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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Upcoming Encore Presentations
September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 2026)
October 10-11: S42 E176 (May 11, 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 $1,598,403
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
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Warning: This page contains spoilers for the May 16, 2023, first game of Jeopardy! Masters — please do not scroll down if you wish to avoid being spoiled. It will be updated alongside the Eastern Time airing of the show, beginning at about 8:00 PM Eastern.
This game’s Jeopardy! Masters contestants:
Sam Buttrey, an associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School from Pacific Grove, California (2 points)
Mattea Roach, a writer & podcaster from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (7 points)
Andrew He, a software developer from San Francisco, California (9 points)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Tonight’s opening game sees Andrew He, Mattea Roach, and Sam Buttrey paired with each other. Sam needs to win both tonight and tomorrow if he wants to qualify for the semifinals. Both Andrew and Mattea are in good positions, but they’ll both need one more good result to qualify.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here’s the Tuesday, May 16, 2023 Jeopardy! Masters (game 1) by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: All The Way From “K” To “K”; A River Runs Through It; Nonfiction; Current U.S. Governors; To The Nines; Movie Music With Hans Zimmer)
Mattea got off to the best start, but Andrew pulled back close thanks to the Daily Double. Sam struggled early on with incorrect responses and barely pulled himself out of the hole before the end of the round.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Mattea 9 correct 1 incorrect
Andrew 11 correct 2 incorrect
Sam 5 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Mattea $6,000
Andrew $5,200
Sam $400
Today’s interviews:
Sam attended boarding school in England and broke his jaw playing rugby.
Mattea had the same number of wins as their age during their initial streak.
Andrew went to the same high school as Mayim Bialik.
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Geodyssey; Women In History; Science; Pop Culture Masquerade; German Words & Phrases; Ken Jennings: International Nerd Of Mystery)
In the first 7 clues, Andrew found both Daily Doubles, and dropped to $0 twice. Incredibly, he was unfazed—and battled back into a commanding position going into Final! Mattea sat second and Sam third.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Andrew 26 correct 5 incorrect
Mattea 14 correct 1 incorrect
Sam 10 correct 3 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Andrew $13,200
Mattea $8,400
Sam $5,600
Final Jeopardy category: World Cities
Final Jeopardy! clue: This capital city founded in 1567 was where the founding statute of OPEC was adopted in 1961
Correct response: What is Caracas, Venezuela?
Sam crossed out the correct response, but Mattea and Andrew got Final correct. The betting was unusual, but Andrew got 3 points, Mattea 1, and Sam 0.
Tonight’s results:
Sam $5,600 – $2,801 = $2,799 (What is Riyadh Riyadh? Caracas?)
Mattea $8,400 + $2,801 = $11,201 (What is Caracas?)
Andrew $13,200 + $1,900 = $15,100 (What is Caracas?)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) TO THE NINES $800 (clue #12)
Andrew 1600 +1600 (Mattea 4000 Sam -2000)
2) SCIENCE $1200 (clue #4)
Andrew 8000 -8000 (Mattea 6000 Sam 2400)
3) THE GEODYSSEY $1200 (clue #7, $25200 left on board)
Andrew 3600 -3600 (Mattea 6000 Sam 400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -100
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Andrew 5 5 5 4*
Mattea 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 3
Sam
DJ! Round:
Andrew 5 3* 5 4 3*
Mattea
Sam 4 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Andrew 4.33
Mattea 4.25
Sam 3.50
Game Stats:
Andrew $24,000 Coryat, 26 correct, 5 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Mattea $8,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Sam $5,600 Coryat, 10 correct, 3 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $38,000
Lach Trash: $6,800 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,200
Player Statistics:
Andrew He, career statistics:
416 correct, 55 incorrect
29/34 on rebound attempts (on 77 rebound opportunities)
33.68% in first on buzzer (384/1140)
25/33 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $104,600)
9/20 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,470
To win: 23.3%
To make finals: 74.0%
To make semifinals: 100.0%
Mattea Roach, career statistics:
792 correct, 84 incorrect
39/47 on rebound attempts (on 131 rebound opportunities)
41.74% in first on buzzer (755/1809)
34/42 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $75,800)
22/32 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,988
To win: 21.3%
To make finals: 73.0%
To make semifinals: 100.0%
Sam Buttrey, career statistics:
363 correct, 50 incorrect
15/18 on rebound attempts (on 59 rebound opportunities)
35.51% in first on buzzer (364/1025)
10/13 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $27,200)
7/18 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,289
To win: 0.0%
To make finals: 0.0%
To make semifinals: 0.0%
Andy’s Thoughts:
Today’s box score: Jeopardy! Masters Box Score for May 16, 2023 (Game 1).
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Andrew $13,200 Mattea $8,400 Sam $5,600)
Andrew: Standard cover bet over Mattea is $3,601. (Actual bet: $1,900)
Mattea: It’s a crush position. Go all in. (Actual bet: $2,801)
Sam: You have to bet at least $4,001 to have any chance of winning. (Actual bet: $2,801)
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