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Game Recap – Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time, Match 2 (Wednesday, January 8, 2020)
Warning: There may be spoilers in the post below at any point after 8:00 PM Eastern.
Current Champion
Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
97 correct, 14 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
43.86% in first on buzzer (100/228)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,800)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,450
To win:
5 games: 60.268%
6: 36.322%
7: 21.891%
8: 13.193%
9: 7.951%
Avg. streak: 5.517 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
Tonight’s the night for Match #2 of the Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time! Here’s tonight’s game recap (for Wednesday, January 8, 2020):
Today’s contestants:
Brad Rutter, currently on 0 wins
Ken Jennings, currently on 1 win
James Holzhauer, currently on 0 wins
This is currently a placeholder post which will be updated with Final Jeopardy! information and a game recap once it is known.
Preview: Coming into a crucial Match 2, Ken will have a large amount of confidence after his Match 1 victory. Brad will need to bounce back after his struggle on Daily Doubles in Match 1, whereas James needs to start finding Daily Doubles after being shut out thus far in the event. If Ken wins again, this may very well be a short series. James may need to help himself by getting in first on the buzzer more; Ken won that battle 50-38 over James in Match 1.
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Part 1, Final Jeopardy! correct response: What is “The Communist Manifesto”?
Part 2, Final Jeopardy! category: 19th CENTURY LEADERS
Part 2, Final Jeopardy! clue: Tall, lanky Joel Barlow was an ambassador carrying messages between these 2 world leaders, both mocked for being short
Part 2, Final Jeopardy! correct response: Who are Napoleon and James Madison?
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Game 1 results:
Brad 7,200 + 7,200 = 14,400
Ken 22,000 + 18,000 = 40,000
James 32,400 + 11,914 = 44,314
Game 2 results:
Brad -3,600 (by rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy) = 14,400
Ken 21,200 – 3,800 = 17,400 + 40,000 = 57,400 (Who are Napoleon and Monroe?)
James 22,800 + 15,300 = 38,100 + 44,314 = 82,414 (Match #2 winner)
Daily Double locations:
1) SHORT STORY SYLLABUS 600 (4th pick)
James 800 +1000 (Brad 1800 Ken 0)
2) AROUND THE WORLD 2000 (11th pick)
James 13600 +13600 (Ken 7600 Brad 4400)
3) THE GREATEST OF ALL MINDS 2000 (13th pick)
Ken 8400 +8400 (James 27200 Brad 4400)
4) NAME THE DECADE 1000 (4th pick)
Brad 800 +1000 (James 1600 Ken 0)
5) I JUST TOOK A DNA TEST 1600 (1st pick)
Brad 3800 -3800 (James 8400 Ken 6800)
6) “G”EOGRAPHY 1600 (3rd pick)
James 8400 +8400 (Ken 6800 Brad 0)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this match: 400
Unplayed clues:
Game 1, J! round: None!
Game 1, DJ! round: None!
Game 2, J! round: None!
Game 2, DJ! round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: 0
Game Stats:
James 36,400 Coryat, 50 correct, 4 incorrect, 44.74% in first on buzzer, 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Ken 36,800 Coryat, 44 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer, 5/7 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Brad 7,400 Coryat, 18 correct, 6 incorrect, 18.42% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: 80,600
Lach Trash: 11,400(on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): 16,000
Cumulative Tournament Stats:
James 68,000 Coryat, 89 correct, 6 incorrect, 39.04% in first on buzzer, 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
Ken 73,000 Coryat, 92 correct, 7 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer, 6/8 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
Brad 32,400 Coryat, 46 correct, 10 incorrect, 20.18% in first on buzzer, 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: 173,400
Lach Trash: 13,800(on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): 28,800
James Holzhauer, stats to date:
1,400 correct, 51 incorrect
41/44 on rebound attempts (on 87 rebound opportunities)
55.15% in first on buzzer (1279/2319)
81/87 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $699,988)
39/41 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $28,731
James Holzhauer, to win (per the prediction model):
Wins in 3: 0.000% of the time.
Wins in 4: 27.545% of the time.
Wins in 5: 26.212% of the time.
Wins in 6: 11.572% of the time.
Wins in 7: 3.241% of the time.
Overall: 68.570% of the time.
Ken Jennings, stats to date:
3,028 correct, 302 incorrect
113/141 on rebound attempts
58.11% in first on buzzer (2926/5037)
146/176 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $473,799)
57/87 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $26,206
Ken Jennings, to win (per the prediction model):
Wins in 3: 0.000% of the time.
Wins in 4: 8.535% of the time.
Wins in 5: 12.050% of the time.
Wins in 6: 5.826% of the time.
Wins in 7: 1.764% of the time.
Overall: 28.176% of the time.
Brad Rutter, stats to date:
741 correct, 87 incorrect
42/45 on rebound attempts
39.80% in first on buzzer (702/1764)
44/54 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $59,500)
17/28 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,129
Brad Rutter, to win (per the prediction model):
Wins in 3: 0.000% of the time.
Wins in 4: 0.000% of the time.
Wins in 5: 0.618% of the time.
Wins in 6: 1.506% of the time.
Wins in 7: 1.130% of the time.
Overall: 3.254% of the time.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- This is what happens when James picks up some Daily Doubles. Also, that was a crucial get on the final Final Jeopardy! to seal the victory.
- Kudos to Ken for being able to keep the game close, though. Missing that Final Jeopardy! thankfully had no effect on the outcome for him.
- At this point, I’d be very surprised if Brad were to win a game. Ken and James are completely outplaying him at this point.
- The prediction model is bullish on James because James is playing better than the model thought that he would. James is going to need to keep finding some Daily Doubles; Ken ran things very close despite only playing 1 to James’ 3.
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