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This game’s Jeopardy! Masters contestants:
Victoria Groce, a writer & television personality from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (0 points) |
Matt Amodio, a quantitative researcher from New York, New York (0 points) |
Mattea Roach, a writer & podcast host from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (0 points) |
Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
The second season of Jeopardy! Masters kicks off tonight with Mattea Roach, Matt Amodio, and Victoria Groce.
Running this matchup through the prediction model:
To win:
Victoria Groce 38.578%
Matt Amodio 37.169%
Mattea Roach 24.253%
To finish second:
Mattea Roach 38.479%
Matt Amodio 31.832%
Victoria Groce 29.689%
All three of these players will be looking to get their tournament momentum started well and take full advantage of the situation where James is in the night’s other matchup.
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 1) by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: There Once Was This Man From…; Internet Slang; Holidays & Observances; American Fiction; 4-Letter TV; You’Re Repeating Yourself)
As if on cue, Mattea started the tournament by picking the Daily Double. Unfortunately, an incorrect response put them at -$1,000 off the bat. Victoria picked up the most number of high-value responses to lead after 30.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Victoria 9 correct 1 incorrect
Mattea 8 correct 1 incorrect
Matt 8 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Victoria 5,000
Mattea 3,400
Matt 3,200
Today’s interviews:
Victoria won the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament.
Matt has been trying to stay sharp over the past year.
Mattea doesn’t know how they played so well in last year’s final.
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Really Tough Capitals; Classic Movies; Dreamt Of In Your Philosophy; Inventors & Inventions; Not Your Everyday Words; Aaron Burr & Friends)
Victoria went on a tear early in Double Jeopardy, which forced Matt into an all-in Daily Double bet. Victoria then picked up 7,000 on the last one and romped to a runaway.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Victoria 26 correct 1 incorrect
Mattea 11 correct 1 incorrect
Matt 13 correct 2 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Victoria 31,600
Mattea 7,400
Matt 800
Final Jeopardy category: Latin Science Terms
Final Jeopardy! clue: In 1694 the latest in bio-knowledge was Tournefort’s “Elements of Botany” listing 698 of these, like ambrosia & chrysanthemeum
Only Matt got Final correct; Victoria gets 3 points, Mattea 1!
Correct response: What is genus?
Tonight’s results:
Matt 800 + $0 = $800 (What genus)
Mattea 7,400 – $311 = $7,089 (What are flora?) (1 point)
Victoria 31,600 – $1,733 = $29,867 (What are species? Hi, Nora! <3) (3 points)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $1000 (clue #1)
Mattea 0 -1000 (Matt 0 Victoria 0)
2) INVENTORS & INVENTIONS $800 (clue #14)
Matt 8000 -8000 (Mattea 6200 Victoria 16600)
3) AARON BURR & FRIENDS $1200 (clue #18, $10000 left on board)
Victoria 20200 +7000 (Mattea 6200 Matt 0)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -165
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Mattea 5*
Matt
Victoria
DJ! Round:
Mattea 3 4
Matt 3 4 3 4 2* 4
Victoria 5 2 5 4 5 4 2 3 5 3*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Victoria 3.80
Mattea 4.00
Matt 3.33
Game Stats:
Victoria 25,800 Coryat, 26 correct, 1 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Mattea 8,400 Coryat, 11 correct, 1 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Matt 8,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: 43,000
Lach Trash: 8,000 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): 3,000
Player Statistics:
Mattea Roach, career statistics:
900 correct, 96 incorrect
46/54 on rebound attempts (on 154 rebound opportunities)
38.75% in first on buzzer (856/2209)
38/47 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $102,000)
23/39 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,882
Matt Amodio, career statistics:
1543 correct, 177 incorrect
63/73 on rebound attempts (on 161 rebound opportunities)
48.66% in first on buzzer (1489/3060)
90/104 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $347,200)
35/53 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $23,200
Victoria Groce, career statistics:
204 correct, 30 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 20 rebound opportunities)
46.12% in first on buzzer (208/451)
8/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $45,700)
5/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,450
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: Victoria 31,600 Mattea 7,400 Matt 800)
Mattea: Bet no more than 5,799. (Actual bet: 311)
Matt: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: 0)
Victoria: Bet no more than 16,799. (Actual bet: 1,733)
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