Jeopardy! Masters Recap – Friday, May 17, 2024 (Game 2)

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Current Champion

Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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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 $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

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This game’s Jeopardy! Masters contestants:

Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California (48-18, 0 points)

Victoria Groce, a writer & television personality from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (10-4, 0 points)

Yogesh Raut, a cognitive & behavioral scientist from Vancouver, Washington (12-7, 3 points)

Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:

As I mentioned in my Game 1 preview tonight, the byes are predetermined; James will sit out this one, as Amy, Yogesh, and Victoria do battle. Amy will need to have a strong performance in this game in order to give herself a good chance of making the finals.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here’s the Friday, May 17, 2024 Jeopardy! Masters (game 2) by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: I’ll Be Bach; Podcasts; Triple Letter Fun; Furniture; Our Vast Past; Periodicals)

Victoria got to the Daily Double again; in this one, her score was into five figures after 30. Meanwhile, Amy struggled on both the buzzer and some incorrect responses; she was in a distant third.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Victoria 12 correct 1 incorrect
Yogesh 10 correct 1 incorrect
Amy 4 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Victoria 11,200
Yogesh 4,000
Amy -200

Today’s interviews:

Amy is now on a 20-day Queen Bee streak in the New York Times Spelling Bee.
Victoria has a retirement dream about getting a houseboat and doing literary translation.
Yogesh has been teammates with Victoria against a quiz bowl AI.

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Bridges; Flavor Profile?; One-Word Movie Titles; Say It “In” Latin; The Tortured Poets Department; Eternal Sunshine)

Yogesh got to DD2 and tied the game; however, Victoria wrested the lead back thanks to DD3; from there, she cruised to a runaway, as Amy took some necessary guesses on the way to the finish and ended in the red.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Victoria 22 correct 3 incorrect
Yogesh 18 correct 4 incorrect
Amy 8 correct 6 incorrect

Scores going into Final:

Victoria 27,200
Yogesh 13,200
Amy -3,000

Final Jeopardy category: Also Seen At The Circus

Final Jeopardy! clue: FDR gets credit for implementing this as a concept in the U.S. & the metaphor was used by FDR Jr. running for office in 1966

Correct response: What is a safety net?

Final was a Double Stumper between Victoria and Yogesh; 3 points to Victoria, 1 point to Yogesh.

Tonight’s results:

Amy -3,000 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Yogesh 13,200 – $13,199 = $1 (What big tent)
Victoria 27,200 – $0 = $27,200 (What is…? Hi, Nora! <3)

Jeopardy! Masters Semi-Final Standings:

(through May 17)
1st: Yogesh Raut (4 points, 1 win, 38 correct, 25,400 Coryat, 37,600 Pre-FJ)
2nd: Victoria Groce (3 points, 1 win, 41 correct, 32,000 Coryat, 45,200 Pre-FJ)
3rd: James Holzhauer (1 points, 0 wins, 19 correct, 13,000 Coryat, 13,000 Pre-FJ)
4th: Amy Schneider (0 points, 0 wins, 8 correct, -3,000 Coryat, -3,000 Pre-FJ)

Chances of winning:

Yogesh: 24.9% to win, 98.0% to make the finals
Victoria: 29.7% to win, 88.3% to make the finals
James: 36.3% to win, 79.7% to make the finals
Amy: 9.1% to win, 33.9% to make the finals

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) I’LL BE BACH $600 (clue #16)
Victoria 5000 +5000 (Yogesh 2400 Amy -200)
2) ONE-WORD MOVIE TITLES $1600 (clue #6)
Yogesh 7600 +7600 (Victoria 15200 Amy -1400)
3) SAY IT “IN” LATIN $1200 (clue #16, $12400 left on board)
Victoria 18000 +6000 (Yogesh 11600 Amy -3800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 233

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Yogesh 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 5
Victoria 4 3 2 3 4 3*
Amy 5 3

DJ! Round:
Yogesh 5 5 4* 3 5 4 4 4 5
Victoria 3 4 3 2 3 3*
Amy 2

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Victoria 3.08
Yogesh 4.47
Amy 3.33

Game Stats:

Victoria $18,000 Coryat, 22 correct, 3 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Yogesh $7,200 Coryat, 18 correct, 4 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Amy -$3,000 Coryat, 8 correct, 6 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $22,200
Lach Trash: $15,400 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $16,400

Player Statistics:

Yogesh Raut, career statistics:

451 correct, 40 incorrect
33/37 on rebound attempts (on 73 rebound opportunities)
36.79% in first on buzzer (419/1139)
14/15 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $104,395)
11/20 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,150

Victoria Groce, career statistics:

369 correct, 51 incorrect
12/14 on rebound attempts (on 46 rebound opportunities)
43.29% in first on buzzer (368/850)
20/23 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $124,305)
7/15 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,067

Amy Schneider, career statistics:

1798 correct, 136 incorrect
90/109 on rebound attempts (on 261 rebound opportunities)
43.02% in first on buzzer (1663/3866)
80/95 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $257,800)
45/67 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,024

Andy’s Thoughts:

• I don’t know if it’s me being Canadian or too left-leaning or whatnot, but I thought this Final Jeopardy clue would have played easier than 0-for-2.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

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