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2019 Tournament of Champions – Semifinals Predictions

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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.
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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 $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

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Fifteen players are down to nine in the 2019 Tournament of Champions. The Jeopardy! Fan has taken its initial data from before the quarterfinals, combined it with quarterfinal performance, and has come up with the following rankings:

1) James Holzhauer
2) Francois Barcomb
3) Emma Boettcher
4) Dhruv Gaur
5) Steven Grade
6) Lindsey Shultz
7) Gilbert Collins
8) Kyle Jones
9) Rachel Lindgren

500,000 iterations were run of the Tournament of Champions prediction model in order to create the predictions below for the semifinals.

Monday, November 11, 2019:

Emma Boettcher on Jeopardy!


127 correct, 7 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
38.52% in first on buzzer (109/283)
7/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $29,200)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,200
Wins SF: 52.465% of the time.
1st: 6.165% of the time.
2nd: 24.667% of the time.
3rd: 21.633% of the time.

Andy’s Thoughts: After a very strong performance on Thursday, Emma is in a position where she’s a favourite to make the finals (and a probable rematch with James Holzhauer). Beating Dhruv will prove to be a challenge, though.

Dhruv Gaur on Jeopardy!


107 correct, 12 incorrect
6/8 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
34.04% in first on buzzer (96/282)
7/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $16,600)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,560
Wins SF: 38.784% of the time.
1st: 2.485% of the time.
2nd: 17.409% of the time.
3rd: 18.890% of the time.

Andy’s Thoughts: Dhruv is the first College player to win a quarterfinal since Terry O’Shea in 2014; now, Dhruv gets to compete against one of Terry’s college pub quiz trivia teammates from Princeton. Dhruv has a very good chance of pulling off a second win in this game.

Kyle Jones on Jeopardy!


193 correct, 21 incorrect
11/11 on rebound attempts (on 39 rebound opportunities)
36.22% in first on buzzer (180/497)
11/15 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,400)
6/9 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,733
Wins SF: 8.750% of the time.
1st: 0.105% of the time.
2nd: 1.682% of the time.
3rd: 6.963% of the time.

Andy’s Thoughts: “Kyle isn’t out of it, as Emma and Dhruv have to bet against each other in Final Jeopardy.” That typical quote from Alex might be Kyle’s best chance here of advancing. You never know what could happen in Final Jeopardy!

Andy’s “Roll it once” prediction: Emma and Dhruv fight tooth and nail, with Emma holding a slight advantage going into Final; Emma converts Final Jeopardy to book the first spot in the finals.

Tuesday, November 12, 2019:

James Holzhauer on Jeopardy!


1,220 correct, 37 incorrect
35/38 on rebound attempts (on 70 rebound opportunities)
57.71% in first on buzzer (1108/1920)
73/77 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $655,525)
33/34 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $30,594
Wins SF: 90.242% of the time.
1st: 82.386% of the time.
2nd: 5.711% of the time.
3rd: 2.146% of the time.

Andy’s Thoughts: James certainly put the field on notice with an incredibly strong quarterfinal performance that was the highest ToC quarterfinal score since Joon Pahk in 2011. (Of course, that held for all of two episodes.) If he plays as well as he did in the quarterfinals, he should have no issue making the final.

Steven Grade on Jeopardy!


169 correct, 15 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
41.27% in first on buzzer (163/395)
5/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
5/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,714
Wins SF: 7.070% of the time.
1st: 1.201% of the time.
2nd: 2.454% of the time.
3rd: 3.414% of the time.

Andy’s Thoughts: Steven’s reward for doubling through Final Jeopady (and the top Wild Card score) is a matchup with James in the semifinals. An upset is always possible and Steven, who has averaged ringing in first 23.5 times a game during his Jeopardy! career, might be able to do it through beating James on the buzzer and a well-timed Daily Double.

Rachel Lindgren on Jeopardy!


117 correct, 16 incorrect
7/11 on rebound attempts (on 28 rebound opportunities)
28.65% in first on buzzer (110/384)
3/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,400)
3/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,143
Wins SF: 2.688% of the time.
1st: 0.142% of the time.
2nd: 0.551% of the time.
3rd: 1.995% of the time.

Andy’s Thoguhts: Rachel’s good fortune likely ends here, as playing against two strong buzzers in James and Steven might see her struggle to get in. We might see shades of Brennan Bushee against Alex Jacob in 2015 (Brennan did not get in first until the 42nd clue of the game).

Andy’s “Roll it once” prediction: Steven gives James a good run, but James barely makes it a runaway and advances to the finals.

Wednesday, November 13, 2019:

Francois Barcomb on Jeopardy!


121 correct, 10 incorrect
9/10 on rebound attempts (on 24 rebound opportunities)
37.59% in first on buzzer (106/282)
5/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,500)
4/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,400
Wins SF: 68.442% of the time.
1st: 6.677% of the time.
2nd: 38.879% of the time.
3rd: 22.886% of the time.

Andy’s Thoughts: Francois surprised a lot of people with his quarterfinal performance, which was the 3rd-highest ToC quarterfinal score of all time. If he comes anywhere close to that performance in the semifinals, he should have no issue making he final.

Gilbert Collins on Jeopardy!


121 correct, 19 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 30 rebound opportunities)
31.43% in first on buzzer (121/385)
7/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,800)
5/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,857
Wins SF: 10.595% of the time.
1st: 0.175% of the time.
2nd: 2.596% of the time.
3rd: 7.824% of the time.

Andy’s Thoughts: Gilbert has had the least buzzer success of the three players in this match; this could prove to make things difficult against Francois and Lindsey. Gilbert will likely need a favorable Final Jeopardy! in order to advance to the finals.

Lindsey Shultz on Jeopardy!


136 correct, 10 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
38.87% in first on buzzer (131/337)
7/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $18,000)
3/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,567
Wins SF: 20.963% of the time.
1st: 0.663% of the time.
2nd: 6.052% of the time.
3rd: 14.248% of the time.

Andy’s Thoughts: Out of the frying pan, into the fire? After having to play James in the quarterfinals, Lindsey has now drawn Francois in the semifinals. Unfortunately, only one player can advance out of a semifinal; Lindsey will need to have buzzer mojo in Double Jeopardy! to have a shot.

Andy’s “Roll it once” prediction: Francois is a force again in this game and qualifies for the final; going third, Francois may be able to snipe the champion’s lectern from James in the final.

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