secure the ball	Diving	Catch	67%
When a surfer curls all their toes over the nose of the surfboard	Hang	Ten	67%
In sports where competitors take sequential runs on a course (such as downhill skiing, or time-trials in road cycling), the current leader is often said to be "Sitting in the ____ ____"	Hot	Seat	67%
The person on an American football team who would take a handoff in order to establish the above	Running	Back	66%
Another name for demarcations of the side of a football/soccer field	Touch	Line	65%
A similar term in baseball when an outfielder running at full speed drops to the turf to secure the ball	Catch	Sliding	60%
A method used to begin or restart play after goals in many stick and ball sports	Face	Off	56%
Another name for the third base position in baseball	Corner	Hot	53%
To utilize a defensive tactic in sports where you prevent an opponent from seeing the ball	Guard	Face	50%
Another name for the same position	Nose	Guard	50%
A play in football/soccer where a player extends one leg while dropping to the turf to push the ball away from the opposing player	Sliding	Tackle	49%

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