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This game’s Jeopardy! Masters contestants:
Sam Buttrey, an associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School from Pacific Grove, California (1 points) |
Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California (2 points) |
James Holzhauer, a self-described game show villain from Las Vegas, Nevada (3 points) |
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
The conclusion of this episode will see us reach the one-quarter mark of the event; this match will feature James Holzhauer, Amy Schneider, and Sam Buttrey. I feel this is a perfect matchup for James to rebound after his defeat in last night’s game. Additionally, I’m a little bit worried for Amy at this point. There are holes in her strategy that James will absolutely exploit, and James is also strong enough on the signaling device that “be first and be correct” may not be able to overcome that.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here’s the Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Jeopardy! Masters (game 1) by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Wives Of The Not Yet Presidents; Eponymous Television; A Shakespeare Play In A Few Words; Dealing With The Government; Chat G-P-T; Mastering Pastry With Dominique Ansel)
James got the Daily Double early, doubled up, and got his score after 10,000! Amy and Sam were no slouches either, though, both between 4,000 and 6,000!
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
James 14 correct 0 incorrect
Sam 10 correct 0 incorrect
Amy 6 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
James $10,600
Sam $5,200
Amy $4,000
Today’s interviews:
Sam sold his tickets to Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.
Amy now serves on the board of Equality California.
James won the Alex Trebek Person of the Year Award last year.
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: You Bug Me; Classical Music Classics; Tough Movie Stuff; Don’t Confuse The Two; National Founders; Good Name For A Breakfast Cereal?)
Sam got to the first Daily Double to tie for the lead, but made a crucial error by going back to the same category—and James took advantage when he found DD3. It was enough to propel James to a runaway once he got nearly 20,000 points for it!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
James 29 correct 0 incorrect
Sam 18 correct 1 incorrect
Amy 11 correct 2 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
James $44,800
Sam $20,600
Amy $8,000
Final Jeopardy category: The First Millennium
Final Jeopardy! clue: In 303, to celebrate 20 years of his reign, the emperor Diocletian visited this city for the first time
Correct response: What is Rome?
Amy was the only correct player in Final, but things were already decided—3 points for James, 1 for Sam, and 0 for Amy!
Tonight’s results:
Amy $8,000 + $1,121 = $9,121 (What is Rome?)
Sam $20,600 – $0 = $20,600 (What is Constantinople?)
James $44,800 – $119 = $44,681 (What is Byzantium)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) A SHAKESPEARE PLAY IN A FEW WORDS $600 (clue #6)
James 2800 +2800 (Amy 2000 Sam 0)
2) YOU BUG ME $1600 (clue #11)
Sam 11200 +7000 (James 18200 Amy 4000)
3) CLASSICAL MUSIC CLASSICS $800 (clue #18, $9600 left on board)
James 19000 +19000 (Amy 8400 Sam 21400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 263
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
James 5 5 5 3*
Amy 5 4
Sam
DJ! Round:
James 4 3 2 4 3 2*
Amy 3 4 4 2
Sam 5 5 5 5 4* 3† 5 3
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
James 3.60
Sam 4.38
Amy 3.67
Game Stats:
James $24,400 Coryat, 29 correct, 0 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Sam $15,200 Coryat, 18 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Amy $8,000 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $47,600
Lach Trash: $2,800 (on 2 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,600
Player Statistics:
James Holzhauer, career statistics:
1579 correct, 67 incorrect
46/50 on rebound attempts (on 102 rebound opportunities)
53.44% in first on buzzer (1452/2717)
89/96 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $773,788)
41/48 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $27,388
To win: 30.8%
To make finals: 71.8%
To make semifinals: 96.0%
Amy Schneider, career statistics:
1548 correct, 103 incorrect
74/90 on rebound attempts (on 201 rebound opportunities)
48.27% in first on buzzer (1426/2954)
71/83 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $219,600)
35/52 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $24,146
To win: 11.4%
To make finals: 35.6%
To make semifinals: 45.8%
Sam Buttrey, career statistics:
319 correct, 40 incorrect
15/18 on rebound attempts (on 49 rebound opportunities)
36.65% in first on buzzer (313/854)
10/13 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $27,200)
7/15 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,600
To win: 6.0%
To make finals: 22.0%
To make semifinals: 29.5%
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score: Jeopardy! Masters Box Score for May 10, 2023 (Game 1).
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: James $44,800 Sam $20,600 Amy $8,000)
James: Limit your bet to 3,599. (Actual bet: $119)
Amy: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $1,121)
Sam: Limit your bet to 4,599. (Actual bet: $0)
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I think this is where Amy’s confidence takes a massive turn for the worst à la Matt Amodio. Sam managed to consistently outplay her in last night’s game, and James has been handily beating everyone when it comes to buzzer timing and Daily Double finding – only Matt has been leading him when it comes to average attempts (49.5 to 48). As much as I love Amy, I’d be hard-pressed to imagine her making the semifinals if she doesn’t win tonight’s game.
Yeah, I think this game could be make-or-break more for Amy than for Sam. I think back to the state of play after the first two games of the ToC final, where Amy was being outplayed (“comprehensively,” in Andy’s opinion). There, she’d earned one win out of two; here, she has one point from a possible six. And from what I know of the taping schedule, an overnight break came after tonight’s episode (vice between games 2 & 3 of the ToC final). This is crunch time for her, no doubt,
two points I think, tied with Sam, who looked like he might contend for this game until James went on a big run. I was a little disappointed by Sam’s somewhat conservative wager on his DD.
And – RE: Sam – also just a bit surprised that he missed FJ! When I got it, I thought for sure he would and I’d have been even more dismayed at that DD bet.
C’est la vie
Just very sorry to see Amy doing so poorly compared to her stellar performance in the past. I don’t quite know what is going on.
Marianne:
One unfortunate reality about this level of Jeopardy! is that the margins between winning and losing can be mere milliseconds of timing on the signalling device. The most recent episode of the This Is Jeopardy! podcast has an interesting dive into the minutia of that aspect of the game.
The good news is that Amy is only 4 match point behind the leader, only 1 point out of 4th, and there are still 12 points available to her in this phase of the competition. There’s still plenty of time to make a comeback!
I loved the ‘Good Name for a Breakfast Cereal’ category (and I have never liked breakfast cereal).
I got a good chuckle when Dolemite was one of the answers in the game.