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.
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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
Welcome to Masters Breakdown #5; where I go into more detail about things that happened on last night’s Jeopardy! Masters episode!
The Amodio Rodeo Is Ending
Unfortunately, Matt Amodio was eliminated from semifinal contention last night and is locked into sixth place. While he has had stretches of strong play, Matt’s bad luck on the Daily Doubles is probably his undoing; he’s only a net +200 points on Daily Doubles the entire tournament—and that just isn’t going to be enough for advancement at this level.
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Should Amy Schneider Have Bet Differently Last Night?
Certainly, if you look at just the final outcome from last night, you might say that “yes, Amy should have bet differently.” But it’s a lot more complicated than that: one does not know how Yogesh will bet, or how Final Jeopardy will play out. In my own analysis last night, I noted that Amy couldn’t both defend against a small bet from Yogesh and stay in front of Mattea if they made a cover bet. However, looking at things a little closer shows that a different strategy might have been better.
At this point in the tournament, Amy didn’t need to worry about Yogesh. Amy needed to worry about Mattea. While Mattea certainly needed to bet aggressively in an attempt to get 3 points from this match, a player of James’s calibre, in Amy’s position, would have realized this and bet small (no more than 3,400 points.) And, holding everything else constant, we would have seen Amy clinching a spot in the semifinals after last night.
That Amy–Mattea battle also provides a reasonable explanation for Yogesh’s all-in wager; Yogesh might reasonably conclude that Mattea might bet to keep Amy locked out—which then makes an all-in wager from Yogesh the best strategic move. (This also means that anyone making accusations of shenanigans is wildly off base.)
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Here’s how the prediction model breaks down Wednesday’s matchups:
Game 1:
Player
Win %
Second %
Third %
Yogesh Raut (11-6)
25.975%
39.238%
34.787%
James Holzhauer (47-9)
44.352%
27.634%
28.014%
Matt Amodio (42-14)
29.673%
33.128%
37.199%
Game 2:
Player
Win %
Second %
Third %
Victoria Groce (9-3)
45.279%
27.473%
27.248%
Amy Schneider (48-17)
31.534%
35.620%
32.846%
Mattea Roach (26-15)
23.187%
36.907%
39.906%
While James could theoretically be displaced down to fifth place, it would take an incredibly unlikely set of circumstances in order to do so. I also expect that James will just take matters into his own hands and dominate the run of play in the opening game. Thus, I think the only real thing left to play for at this point is the last spot in the semifinals, and that will be simple: whoever finishes with the higher score between Amy and Mattea gets the spot. I think Amy is probably more likely to get that spot at this point, though Mattea does have some momentum from Monday’s victory.
All in all, I think that Wednesday’s episode is going to be very interesting.