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Chasing Ken: A Matt Amodio vs. Ken Jennings (and James Holzhauer) Statistical Comparison

Matt Amodio, Ken Jennings, and James Holzhauer.
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Current Champion

Nikolas Polsinelli, career statistics:
44 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,500

To win:
3 games: 64.111%
4: 41.102%
5: 26.351%
6: 16.894%
7: 10.831%
Avg. streak: 3.786 games.
(Click Here for Methodology)

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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 $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603

With Matt Amodio surpassing James Holzhauer’s 32 wins and setting off in pursuit of Ken Jennings’ 74 wins, I have decided to resurrect my statistical comparison toteboard; this is a continuation of my James Holzhauer vs Ken Jennings toteboard from 2019. As in 2019, links are also provided to help define any statistics that may not be readily familiar or intuitive to the casual viewer.

This page will be publicly updated daily between 8:00 and 9:00 PM Eastern. (If you are a member of the media wishing to see the comparison earlier in the day, you’re welcome to contact Andy privately.)

Last Updated: October 11, 2021 (through 39 games)

Matt Amodio

Ken Jennings

James Holzhauer

Games Played

39

39

33

Total Winnings

$1,518,601

$1,331,661

$2,462,216

Correct Responses

1305

1400

1186

Incorrect Responses

122

126

36

Unforced Errors (buzz in w/ incorrect response)

102

101

31

Correct Response % When Buzzing In

92.17%

92.81%

97.21%

Times First In

1237

1343

1077

First In %age

56.00%

60.69%

57.81%

Rebounds

55

49

33

Rebound %age (of all rebound opportunities)

44.00%

39.52%

48.53%

Categories With 5 Correct

26

45

36

Categories With 4 Correct

106

126

95

Categories With 3 Correct

142

133

122

% Of Categories With At Least 3 Correct

58.55%

64.96%

63.89%

Categories With 0 Correct

14

19

11

% of Bottom-Row Clues Responded To Correctly

59.10%

53.33%

58.59%

Daily Doubles Played

86

83

76

Daily Doubles Correct

76

71

72

Daily Double %age

88.37%

85.54%

94.74%

Average Daily Double Wager

$4,774

$3,601

$8,984

Total Net Gain On Daily Doubles

$304,200

$213,699

$654,416

Average Net Gain On Daily Doubles

$3,537

$2,575

$8,611

Average Score At End Of First Round

$10,969

$9,877

$12,564

Average Lead At End Of First Round

$7,382

$6,238

$8,273

Average Score At End Of Second Round

$33,308

$31,044

$47,655

Average Lead At End Of Second Round

$23,521

$22,300

$36,750

82.05%

87.18%

87.88%

Final Jeopardy Clues Correct

29

26

32

Final Jeopardy %age

74.36%

66.67%

96.97%

Average Final Jeopardy Wager

$12,492

$8,145

$27,891

Average Final Score

$39,082

$34,145

$75,364

Average Margin of Victory

$29,542

$26,371

$62,269

$27,913

$28,005

$30,576

Average Opposition Player Coryat

$6,436

$5,813

$7,415

Average Combined Coryat

$40,785

$39,636

$45,400

5.10

5.31

3.39

Unrevealed Clues Average

0.33

0.26

0.55

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