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Winter 2024 Champions Wildcard – Group 1 Semifinals Preview

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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.
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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

Group 1 of Winter 2024’s Champions Wildcard started with 31 players. After 2 Play-In games on TuneIn, and 9 quarterfinals, we’re now down to 9 semifinalists!

Monday, January 29, 2024:

Lloyd Sy (1)
Rockford, Illinois

Lloyd Sy on Jeopardy!


90 correct, 12 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (88/228)
3/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,890)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,700

Lloyd picked up 30 correct responses and was successful 81% of the time when attempting to buzz in his quarterfinal win over Dillon Hupp and Kelly Barry.

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Andy Tirrell (20)
San Diego, California

Andy Tirrell on Jeopardy!


54 correct, 8 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 16 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (54/171)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,700)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,733

Andy won the competition’s opening game in runaway fashion over Katie Palumbo and Sharon Stone.

Martha Bath (13)
Seattle, Washington

Martha Bath on Jeopardy


50 correct, 3 incorrect
11/11 on rebound attempts (on 22 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (36/171)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,200)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,733

Fan-favorite Martha defeated Kendra Westerhaus and Nik Berry in quarterfinal #3.

Andy Tirrell (20)
San Diego, California

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54 correct, 8 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 16 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (54/171)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,700)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,733

Juveria Zaheer (9)
Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Juveria Zaheer on Jeopardy!


132 correct, 21 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
47.37% in first on buzzer (135/285)
9/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $64,400)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,840

Juveria dominated proceedings in the second quarterfinal, picking up a $20,000 Coryat and over $30,000 going into Final.

Alec Chao (19)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Alec Chao on Jeopardy!


63 correct, 14 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
41.07% in first on buzzer (69/168)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,400)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,067

The Daily Doubles broke Alec’s way in his quarterfinal win over Connor Sears and Johanna Stoberock.

Robbi Ramirez (14)
Orlando, Florida

Robbi Ramirez on Jeopardy!


58 correct, 7 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (54/171)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$600)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,000

Robbi had a very strong Double Jeopardy round in his quarterfinal and advanced to the semifinals over Lynn Di Vito and Xanni Brown.

Andy won the competition’s opening game in runaway fashion over Katie Palumbo and Sharon Stone.

Martha Bath (13)
Seattle, Washington


50 correct, 3 incorrect
11/11 on rebound attempts (on 22 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (36/171)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,200)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,733

Michael Menkhus (2)
Kansas City, Missouri

Michael Menkhus on Jeopardy!


100 correct, 21 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
46.93% in first on buzzer (107/228)
3/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $600)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,250

Michael picked up 28 correct in his quarterfinal win over Tamara Ghattas and Ittai Sopher.

Erin Portman (12)
Naperville, Illinois

Erin Portman on Jeopardy!


64 correct, 7 incorrect
5/8 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
32.75% in first on buzzer (56/171)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,200)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,067

Erin was in a very competitive quarterfinal and won from second place going into Final Jeopardy over Bryan White and Rachel Clark.

Ron Cheung (17)
Lakewood, Ohio

Ron Cheung on Jeopardy!


46 correct, 13 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
29.24% in first on buzzer (50/171)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $16,000)
0/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,000

Ron survived a Triple Stumper Final Jeopardy after Holly Hassel and Daniel Moore went all in (or nearly all in) in Final Jeopardy.

Fan-favorite Martha defeated Kendra Westerhaus and Nik Berry in quarterfinal #3.


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Overall Thoughts: Lloyd was one of the three most dominant players in the quarterfinals. If he can keep monopolizing the buzzer, he should have an easy time advancing. If not, I do think Andy is second favorite in this one; he did have a strong quarterfinal as well.

Tuesday, January 30, 2024:

Overall Thoughts: Juveria picked up exactly where she left off after Second Chance, dominating her quarterfinal here as well. If the Daily Doubles keep going her way, she’ll cruise to the final. However, one has to worry about “live by the sword, die by the sword” when it comes to those clues; one bad Daily Double and Alec and Robbi are right back in contention.

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024:

Overall Thoughts: It was certainly noted in some corners on Friday that Michael went to the top row instead of Daily Double hunting. This is just a reminder that, even if you hate the category, it’s better to take the Daily Double yourself and make a small bet instead of letting it fall into the hands of a competitor. That said, I do think Michael has had the best performance of all three in this game, but if Erin or Ron find the betting clues first, it might be a more difficult path to the final for Michael.

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