The battle for the last spot in the Tournament of Champions is now down to nine players. Who will end up in the final?
Friday, February 16, 2024:
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Sriram Krishnan (16) +1000 Falls Church, Virginia  57 correct, 6 incorrect 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities) 31.58% in first on buzzer (54/171) 2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,400) 1/3 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $16,600 Sriram won his quarterfinal on February 12 in come-from-behind fashion. |
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Vince Bacani (22) +560 Montreal, Quebec, Canada  68 correct, 13 incorrect 4/8 on rebound attempts (on 18 rebound opportunities) 38.46% in first on buzzer (65/169) 3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,799) 2/3 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $15,867 Vince began the run of Montrealers winning when he won Quarterfinal #8 on February 14. |
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Mira Hayward (5) +820 Portland, Oregon  84 correct, 18 incorrect 5/6 on rebound attempts (on 16 rebound opportunities) 38.60% in first on buzzer (88/228) 2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,600) 3/4 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $14,600 Mira defeated Kate Campolieta and Jesse Chin in the tournament’s opening match in runaway fashion. |
Overall Thoughts: Chances of winning: Vince 38.797% Mira 31.945% Sriram 29.258%.
Vince had a very strong game in his quarterfinal and certainly will be looking to keep the Montreal win streak going. However, all three players in this game are strong and absolutely anybody can win this one.
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Monday, February 19, 2024:
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Diandra D’Alessio (10) +1000 Montreal, Quebec, Canada  61 correct, 10 incorrect 6/8 on rebound attempts (on 25 rebound opportunities) 24.12% in first on buzzer (55/228) 4/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,400) 1/4 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $10,800 Diandra surprised many with a very strong performance in the last quarterfinal, where she defeated James Tyler and David Bederman. Will she be able to keep that up in the semis? |
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Deb Bilodeau (20) +810 San Francisco, California  67 correct, 13 incorrect 5/5 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities) 40.00% in first on buzzer (68/170) 3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,800) 1/3 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $15,600 Deb advanced out of their quarterfinal when they defeated Second Chancer Matt Harvey with a very intelligent Final Jeopardy wager. Will that excellent strategy continue in this round? |
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Taylor Clagett (6) +920 Chesapeake Beach, Maryland  77 correct, 18 incorrect 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities) 35.53% in first on buzzer (81/228) 4/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,200) 2/4 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $11,700 Taylor advanced over Justin White and Lisa Sriken after a Triple Stumper Final Jeopardy. While many were disappointed to see Lisa go, Taylor has his own fans who are very happy to see him advance this far. |
Overall Thoughts: Chances of winning: Deb 35.014% Taylor 33.221% Diandra 31.765%
This is shaping up to be a very closely contested semifinal match. I could see any of the three players in this one advancing.
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Tuesday, February 20, 2024:
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Kat Jepson (17) +470 Roanoke, Virginia  56 correct, 6 incorrect 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities) 30.41% in first on buzzer (52/171) 3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $15,000) 2/3 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $15,667 Kat defeated Long Nguyen in one of the best games of all time on February 13; if she still has anything left in the tank after that, she has another very strong opponent in Alex. |
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Alex Gordon (3) +470 Somers, New York  99 correct, 16 incorrect 4/8 on rebound attempts (on 21 rebound opportunities) 42.54% in first on buzzer (97/228) 5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,200) 3/4 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $16,450 Alex advanced out of the “I Walk The Line” Triple Stumper game on February 8 over Ed Petersen and Suzanne Goldlust. |
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Jesse Matheny (27) +1600 Huntington, Indiana  57 correct, 14 incorrect 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities) 35.88% in first on buzzer (61/170) 2/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,200) 0/3 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $12,667 Jesse’s shrewd Final Jeopardy bet led to a come-from-behind victory from him on February 9. |
Overall Thoughts: Chances of winning: Alex 39.275% Kat 38.800% Jesse 21.925%
The prediction model thinks that Kat is very likely to have a very spirited two-way battle for the second round in a row. However, don’t count Jesse out here. There’s enough variance baked into the game at this level.
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Predictions:
Game 1: Mira Hayward
Game 2: Diandra D’Alessio
Game 3: Alex Gordon
Group 2 semifinal predictions:
Game 1 – Vince Bacani
Game 2 – Taylor Clagett
Game 3 – Alex Gordon
The TOC Pairings have been released! 🙂
Totally yay, right!?!?
Yes! I wonder if Juveria will face Hannah Wilson again!
@ AD, not in the Quarterfinals, but perhaps the Semifinals if they both advance.
I hope so.
Group 2 Winner Prediction: Mira Hayward