Here’s my second instalment of Masters Breakdown!
Top Quizzer + Recent Jeopardy Experience = The Top Of The Table.
I am still completely unsurprised that Victoria and Yogesh have been doing as well as they have. Their respective incredibly deep knowledge bases + recent game experience have equalled some excellent performances thus far. I would say that the major difference between Victoria and Yogesh right now in the tournament is Victoria’s supreme buzzer timing; she’s a full 10% ahead of Matt Amodio in second of the six Masters in that stat.
Again, I Didn’t Really Mind Amy’s Clue Selection
Amy is the only player yet to get off of 0 points at this point, and her loss last night tied Andrew He with 15. She was behind far enough last night that I didn’t mind her going back into a strong category after finding DD2 immediately—if it’s a good category, it’s worth the gambit of trying to pick up some more money before going in search of DD3. I would say that Wednesday is definitely “must-point” territory; a win would be even better.
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Matt Looks Like He’s Found His Stride
Matt Amodio got off to a great start in last night’s game; unfortunately for him, James’s Daily Doubles relegated him to second, but I hope that Matt was able to take some positives from his good start yesterday. I could definitely see him at least getting to the semifinals.
Lightning In A Bottle Does Not Appear To Be Forthcoming
Mattea’s buzzer timing, which was the reason why they finished second last year, has not been kind to them: they are all the way down at 29% on the buzzer. That will need to turn around—and quickly—for Mattea to have any chances this year.
I Don’t Normally Talk About Clues, But…
Hyrule in the $2,000 box in Jeopardy! Masters is massively overvalued.
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The pairings for Match Day 3, on Wednesday:
Game 1: Yogesh — Matt — Amy
Game 2: Victoria – James — Mattea
Here’s how the prediction model breaks it down:
Game 1:
| Player | Win % | Second % | Third % |
| Yogesh Raut | 31.807% | 36.272% | 31.921% |
| Matt Amodio | 36.643% | 29.511% | 33.846% |
| Amy Schneider | 31.550% | 34.217% | 34.233% |
Game 2:
| Player | Win % | Second % | Third % |
| Victoria Groce | 36.686% | 34.174% | 29.140% |
| James Holzhauer | 44.997% | 28.044% | 26.959% |
| Mattea Roach | 18.317% | 37.782% | 43.901% |
Mattea has their work cut out for them this time; I could definitely see Amy putting Mattea down in 6th after 3 quarterfinals. I’m expecting two close battles at the top, though!
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