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This game’s Jeopardy! Masters contestants:
Mattea Roach, a writer & podcaster from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (0 points) |
Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California (1 point) |
Sam Buttrey, an associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School from Pacific Grove, California (1 point) |
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Tonight’s first game features Mattea Roach, Amy Schneider, and Sam Buttrey. Amy and Sam both finished a strong second place on the event’s opening night—while I hesitate to call this a “must-win” game for any of these players, all three could certainly use the confidence boost that a win would provide. I’m expecting this to be an evenly-matched game that anyone is capable of winning if the categories break the right way for them.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here’s the Tuesday, May 9, 2023 Jeopardy! Masters (game 1) by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Play: The Game; Unusual Museums; Time To Lawyer Up; TV; 1920s Science; All “In”)
Amy found the Daily Double early, doubled up, and used that to jump into the lead with only 6 correct! Everything was still to play for with 31 clues to go, though!
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Amy 6 correct 0 incorrect
Sam 10 correct 2 incorrect
Mattea 9 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Amy $6,000
Sam $4,000
Mattea $2,800
Today’s interviews:
Mattea has a grandfather that Mattea couldn’t tell about Masters.
Amy is writing a memoir about her life.
Sam went to his own son’s wedding to the wreck of the Titanic.
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Map Of Europe; Editors; Colonial America; ____ Of The ____; Biblical Places; Diane Warren)
Mattea and Sam both went all in on their Daily Doubles; this became a very close battle between all three players where the lead wasn’t decided until clue #29, when Sam took a slim lead!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Sam 18 correct 2 incorrect
Mattea 18 correct 3 incorrect
Amy 13 correct 1 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Sam $17,600
Mattea $16,400
Amy $11,200
Final Jeopardy category: 21st Century Authors
Final Jeopardy! clue: Once a journalist himself, he began his first novel with his hero being fined 150,000 kronor for aggravated libel
Correct response: Who is Stieg Larsson?
Amy and Mattea were correct in Final—that means Mattea is now on the board with 3 points!
Tonight’s results:
Amy $11,200 + $6,500 = $17,700 (Who is Larsson?)
Mattea $16,400 + $6,001 = $22,401 (Who is Stieg Larsson?)
Sam $17,600 – $15,201 = $2,399 (Who is Johannson Stiegler)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) PLAY: THE GAME $1000 (clue #11)
Amy 2400 +2400 (Sam 2400 Mattea 0)
2) THE MAP OF EUROPE $1200 (clue #2)
Mattea 4400 +4400 (Sam 4000 Amy 6000)
3) COLONIAL AMERICA $2000 (clue #8, $23600 left on board)
Sam 7200 +7200 (Amy 4800 Mattea 10400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 300
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Sam 4 5 4 5 4
Amy 3 3 5*
Mattea 3 4 5
DJ! Round:
Sam 4 4 5*
Amy
Mattea 4 3* 5 3 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Mattea 3.75
Amy 3.67
Sam 4.38
Game Stats:
Mattea $13,200 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Amy $9,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Sam $12,400 Coryat, 18 correct, 2 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,400
Lach Trash: $14,400 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,200
Player Statistics:
Sam Buttrey, career statistics:
301 correct, 38 incorrect
13/16 on rebound attempts (on 47 rebound opportunities)
37.26% in first on buzzer (297/797)
9/12 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $20,200)
7/14 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,629
To win: 10.6%
To make finals: 32.4%
To make semifinals: 44.2%
Amy Schneider, career statistics:
1536 correct, 101 incorrect
74/90 on rebound attempts (on 200 rebound opportunities)
48.77% in first on buzzer (1413/2897)
71/83 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $219,600)
34/51 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $24,463
To win: 17.4%
To make finals: 55.8%
To make semifinals: 75.0%
Mattea Roach, career statistics:
727 correct, 75 incorrect
36/44 on rebound attempts (on 112 rebound opportunities)
43.77% in first on buzzer (692/1581)
31/38 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $64,400)
19/28 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,021
To win: 11.2%
To make finals: 34.2%
To make semifinals: 44.4%
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score: Jeopardy! Masters Box Score for May 9, 2023 (Game 1).
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Sam $17,600 Mattea $16,400 Amy $11,200)
Sam: Standard cover bet is $15,201. (Actual bet: $15,201)
Amy: Limit your bet to $799 and play for the Triple Stumper. (Actual bet: $6,500)
Mattea: Standard cover bet is $6,001. (Actual bet: $6,001)
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Dang… I can’t even keep up with all the classics I should have read! It’s just not reasonable to expect me to read modern best-sellers as well😠😜
Current FJ streak: 1L
Is the 300 club going to be updated this week?
I never had any interest in seeing the movie let alone reading the book
To be clear, I am NOT saying that I think Andy got it wrong! Sam’s tale about his son’s wedding and going to the wreck of the Titanic was so convoluted, I was left not understanding if he missed his trip to the Titanic because of the timing of the wedding or he missed the wedding due to being on a trip to the Titanic or what, but I could have sworn it was something about missing one or the other rather than experiencing both at the same time.