Jeopardy! Masters Recap – Wednesday, May 22, 2024

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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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August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
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August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
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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:

Yogesh Raut, a cognitive & behavioral scientist from Vancouver, Washington (12-9)

James Holzhauer, the self-described “final boss” of Jeopardy! from Las Vegas, Nevada (50-10)

Victoria Groce, a writer & television personality from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (11-5)

Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:

It’s Super Bowl Wednesday in Jeopardy! terms. Our self-described “final boss”, James Holzhauer, is here to take on two players who have made it through their respective gauntlets—one through the Tournament of Champions, the other through the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament—to make it to the Masters final.

Here are the lifetime J! statistics of our three finalists:

Victoria Groce:
391 correct, 55 incorrect
12/14 on rebound attempts (on 48 rebound opportunities)
43.11% in first on buzzer (391/907)
20/25 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $117,305)
8/16 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,988

James Holzhauer:
1998 correct, 111 incorrect
64/70 on rebound attempts (on 157 rebound opportunities)
49.44% in first on buzzer (1851/3744)
111/122 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $926,393)
50/66 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $24,500

Yogesh Raut:
469 correct, 42 incorrect
34/38 on rebound attempts (on 76 rebound opportunities)
36.45% in first on buzzer (436/1196)
15/16 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $116,395)
12/21 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,971

This will be a two-game total-point final; the scores from Game 1 will be added to the scores from Game 2 to determine the overall champion. While the prediction model does favor James (39.2% to Victoria’s 34.9% and Yogesh’s 25.8%), I do believe that this final will come down to who does the best on 8 specific clues in particular: the six Daily Doubles and the two Final Jeopardy clues. The winner tonight will receive $500,000; second place will receive $250,000, and third place $150,000.

Interestingly, Victoria has been given the champion’s podium for the final, with James in the middle and Yogesh at Podium 3. I’m not sure if it was done via “overall points in the entire event” or “draw”, but I certainly wouldn’t be opposed to “draw for podium” in every Masters match—if anything, it would allow for shows to post many more things earlier for the fans without eagle-eyed fans trying to spot spoilers in the show’s posts.

I have an occasional mailbag column where I answer fan & viewer questions regarding the show. If you have a question, feel free to send it to mailbag@thejeopardyfan.com!

Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here’s the Wednesday, May 22, 2024 Jeopardy! Masters final by the numbers, along with a recap:

Game 1:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Way Back In ’23; Second Letter “Y”; Farm Fun; A Dominating Performance; Utopian Literature; The World Revolves Around Jason Kelce)

James got to the Daily Double early, but fell back to 0. However, things were very close through 30, with all 3 players within 1,000 points.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Victoria 12 correct 2 incorrect
Yogesh 8 correct 0 incorrect
James 7 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Victoria 4,600
Yogesh 4,400
James 3,600

Today’s interviews:

Yogesh will donate to the Equal Justice Initiative if he wins Masters.
James will donate to Project 150 if he wins Masters.
Victoria will donate to a healthcare charity for the poor if she wins Masters.

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Dry Places; Health & Medicine; Alliteration All Around; Wales & Whales-Pourri; From Page To Stage; Eponyms)

James and Victoria got to both Daily Doubles; they both doubled up. Going into Final, James had a 2,000 point lead over Victoria.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

James 20 correct 1 incorrect
Victoria 21 correct 2 incorrect
Yogesh 13 correct 0 incorrect

Scores going into Final:

James 27,200
Victoria 25,200
Yogesh 9,600

Game 1 Final Jeopardy category: Politicians

Game 1 Final Jeopardy! clue: This man was the 1st to be governor of one state & then senator from another; 173 years later, Mitt Romney became the second

Game 1 Correct response: Who is Sam Houston?

Yogesh and James were correct in Final, but James and Victoria went small (Yogesh went all in)—this is still anyone’s game! James’s “effective lead” is 3,454.50 over Victoria and 4,554.50 over Yogesh.

Game 1 results:

Yogesh 9,600 + $9,600 = $19,200 (Who Jackie Houston)
Victoria 25,200 – $3,800 = $21,400 (Who is Johnson? Hi, Nora! <3)
James 27,200 + $1,109 = $28,309 (Who is Houston) (18538-day total: $28,309)

Other Miscellaneous Game 1 Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) UTOPIAN LITERATURE $800 (clue #5)
James 1400 -1400 (Victoria 1400 Yogesh 0)
2) HEALTH & MEDICINE $1200 (clue #6)
Victoria 10200 +10200 (James 5200 Yogesh 4400)
3) ALLITERATION ALL AROUND $1200 (clue #16, $13600 left on board)
James 10400 +10400 (Victoria 22800 Yogesh 8400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 100

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

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

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

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

James 2.67
Victoria 4.10
Yogesh 4.50

Game 1 Stats:

James $19,400 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Victoria $16,200 Coryat, 21 correct, 2 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
Yogesh $9,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 0 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $45,200
Lach Trash: $6,600 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $2,200

Game 2 Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Numeric Geography; It’s All Greek Myth To Me; Tiny Bubbles; Names In Fashion; “I” Tunes; This! Isn’t! Jeopardy!)

