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Jeopardy! Masters Recap – Monday, May 20, 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

August 12: S42 E98 (January 21, 2026)
August 13: S42 E99 (January 22, 2026)
August 14: S42 E100 (January 23, 2026)
August 15-16: S41 E141 (March 24, 2025)
August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
August 20: S42 E103 (January 28, 2026)
August 21: S42 E104 (January 29, 2026)
August 22-23: S41 E142 (March 25, 2025)
August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
August 25: S42 E107 (February 3, 2026)
August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
August 29-30: S41 E143 (March 26, 2025)
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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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This game’s Jeopardy! Masters contestants:

Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California (48-20, 0 points)

Amy Schneider in Jeopardy! Masters Season 2

Yogesh Raut, a cognitive & behavioral scientist from Vancouver, Washington (12-8, 4 points)

Yogesh Raut in Jeopardy! Masters Season 2

James Holzhauer, the self-described “final boss” of Jeopardy! from Las Vegas, Nevada (49-10, 4 points)

James Holzhauer in Jeopardy! Masters Season 2

Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:

The final semifinal will see #1 seed Victoria Groce sit out while James Holzhauer, Yogesh Raut, and Amy Schneider play. If the first semifinal sees James win with Victoria in second, this semifinal would be a dead rubber. The situation will become much more clearer once the opening game tonight finishes.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here’s the Monday, May 20, 2024 Jeopardy! Masters (game 2) by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Shooting My Literary Shot; Thirtysomethings; Rectangled; American Idol Alums; Naked Without Their Prefixes; “H” Town)

In this dead rubber, all three players still played just as hard; James went all-in on a Daily Double, while Yogesh picked up 9 correct to sit second.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

James 13 correct 1 incorrect
Yogesh 9 correct 0 incorrect
Amy 4 correct 0 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

James 8,400
Yogesh 6,400
Amy 3,000

Today’s interviews:

Amy wants to thank her mom.
Yogesh wants to be on “Lateral” and “Um, Actually”.
James watched “The Chase” with his least-observant friend.

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Biology; Make It Flirty; Statue Of Limitations; Business; People In American History; Acting Teachers)

Double Jeopardy saw Yogesh and James put on a show, both with 5-figure Daily Double bets. James led going into Final.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

James 24 correct 2 incorrect
Yogesh 17 correct 2 incorrect
Amy 11 correct 1 incorrect

Scores going into Final:

James 32,000
Yogesh 24,800
Amy 8,200

Final Jeopardy category: 21st Century Literary Characters

Final Jeopardy! clue: The last name adopted by Damon Fields, the title character of this noval, refers to his red hair

Correct response: What is Demon Copperhead?

Everyone got Final Jeopardy correct; 3 points to James, 1 to Yogesh. Amy goes home with $100,000 In fourth place.

Tonight’s results:

Amy 8,200 + $8,000 = $16,200 (What is Demon Copperhead?)
Yogesh 24,800 + $7,201 = $32,001 (What Demon Copperhead)
James 32,000 + $17,601 = $49,601 (What is Demon Copperhead)

Tonight's Jeopardy! Masters scores for May 20, 2024. (Game 2.)
Amy Schneider finished 4th in 2024 Jeopardy! Masters and won $100,000.

Jeopardy! Masters Semi-Final Standings:

(through May 20)
1st: James Holzhauer (7 points, 2 wins, 65 correct, 47,200 Coryat, 66,400 Pre-FJ)
2nd: Yogesh Raut (5 points, 1 win, 56 correct, 39,800 Coryat, 62,400 Pre-FJ)
3rd: Victoria Groce (4 points, 1 win, 63 correct, 49,800 Coryat, 56,000 Pre-FJ)
4th: Amy Schneider (0 points, 0 wins, 26 correct, 6,400 Coryat, 6,400 Pre-FJ)

Chances of winning Masters:

James 39.24%
Victoria 34.91%
Yogesh 25.85%
(Editor’s note: These are revised predictions. Masters Breakdown #8 explains why.)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) “H” TOWN $1000 (clue #11)
James 3200 +3200 (Yogesh 2200 Amy 2000)
2) MAKE IT FLIRTY $1600 (clue #8)
Yogesh 12000 +12000 (James 10400 Amy 3000)
3) PEOPLE IN AMERICAN HISTORY $800 (clue #16, $12800 left on board)
James 14000 +14000 (Yogesh 23200 Amy 5800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 300

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
James 5 4 2 3 2 5*
Yogesh 4 5 5
Amy 4 3

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

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

James 3.18
Yogesh 4.55
Amy 3.00

Game Stats:

James $16,600 Coryat, 24 correct, 2 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Yogesh $14,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Amy $8,200 Coryat, 11 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,200
Lach Trash: $9,000 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,800

Player Statistics:

James Holzhauer, career statistics:

1998 correct, 111 incorrect
64/70 on rebound attempts (on 157 rebound opportunities)
49.44% in first on buzzer (1851/3744)
111/122 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $926,393)
50/66 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $24,500

Yogesh Raut, career statistics:

469 correct, 42 incorrect
34/38 on rebound attempts (on 76 rebound opportunities)
36.45% in first on buzzer (436/1196)
15/16 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $116,395)
12/21 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,971

Amy Schneider, career statistics:

1816 correct, 140 incorrect
90/110 on rebound attempts (on 268 rebound opportunities)
42.26% in first on buzzer (1682/3980)
80/95 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $257,800)
46/69 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,557

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • I was impressed by how hard James and Yogesh played this game, considering the relatively small stakes of its outcome.
  • Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

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