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This game’s Jeopardy! Masters contestants:
Andrew He, a software developer from San Francisco, California (0 points)
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Matt Amodio, a postdoctoral researcher from Cambridge, Massachusetts (0 points)
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Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California (0 points)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
The opening game of Jeopardy! Masters will see Amy Schneider, Matt Amodio, and Andrew He do battle. In case you have missed this gameplay wrinkle, Ken Jennings will be announcing where the Daily Doubles are placed at the start of each round for the benefit of the home audience. Additionally, the winner of this game will be placed in Game #4 (the second game played tomorrow night) and will receive 3 standings points; second place will receive 1 point, and third place 0 points.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here’s the Monday, May 8, 2023 Jeopardy! Masters (game 1) by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Literary Demises; Adult Beverages; Art Terms; 20/23; Spoonerism Pairs; Jason Alexander: Master Of My Domain)
Matt struggled mightily in the Jeopardy! Round, but Amy and Andrew battled hard, both of them over $7,000 after the Jeopardy! Round.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Andrew 14 correct 1 incorrect
Amy 10 correct 1 incorrect
Matt 4 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Andrew $7,600
Amy $7,000
Matt $1,000
Today’s interviews:
Andrew has friends who thought Andrew looked very serious in a promo photo.
Matt does not necessarily blame Ken for the Tournament of Champions.
Amy likes the fact that September 7, 2022 was Amy Schneider Day in Oakland.
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: A Real Font Of Knowledge; Alliterative History; Mathsters; Describing The No. 1 Album; A Trip To Asia; 10-Letter Words)
The turning point came when Andrew found DD3; unfortunately, as it turned out, he didn’t bet quite enough—Amy got clue #30 to break the runaway!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Andrew 27 correct 1 incorrect
Amy 16 correct 1 incorrect
Matt 12 correct 3 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Andrew $27,800
Amy $14,200
Matt $8,200
Final Jeopardy category: Poetry
Final Jeopardy! clue: A colossal head of Ramses II brought to the British Museum inspired this 1818 poem
Correct response: What is “Ozymandias”?
Everyone got Final correct—3 points to Andrew, 1 point to Amy, and 0 points to Matt!
Tonight’s results:
Matt $8,200 + $6,001 = $14,201 (What Ozymandias?)
Amy $14,200 + $14,000 = $28,200 (What is Ozymandias?)
Andrew $27,800 + $601 = $28,401 (What is Ozymandias?)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) LITERARY DEMISES $800 (clue #8)
Andrew 1400 +1400 (Amy 3400 Matt -800)
2) ALLITERATIVE HISTORY $1600 (clue #1)
Matt 1000 +2000 (Amy 7000 Andrew 7600)
3) 10-LETTER WORDS $1600 (clue #11, $18800 left on board)
Andrew 12800 +7000 (Amy 12200 Matt 4600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 255
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Amy 1 4 3 2 4
Matt
Andrew 5 5 4*
DJ! Round:
Amy 2 5 3 5
Matt 4* 4 3
Andrew 5 4 4 4*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Andrew 4.43
Amy 3.22
Matt 3.67
Game Stats:
Andrew $21,800 Coryat, 27 correct, 1 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Amy $14,200 Coryat, 16 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Matt $7,800 Coryat, 12 correct, 3 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $43,800
Lach Trash: $6,600 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,600
Player Statistics:
Amy Schneider, career statistics:
1522 correct, 100 incorrect
73/89 on rebound attempts (on 196 rebound opportunities)
49.33% in first on buzzer (1401/2840)
70/82 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $217,200)
33/50 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $24,756
To win: 20.4%
To make finals: 56.4%
To make semifinals: 74.0%
Matt Amodio, career statistics:
1356 correct, 138 incorrect
58/67 on rebound attempts (on 130 rebound opportunities)
54.46% in first on buzzer (1294/2376)
80/90 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $314,000)
31/42 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $26,500
To win: 14.8%
To make finals: 46.6%
To make semifinals: 64.0%
Andrew He, career statistics:
326 correct, 43 incorrect
17/20 on rebound attempts (on 54 rebound opportunities)
35.91% in first on buzzer (307/855)
21/27 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $92,800)
6/15 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,920
To win: 18.4%
To make finals: 59.0%
To make semifinals: 78.2%
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score: Jeopardy! Masters Box Score for May 8, 2023 (Game 1).
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Andrew $27,800 Amy $14,200 Matt $8,200)
Amy: Go all-in! (Actual bet: $14,000)
Matt: Limit your bet to $6,999. (Actual bet: $6,001)
Andrew: Cover bet is $601. (Actual bet: $601)
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I was disappointed in Matt and Amy’s buzzer timing! Andrew is so quick with it!
It actually felt like Andrew and Amy were more or less neck-and-neck on the buzzer the entire game. I think my brain assumed that Daily Doubles carried most of Andrew’s score.
Wow! That was an easier FJ! than I anticipated. Not that I’m complaining🙊 Just glad to break that losing streak😌
Just out of curiosity, is the rule that first names are acceptable for book characters unless otherwise specified?
Yes—that is generally the case in most competitive North American trivia endeavors these days.
I think James should be at the top of the leader board at the end of night one. He accumulated 30,998 points and Andrew accumulated 28,401. That is because James went all in and bet it all, answering correctly on both daily doubles. Ken said Andrew is at the top of the leader board because he answered more questions correctly. But Jeopardy scoring is based on who has the most money (in this case points) at the end, not who answered the most questions correctly. It seems to me they are changing the rules. James should be at the top of the leader board.
Nancy:
The problem with what you suggest is that a player’s final score is controlled significantly by how the other players have done. (For example, if you’re leading $20,200 to $10,000 going into Final, you can’t really bet without sacrificing your victory chances, but if that lead is $20,200 to $5,000, you can potentially increase your score to over $30,000 without hurting your victory chances). The only stats a player themselves have complete control over (e.g. number of correct responses) are the ones that the show are using as their more important tiebreakers.
Plus, it was announced well ahead of time that the rules for Jeopardy! Masters were not going to be the same as usual. The actual rules were not announced until quite recently. They can make the rules be whatever they want them to and it makes sense that they would need to be different for 6 super-contestants competing in 20 games. [What would be the TV ratings on the last few episodes if one contestant had become non-reachable on points?] However, hang in there as (per your preference) the winner of the finals will be determined by the traditional cash values earned over the two games in the finale.