Yogesh got the Daily Double, and that was enough for him to hold a lead through 30 clues of Game 2. However, it was still incredibly close for the overall lead at this point.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Yogesh 9 correct 1 incorrect
Victoria 10 correct 1 incorrect
James 6 correct 0 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Yogesh 5,799
Victoria 5,600
James 2,800

Today’s interviews:

Yogesh would like to thank the Atlanta Braves.
James would like thank his aunts and uncles and the production team in 2019.
Victoria would like to thank her family, friends, and academic bowl coaches.

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: African History; “K” “J” For The Win; New Material About Old Material; Women In Poems; Tv; Famous Hosts)

Victoria got to both Daily Doubles; her correct responses on both—among 15 correct in the round—means she has a runaway going into Final!

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Victoria 25 correct 1 incorrect
Yogesh 17 correct 2 incorrect
James 11 correct 0 incorrect

Scores going into Final:

Victoria 34,000
Yogesh 15,799
James 8,800

Game 2 Final Jeopardy category: American Women

Game 2 Final Jeopardy! clue: The New York Times wrote of this woman who had died in 1951, “though she was forgotten at the time, part of her remained alive”

Game 2 Correct response: Who is Henrietta Lacks?

Everyone got Final correct. Victoria is your winner, Yogesh second, James third!

Tonight’s results:

James 8,800 + $908 = $9,708 + $28,309 = $38,017 (Who is Henrietta Lacks final boss death music)
Yogesh 15,799 + $10,911 = $26,710 + $19,200 = $45,910 (Who Could it be Lacks?)
Victoria 34,000 + $0 = $34,000 + $21,400 = $55,400 (Who is Lacks? Great games, y’all – see you next year! <3)

Other Miscellaneous Game 2 Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) “I” TUNES $1000 (clue #4)
Yogesh 1800 +1799 (Victoria 0 James 0)
2) WOMEN IN POEMS $800 (clue #11)
Victoria 13600 +13600 (James 4000 Yogesh 10999)
3) NEW MATERIAL ABOUT OLD MATERIAL $800 (clue #20, $6800 left on board)
Victoria 29200 +800 (James 7600 Yogesh 14999)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 203

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Victoria 5 4
James
Yogesh 5 5*

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

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Victoria 3.42
Yogesh 4.63
James 3.50

Game 2 Stats:

Victoria $21,200 Coryat, 25 correct, 1 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Yogesh $15,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
James $8,800 Coryat, 11 correct, 0 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $45,000
Lach Trash: $6,600 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $2,400

Player Statistics:

Victoria Groce, career statistics:

438 correct, 59 incorrect
12/14 on rebound attempts (on 50 rebound opportunities)
42.80% in first on buzzer (437/1021)
23/28 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $141,905)
9/18 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,956

James Holzhauer, career statistics:

2031 correct, 112 incorrect
66/72 on rebound attempts (on 162 rebound opportunities)
48.70% in first on buzzer (1879/3858)
112/124 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $935,393)
52/68 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $24,194

Yogesh Raut, career statistics:

501 correct, 44 incorrect
35/39 on rebound attempts (on 79 rebound opportunities)
35.57% in first on buzzer (466/1310)
16/17 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $118,194)
14/23 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,478

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Congratulations to Victoria!
• Game 2 was the first time in James’s entire career that he had fewer than 17 responses, and the first time he was in first on the buzzer fewer than 16 times. It’s also his first-ever sub-$10,000 Coryat score.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Victoria $34,000 (21,400) Yogesh $15,799 (19,200) James $8,800 (28,309)
Victoria’s current score: 55,400
Victoria’s maximum possible score: 89,400
Yogesh’s current score: 34,999
Yogesh’s maximum possible score: 50,798
James’s current score: 37,109
James’s maximum possible score: 45,909

Victoria: You have a runaway. Bet 0. (Actual bet: $0)

James: If Yogesh covers and is incorrect, he falls below your Day 1 total. Go all in and force Yogesh to do the math right. (Actual bet: $908)

Yogesh: In the battle for second, bet 10,911 to cover James. (Actual bet: $10,911)

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