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Jeopardy! Masters Recap – Tuesday, May 23, 2023 (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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Upcoming Encore Presentations

September 9: S42 E118 (February 18, 2026)
September 10: S42 E119 (February 19, 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

Are you looking for today’s regular-game recap? Find it here!

Are you looking for the recap for tonight’s first Masters game? Find it here!

Warning: This page contains spoilers for the May 23, 2023, second 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 8:30 PM Eastern.

This game’s Jeopardy! Masters contestants:

Matt Amodio, a postdoctoral researcher from Cambridge, Massachusetts (0 points)

Matt Amodio on Jeopardy! Masters

Andrew He, a software developer from San Francisco, California (1 point)

Andrew He on Jeopardy! Masters

Mattea Roach, a writer & podcaster from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2 points)

Mattea Roach on Jeopardy! Masters

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

The final semifinal will be between Mattea Roach, Andrew He, and Matt Amodio. With James already having qualified for the finals through his play in the first two of the semifinal matches, it is definitely known that only two of these three players will be playing in the final. A few Internet commenters have surmised that this will be the most important game of the round, and I think that it was good that Jeopardy! left it to the end.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here’s the Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Jeopardy! Masters (game 2) by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Fictional Castles; Their Occupational Surname; Cooking Weights & Measures; The Movies; It’S The Silent Consonant; The Universe With Neil Degrasse Tyson)

The Daily Double was down at $400; ergo, it took awhile to find! Andrew found it and doubled up to take the lead. Matt, needing a win, is in second, and Mattea third.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Andrew 9 correct 1 incorrect
Matt 8 correct 2 incorrect
Mattea 7 correct 0 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Andrew $8,800
Matt $4,400
Mattea $2,800

Today’s interviews:

Matt is enjoying a lot of Boston’s history now that he lives in the area.
Andrew spent a lot of time with Jeopardy! alums in D.C.
Mattea gave an immensely touching tribute to their recently-deceased father.

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Century Notes; Let’s Go Gulfing; Barons & Baronesses; Labor; Classic Car TV; Eponyms)

Matt found both Daily Doubles and converted them both to jump into the lead! He had a runaway at the end of Double. Andrew had a runaway over Mattea for second, but Mattea’s strong play to the finish line cemented the important tiebreaker (most correct responses) that should send Mattea through to the final!

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Matt 19 correct 3 incorrect
Andrew 16 correct 4 incorrect
Mattea 14 correct 1 incorrect

Scores going into Final:

Matt $32,800
Andrew $16,000
Mattea $6,400

Final Jeopardy category: Opera & History

Final Jeopardy! clue: Appropriately, the last performance at the Vienna State Opera before it was destroyed in 1945 by Allied bombs was this opera from 1876

Correct response: What is Götterdämmerung?

Nobody got Final — 3 points to Matt, 1 to Andrew, and 0 to Mattea. Mattea takes the correct response tiebreaker, 50–45, to take the third spot in the final!

Tonight’s results:

Mattea $6,400 – $601 = $5,799 (What is Lohengrin?)
Andrew $16,000 – $801 = $15,199 (What is Marriage of Figaro?)
Matt $32,800 – $0 = $32,800 (What an honor it is to share a stage with these wonderful people)

Jeopardy! Masters Semi-Final Standings:

(through May 23)
1st: James Holzhauer (9 points, 3 wins, 72 correct, 51,400 Coryat, 70,000 Pre-FJ)
2nd: Matt Amodio (3 points, 1 win, 44 correct, 36,200 Coryat, 46,200 Pre-FJ)
3rd: Mattea Roach (2 points, 0 wins, 50 correct, 35,000 Coryat, 44,400 Pre-FJ)
4th: Andrew He (2 points, 0 wins, 45 correct, 33,400 Coryat, 37,600 Pre-FJ)

Jeopardy! Masters Game 2 results for May 23, 2023.
Andrew He, 4th place in Jeopardy! Masters.

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) THE UNIVERSE WITH NEIL deGRASSE TYSON $400 (clue #22)
Andrew 4400 +4400 (Mattea 2000 Matt 4000)
2) LET’S GO GULFING $1600 (clue #2)
Matt 6000 +6000 (Mattea 2800 Andrew 8800)
3) CENTURY NOTES $1600 (clue #4, $30000 left on board)
Matt 13200 +13200 (Mattea 2800 Andrew 8800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 300

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Mattea 5 4 3 4 3
Andrew 5 4 2 5 2 4 3 2*
Matt 5 4 3 2 5 4 3 5 3

DJ! Round:
Mattea 4
Andrew
Matt 4* 3 4*

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Matt 3.75
Andrew 3.38
Mattea 3.83

Game Stats:

Matt $16,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 3 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Andrew $12,000 Coryat, 16 correct, 4 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Mattea $6,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,200
Lach Trash: $11,400 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,400

Player Statistics:

Mattea Roach, career statistics:

857 correct, 92 incorrect
46/54 on rebound attempts (on 147 rebound opportunities)
39.99% in first on buzzer (815/2038)
36/44 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $88,400)
22/36 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,250
To win: 16.4%
To finish second: 37.3%
To finish third: 46.3%

Andrew He, career statistics:

474 correct, 65 incorrect
33/39 on rebound attempts (on 89 rebound opportunities)
32.24% in first on buzzer (441/1368)
27/35 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $110,000)
11/24 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,517

Matt Amodio, career statistics:

1502 correct, 170 incorrect
62/72 on rebound attempts (on 157 rebound opportunities)
50.09% in first on buzzer (1447/2889)
90/102 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $359,800)
33/50 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $24,122
To win: 32.8%
To finish second: 36.0%
To finish third: 31.2%

James Holzhauer:

To win: 50.8%
To finish second: 26.7%
To finish third: 22.5%

Andy’s Thoughts:

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Matt $32,800 Andrew $16,000 Mattea $6,400)

Mattea: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $601)

Andrew: I’d just bet $0 here. (Actual bet: $801)

Matt: I’d just bet $0 here. (Actual bet: $0)


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