NOTE: spoilers ahead if you have not yet seen the May 24 edition of Jeopardy! Masters.
The Jeopardy! Masters tournament has been a hit with long-time fans of the show, as six of its best and most popular players from the last few years are battling it out for the title of Jeopardy! Masters Champion (and a $500,000 prize). But who is leading Jeopardy! Masters?
We have reached the semifinals of the tournament, meaning that we are down to four of the original six Jeopardy! Masters contestants. The semifinalists are James Holzhauer, Andrew He, Mattea Roach and Matt Amodio, which means we unfortunately had to say goodbye to Amy Schneider and Sam Buttrey.
Here are the final results for the tournament:
After dominating the field all tournament long, James Holzhauer actually came into the last Final Jeopardy trailing Mattea Roach for the title, but some smart wagering gave Holzhauer the win, making him the first recipient of the Alex Trebek Trophy. Roach ended up in second while Matt Amodio came in third. But in addition to their cash prizes, all three contestants are automatically qualified for next year's Jeopardy! Masters tournament.
If you want to get really nerdy, Jeopardy! is also providing stats for every player throughout the tournament, including how they are doing on buzzing in (Buz%), the percentage of their responses they are getting right and how they are doing with Daily Doubles (DD%) and Final Jeopardy (FJ%).
We will update the official stats for each player when available. In the meantime, here's a player-by-player stat breakdown as of the last game on May 23:
Matt Amodio (Quarterfinals)
- Buz%: 39%
- Correct Answers: 113
- Correct%: 86%
- DD%: 90% (9/10)
- FJ%: 33%
Matt Amodio (Semifinals)
- Buz%: 44%
- Correct Answers: 43
- Correct%: 81%
- DD%: 67% (2/1)
- FJ%: 33%
Matt Amodio (Finals)
- Buz%: 39%
- Correct Answers: 26
- Correct%: 87%
- DD%: 0% (0/1)
- FJ%: 50%
Sam Buttrey (Quarterfinals)
- Buz%: 50%
- Correct Answers: 113
- Correct%: 90%
- DD%: 100% (2/2)
- FJ%: 29%
Andrew He (Quarterfinals)
- Buz%: 42%
- Correct Answers: 127
- Correct%: 91%
- DD%: 75% (6/8)
- FJ%: 57%
Andrew He (Semifinals)
- Buz%: 39%
- Correct Answers: 43
- Correct%: 86%
- DD%: 100% (2/2)
- FJ%: 67%
James Holzhauer (Quarterfinals)
- Buz%: 56%
- Correct Answers: 193
- Correct%: 95%
- DD%: 100% (13/13)
- FJ%: 0%
James Holzhauer (Semifinals)
- Buz%: 55%
- Correct Answers: 70
- Correct%: 92%
- DD%: 100% (5/5)
- FJ%: 67%
James Holzhauer (Finals)
- Buz%: 47%
- Correct Answers: 39
- Correct%: 91%
- DD%: 33% (1/3)
- FJ%: 50%
Mattea Roach (Quarterfinals)
- Buz%: 46%
- Correct Answers: 108
- Correct%: 89%
- DD%: 80% (4/5)
- FJ%: 57%
Mattea Roach (Semifinals)
- Buz%: 48%
- Correct Answers: 50
- Correct%: 96%
- DD%: 100% (2/0)
- FJ%: 0%
Mattea Roach (Finals)
- Buz%: 48%
- Correct Answers: 31
- Correct%: 97%
- DD%: 100% (2/0)
- FJ%: 50%
Amy Schneider (Quarterfinals)
- Buz%: 34%
- Correct Answers: 90
- Correct%: 90%
- DD%: 75% (3/4)
- FJ%: 71%
