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Jeopardy! Masters Recap – Wednesday, May 1, 2024 (Game 2)

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Current Champion

Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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Upcoming Encore Presentations

September 11: S42 E120 (February 20, 2026)
September 12-13: S41 E145 (March 28, 2025)
September 19-20: S42 E173 (May 6, 2026)
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All Time Winnings

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:

1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):

1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603

Are you looking for today’s syndicated Jeopardy recap? Find that here!

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Warning: This page contains spoilers for the May 1, 2024, second game of Jeopardy! Masters — please do not scroll down if you wish to avoid being spoiled. It will be updated alongside the Eastern Time airing of the show, beginning at about 8:30 PM Eastern.

This game’s Jeopardy! Masters contestants:

Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California (0 points)

Amy Schneider in Jeopardy! Masters Season 2

Yogesh Raut, a cognitive & behavioral scientist from Vancouver, Washington (0 points)

Yogesh Raut in Jeopardy! Masters Season 2

James Holzhauer, the self-described “final boss” of Jeopardy! from Las Vegas, Nevada (0 points)

James Holzhauer in Jeopardy! Masters Season 2

Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:

The second half of our season premiere features James Holzhauer, Yogesh Raut, and Amy Schneider.

Running this matchup through the prediction model:

To win:
James Holzhauer 46.992%
Yogesh Raut 26.753%
Amy Schneider 26.255%

To finish second:
Yogesh Raut 37.865%
Amy Schneider 36.900%
James Holzhauer 25.235%

James is clearly the strongest in the field, but both Yogesh and Amy are very capable of dominating a game for long stretches of time. Meanwhile, James will want to start the tournament on good footing.

As a reminder: the winner of this game receives 3 standings points in the tournament, while second place receives 1 standings point.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here’s the Wednesday, May 1, 2024 Jeopardy! Masters (game 2) by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: We’ll Sea About That; The Library Of Congress; Adventures Of A British Novel Hero; Ranks & Titles; Meet The Smiths; Spell It!)

This is a shock: James missed a Daily Double! Shock #2: James was in third place after 30 clues!

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Yogesh 12 correct 0 incorrect
Amy 6 correct 1 incorrect
James 11 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Yogesh 7,800
Amy 3,400
James 3,000

Today’s interviews:

Amy thinks she has something more to prove.
Yogesh went to a rival high school of James Holzhauer.
James thinks he’s the “main event”.

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The Ancient World; The Kernel Of The Clue; Go For The Throat; Authors’ Fictional Places; Scientists; Sung & Unsung Heroes)

Yogesh doubled up early in the round to break out into a big lead. After a hunt for it, Yogesh found the last one, bet 5 points, and was incorrect. He had a runaway going into Final, with James second and Amy third.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Yogesh 24 correct 3 incorrect
James 20 correct 3 incorrect
Amy 11 correct 2 incorrect

Scores going into Final:

Yogesh 26,395
James 10,200
Amy 7,000

Final Jeopardy category: World Heritage Sites

Final Jeopardy! clue: This entire capital is a World Heritage Site “linked to the history of the military & charitable order of St. John of Jerusalem”

Everyone was correct—albeit with different spellings. Interestingly, James went for an unusual Final Jeopardy bet, but it was a moot point. Yogesh picked up 3 points, James 1.

Correct response: What is Valletta, Malta?

Tonight’s results:

Amy 7,000 + $0 = $7,000 (What is Valetta?)
James 10,200 + $3,010 = $13,210 (What is Valletta)
Yogesh 26,395 + $0 = $26,395 (Whatere Valleta) (1-day total: $26,395)

Today's Jeopardy! Masters scores for May 1, 2024 (game 2).

Jeopardy! Masters Standings:

1st: Victoria Groce (3 points, 1 win, 26 correct, 25,800 Coryat, 31,600 Pre-FJ)
2nd: Yogesh Raut (3 points, 1 win, 25 correct, 19,000 Coryat, 26,395 Pre-FJ)
3rd: James Holzhauer (1 point, 0 wins, 21 correct, 13,000 Coryat, 10,200 Pre-FJ)
4th: Mattea Roach (1 point, 0 wins, 11 correct, 8,400 Coryat, 7,400 Pre-FJ)
5th: Matt Amodio (0 points, 0 wins, 14 correct, 8,800 Coryat, 800 Pre-FJ)
6th: Amy Schneider (0 points, 0 wins, 12 correct, 7,000 Coryat, 7,000 Pre-FJ)

Masters odds (after Game 2):

James +280
Victoria +330
Yogesh +360
Matt +690
Amy +720
Mattea +900

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS $800 (clue #12)
James 2800 -2800 (Yogesh 3800 Amy 2600)
2) AUTHORS’ FICTIONAL PLACES $2000 (clue #3)
Yogesh 9400 +9400 (James 4200 Amy 3400)
3) THE KERNEL OF THE CLUE $1200 (clue #19, $6800 left on board)
Yogesh 23600 -5 (James 7400 Amy 6600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 0

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
James 4 3 4 3 4*
Yogesh 5 5 5 5
Amy 4 3 5

DJ! Round:
James 3 4 5 2 3 4 2
Yogesh 5* 3 5 5 4 5 4 3*
Amy 5 4 4† 3†

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Yogesh 4.50
James 3.42
Amy 4.00

Game Stats:

Yogesh 19,000 Coryat, 24 correct, 3 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
James 13,000 Coryat, 20 correct, 3 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Amy 7,000 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: 39,000
Lach Trash: 6,000 (on 3 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): 9,000

Player Statistics:

James Holzhauer, career statistics:

1827 correct, 94 incorrect
56/61 on rebound attempts (on 134 rebound opportunities)
51.40% in first on buzzer (1690/3288)
102/112 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $855,393)
45/58 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $25,776

Yogesh Raut, career statistics:

318 correct, 23 incorrect
22/24 on rebound attempts (on 45 rebound opportunities)
39.59% in first on buzzer (293/740)
10/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $67,995)
8/13 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,185

Amy Schneider, career statistics:

1716 correct, 122 incorrect
84/102 on rebound attempts (on 233 rebound opportunities)
44.92% in first on buzzer (1583/3524)
76/91 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $240,600)
42/62 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,268

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • Check out Masters Breakdown, where I discuss my thoughts surrounding tonight’s episode in greater detail.

  • Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Yogesh 26,395 James 10,200 Amy 7,000)

James: Cover bet over Amy is 3,801. A good “second-order” bet might be between 2 and 2,599. (Actual bet: 3,010)

Yogesh: Bet no more than 5,994. (Actual bet: 0)

Amy: If James covers you and misses, he falls to 6,399. Limit your bet to 600 or less. (Actual bet: 0)


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