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This game’s Jeopardy! Masters contestants:
Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California (0 points)
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Yogesh Raut, a cognitive & behavioral scientist from Vancouver, Washington (0 points)
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James Holzhauer, the self-described “final boss” of Jeopardy! from Las Vegas, Nevada (0 points)
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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)
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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The word “pedantic” comes to mind.
I don’t even have the energy to be angry.
I’m just sad.
Plenty of tournament left.
I understand. I wanted James to win too.
I had fears the 2 newcomers would be a huge force to be reckoned with. James had a year off and needs to get his buzzer timing down. As this story progresses I see James being less dominant but still near the top of the pack.
MasterDoge… I always read your comments with interest. I don’t really understand today’s comments. Any explanation?
I found today’s games interesting and I’m excited to see the Tournament unfold.
I am excited
James and Matt are two of my all-time favorites. Yogesh is… not, let’s just say.
Seeing James be beaten rather soundly by Yogesh almost directly after seeing Matt fall to the same thing that screwed him so many times last year (late-ish True Daily Doubles gone wrong), especially this time (as he would have likely won, or at least placed a very close second, if he got his DD correct) was not very fun for me, and I’m not great at regulating my emotions. It’s also been a pretty trying week, which is always a lot of fun.
I know it’s kind of stupid, but that’s how I function, unfortunately.
I just have to keep telling myself – there’s plenty of time left in the quarterfinals, and both players can find their game again.
Once James gets the buzzer feel back he will be fine. His competition on this episode didn’t have a year layoff in jeopardy play
At least through the first two games, the two newcomers to Jeopardy! Masters, Victoria and Yogesh, are upending the established order. We will see if that continues!
Well, any Yogesh-Victoria match up is now must-see TV. I didn’t see GOAT, but I assume this is the first time James has been on the wrong end of a runaway?
We can dispense with the notion that Yogesh struggles on the buzzer.
I went with Damascus in FJ. Of course I was wrong, since I can’t hit a FJ, even if they asked me my last name. LOL.
Retro congrats to Yogesh on a dominating win….wow!
What is Smith? 😉
LOL…….nope! But it can be used as a 1st or last name! Any guesses? 😉
What is Howard?
I knew it was the capital of Malta…but I didn’t know what the capital of Malta is. “World capitals” is essential knowledge for Jeopardy!.
James was my favorite to win, but “final boss”, “main event”…pride goeth before a fall?
James has bet:
$310 twice (2019-11-12 — ToC semifinal; 2023-05-16 — Masters match day 6)
$3010 once previously (2019-04-11 — regular game 6, the only Final he missed in his original run)
$31,010 twice (2019-04-12 & 2019-05-21, regular games 7 & 24)
During his regular play didn’t he say March 10th was his anniversary or child’s birthday?
$9,812 (September 8, 2012) was his anniversary, and $11,914 (or $110,914) (November 9, 2014) is his daughter’s birthday.
I do not believe he ever clarified the meaning behind $310/$3,010/$31,010.
Not anniversary, wedding day.
Speaking of days, I’ve had a long one. 🙂
Though I somehow knew that the Final Jeopardy refered to the Knights of Malta, even though I didn’t recognize thier official name (and, confusing them with the Knights Templar,) this was a loss for me, because I didn’t know the capital of Malta.