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This game’s Jeopardy! Masters contestants:
Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California (47-15, 0 points)
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Matt Amodio, a quantitative researcher from New York, New York (42-11, 1 point)
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Yogesh Raut, a cognitive & behavioral scientist from Vancouver, Washington (9-5, 4 points)
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
Match Day 3 of Jeopardy! Masters 2024 begins with a match between Yogesh Raut, Matt Amodio, and Amy Schneider. While Matt is favored slightly to take this matchup, one number that I found very interesting when I ran the predictions for the most recent “Masters Breakdown” was that Matt was the least likely to finish second. To me, that makes sense—Matt’s performances are very mercurial and Daily Double-dependent. Meanwhile, while I wouldn’t call this a “must-win” game for Amy, I would call it a “must-point” game for Amy. A point here—especially if Yogesh wins and keeps Matt in third—would very likely move Amy up to 5th in the standings by the end of today’s episode. Yogesh is in a good position already after his win on Opening Day; a win here would be excellent for his advancement chances.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here’s the Wednesday, May 8, 2024 Jeopardy! Masters (game 1) by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: European Geography; The Clothes Closet; It’s A Noun, It’s A Verb; Ghosts; The Elite; Hollywood Legacies)
Amy got out to an early lead, but Yogesh reeled her in and took the lead on the strength of over a dozen correct responses.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Yogesh 14 correct 2 incorrect
Amy 7 correct 0 incorrect
Matt 5 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Yogesh 5,400
Amy 4,600
Matt 2,200
Today’s interviews:
Amy wrote a song lovingly mocking the city of Dayton.
Matt listened to audiobooks of Jane Austen’s works.
Yogesh has a trivia podcast.
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Country Music History; Literature: Who Said It?; Nature; North American Colleges & Universities; In The Past; “A” Then “Z”)
Matt found DD2 immediately; the hunt began for DD3; Yogesh doubled up through it and cruised to a runaway. Amy was in a strong second, but Matt was close enough to make it matter in the race for 1 match point.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Yogesh 26 correct 2 incorrect
Amy 13 correct 0 incorrect
Matt 14 correct 4 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Yogesh 36,400
Amy 12,200
Matt 7,200
Final Jeopardy category: The Theater
Final Jeopardy! clue: This show debuted December 20, 1879 in a theater on the Devon coast, with the cast in costume from a related show
Correct response: What is “Pirates of Penzance”?
Matt and Amy got Final correct; Yogesh takes 3 points, Amy 1!
Tonight’s results:
Matt 7,200 + 7,200 = 14,400 (What Pirates of Penzance)
Amy 12,200 + 2,201 = 14,401 (What is Pirates of Penzance?)
Yogesh 36,400 – 0 = 36,400 (What)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY 800 (clue #5)
Matt -400 +1000 (Yogesh -1800 Amy 1000)
2) NATURE 1600 (clue #1)
Matt 2200 +2200 (Yogesh 5400 Amy 4600)
3) LITERATURE: WHO SAID IT? 1200 (clue #15, $12800 left on board)
Yogesh 15400 +15400 (Matt 3600 Amy 10200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 300
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Yogesh 5
Matt 5 4*
Amy 4 2
DJ! Round:
Yogesh 4 5 3 5 5 5† 4 3*
Matt 4* 4 3
Amy 2 4 5 2
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Yogesh 4.33
Amy 3.17
Matt 4.00
Game Stats:
Yogesh 22,200 Coryat, 26 correct, 2 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Amy 12,200 Coryat, 13 correct, 0 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Matt 6,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: 40,800
Lach Trash: 7,400 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): 5,800
Player Statistics:
Yogesh Raut, career statistics:
361 correct, 28 incorrect
26/29 on rebound attempts (on 52 rebound opportunities)
38.99% in first on buzzer (333/854)
11/12 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $83,395)
9/15 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,760
Matt Amodio, career statistics:
1579 correct, 182 incorrect
63/74 on rebound attempts (on 164 rebound opportunities)
48.02% in first on buzzer (1524/3174)
93/107 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $355,400)
37/55 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,746
Amy Schneider, career statistics:
1744 correct, 124 incorrect
85/103 on rebound attempts (on 241 rebound opportunities)
44.23% in first on buzzer (1609/3638)
77/92 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $242,600)
44/64 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,903
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Reminder that the judges made the correct call on the “trapezium” clue; depending on where one is located, what many might know as a “trapezoid” is a “trapezium”, and vice versa. This is also a reminder that this is a fact, and that facts are not a matter of opinion or debate. Further debate on this point will not be permitted, as per the Site Comment Policy.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Yogesh 36,400 Amy 12,200 Matt 7,200)
Yogesh: Bet no more than 11,999. (Actual bet: 0)
Matt: Bet at least 2,800 for a chance at second. (Actual bet: 7,200)
Amy: Standard cover bet over Matt is 2,201. (Actual bet: 2,201)
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I wish Ken would refrain from the in-clue comments like “they’re narrowing it down for you” on the Sparta clue. It seemed like almost a giveaway in this case.
That was interesting, but alas Amy still didn’t know it.
I see no problem with the comment. It is more a “Thank you, Captain Obvious” situation than an extra clue and I feel the official number of seconds allowed for a third contestant to choose to buzz in (or not) would be boring without a comment.
Theater is not something I’m strong in. Naturally, I know of Gilbert and Sullivan. Might even recognize some of the songs from their productions.
But questions on history of theater prove how little I know 0 for Masters Final Jeopardy.
Since both trapezoid and trapezium can have 2 different meanings, I think that this clue/question pair should not have been used.