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This game’s Jeopardy! Masters contestants:
Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana (17-7, 1 point)
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Matt Amodio, a quantitative researcher from New York, New York (46-17, 1 point)
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Victoria Groce, a writer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (12-6, 1 point)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
The opening set of three games from Jeopardy! Masters have set up an intriguing pair of games in tonight’s episode. Things start off tonight with the three second-placed finishers from the opening games in Victoria Groce, Matt Amodio, and Adriana Harmeyer. The Unified Prediction Model definitely has Adriana as a significant underdog in this game. However, thanks to the single point from the first round, the top 2 players will advance from this game to the quarterfinals. In fact, the UPM says that Victoria has a 25% chance of finishing third, Matt a 33% chance, and Adriana a 42% chance. Because the top two players will advance, there is a definite chance of some more unorthodox betting, in order to ensure a top 2 finish in this game.
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Final Jeopardy! clue: Naturalist the Count de Buffon mocked N. & S. American animals, like this “elephant of the new world…the size of a very small mule”
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here’s the Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Jeopardy! Masters (game 1) by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Civil War; Swan Diving; Idioms From The Bible; A Photographic Memory; Organizations; Some Serious Sports Talk)
It took a very long time for the Daily Double to come out, but Victoria doubled up through it to have a big lead after 30.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Victoria 14 correct 3 incorrect
Matt 8 correct 0 incorrect
Adriana 4 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Victoria 11,400
Matt 4,200
Adriana 2,200
Today’s interviews:
Adriana finds this matchup rightfully intimidating, but fun.
Matt thinks his life has changed quite a bit since 2021.
Victoria has a book deal!
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: World Place Names; “T.M.”, I; A Clash Of Swords; On The Old Cabin’s Bookshelf; Drumming; The 2 & The 4)
The Daily Doubles came out in the first 4 clues; Adriana got the first, Victoria the second. Heading into Final, Victoria had a runaway for the win, but Matt didn’t for second over Adriana.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Victoria 26 correct 5 incorrect
Matt 14 correct 0 incorrect
Adriana 11 correct 1 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Victoria 27,200
Matt 13,000
Adriana 6,800
Correct response: What is a tapir?
Everyone got this Final Jeopardy correct as Victoria gets 3 points and Matt advances with 1.
Tonight’s results:
Adriana 6,800 + $6,500 = $13,300 (What is tapir?)
Matt 13,000 + $601 = $13,601 (What tapir)
Victoria 27,200 + $0 = $27,200 (What is a tapir? Hi, Nora! <3)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) ORGANIZATIONS $600 (clue #20)
Victoria 4800 +4800 (Matt 3600 Adriana 2000)
2) “T.M.”, I $1600 (clue #1)
Adriana 2200 +2200 (Victoria 11400 Matt 4200)
3) ON THE OLD CABIN’S BOOKSHELF $1200 (clue #4, $29600 left on board)
Victoria 15000 +5000 (Matt 4200 Adriana 4400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 233
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Victoria 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 3 4 5 3*
Matt 5 4 3 2 5 2
Adriana 2 2 3
DJ! Round:
Victoria 4 3*
Matt
Adriana 4* 5†
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Victoria 3.85
Matt 3.50
Adriana 3.20
Game Stats:
Victoria $19,200 Coryat, 26 correct, 5 incorrect, 50.88% in first on buzzer (29/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
Matt $13,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 0 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Adriana $6,200 Coryat, 11 correct, 1 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $38,400
Lach Trash: $9,400 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,200
Player Statistics:
Victoria Groce, career statistics:
486 correct, 66 incorrect
13/15 on rebound attempts (on 53 rebound opportunities)
42.82% in first on buzzer (486/1135)
26/31 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $156,705)
11/20 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,530
Matt Amodio, career statistics:
1744 correct, 205 incorrect
75/90 on rebound attempts (on 211 rebound opportunities)
45.57% in first on buzzer (1680/3687)
98/114 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $387,800)
45/64 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,391
Adriana Harmeyer, career statistics:
497 correct, 62 incorrect
30/40 on rebound attempts (on 102 rebound opportunities)
32.96% in first on buzzer (469/1423)
17/25 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $24,400)
18/25 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,144
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What are each player’s winning chances?
Adriana also mentioned letting her young (6 yr old?) nephew (or was it brother) help her study for Jeopardy! Masters and he was all about animals. I enjoyed that she got correct a regular play clue that was about an animal (in a category that did not specify animals), but then Final Jeopardy! was an animal, too! I imagine the boy was thrilled.