January 2 will see the start of Week #3 of Winter 2024’s Second Chance with eight more Season 39 players (and one who should have appeared in Season 39) returning for a chance at a spot in Champions Wildcard. Here are those nine returnees:
Tuesday, January 2, 2024:
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Sophia Weng Chevy Chase, Maryland  14 correct, 3 incorrect 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities) 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57) 0/0 on Daily Doubles 1/1 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $6,800 Sophia’s first game: June 19, 2019 Along with Rotimi Kukoyi, Sophia was one of three players who was unable to take part in the 2023 High School Reunion Tournament; she finished 13th of 15 players in the June 2019 Teen Tournament. |
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Sharon Bishop Pawtucket, Rhode Island  19 correct, 4 incorrect 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities) 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57) 1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $0) 0/1 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $18,600 Sharon’s first game: July 28, 2023 Sharon very nearly beat Lucas Partridge in the final game of Season 39. And, yes, I’m reasonably certain that this is the first time a non-winning player in regular play gets to make another appearance on the show before the player she lost to. |
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Michael Cavaliere New York, New York  25 correct, 4 incorrect 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities) 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57) 2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,200) 0/1 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $20,200 Michael’s first game: January 13, 2023 Michael was leading Yogesh Raut going into Final Jeopardy but couldn’t seal the deal. |
Overall Thoughts: I understand that anything can happen in these matches, but I also feel as though the stars have aligned here for Michael—who is a strong enough player to lead Yogesh Raut going into Final Jeopardy—to dominate this one. (I really hope I don’t end up looking silly Tuesday evening.)
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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
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Andrew Whatley Beauregard, Alabama  19 correct, 1 incorrect 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities) 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57) 1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,800) 1/1 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $15,800 Andrew’s first game: January 11, 2023 Andrew’s another player who lost to Yogesh Raut; Andrew put up over $20,000 going into Final Jeopardy. |
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Randall Rayford Houston, Texas  16 correct, 1 incorrect 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities) 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57) 0/0 on Daily Doubles 0/1 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $12,600 Randall’s first game: November 30, 2022 Randall lost to Cris Pannullo in Cris’s 18th game. |
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Rachel Cohen Chevy Chase, Maryland  20 correct, 4 incorrect 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities) 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57) 0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,000) 1/1 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $15,800 Rachel’s first game: December 29, 2022 Rachel was the third player in Ray Lalonde’s 11th game; Emily Kawaler also lost that day (we saw her this past week in Second Chance.) |
Overall Thoughts: This one feels like anyone can win; all three people in this one faced very difficult opposition.
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Thursday, January 4, 2024
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Matt Harvey Providence, Rhode Island  23 correct, 6 incorrect 4/5 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities) 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57) 2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,000) 0/1 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $17,000 Matt’s first game: November 29, 2022 Matt was just $2,600 behind Cris Pannullo going into Final Jeopardy in Cris’s 17th game. |
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Max Davison Studio City, California  22 correct, 6 incorrect 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities) 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57) 0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,000) 0/1 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $16,400 Max’s first game: January 10, 2023 Max put up 22 correct responses in a losing effort against Connor Sears. One thing I noted during Max’s initial appearance that I’d like to follow up on: Max’s father Mike Davison’s victory on March 11, 1997 is now the most recent game that is not in J! Archive. |
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Kelly Shannon-Henderson Cincinnati, Ohio  21 correct, 5 incorrect 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities) 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57) 1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000) 0/1 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $16,400 Kelly’s first game: September 20, 2022 Kelly’s initial appearance saw her lead ToCer Emmett Stanton going into Final Jeopardy. |
Overall Thoughts: This feels like a very evenly-matched game; I’m hard-pressed to predict anybody, to be honest. I could absolutely see any of these three players winning this match-up.
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Thank you for the preview Andy. I am looking forward to watching this week for sure. I was there on December 5th for the morning taping and got to see the games to be played on Tuesday through Thursday. I didn’t stick around for the afternoon session to see what happens in the Finals. Enjoy everyone, as I am obligated to stay mum! 🙂