I guess Amy lost.
Reminded me of Matt’s run. Very great , knowledgeable contestant going up for the most part against noticeably weaker opponents. Until they weren’t! And then it’s over. 40 wins now will be the one to beat.
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Yahoo ran this news item before the show aired on the east coast.
Avergage Coryat scores for Amy’s opponents was $6,307. Matt’s was $5,888. Ken’s was $6,436. James’ $7,415. Did Ken and James play weak opponents too? Amy’s average Coryat score was $26,946, Matt $27,859, Ken $27,913 and James $30,576.
Amy played well today. Answered more questions correctly than Rhone (who answered more than Janice). But like she had often done in the past 2 weeks of shows, Amy missed Final Jeopardy. Didn’t matter in those other games because they were runaways. Today wasn’t.
And when Rhone found the last Daily Double, Ken hinted to him that he should bet big (he was down big at the time). Unlike earlier in the week/late last week, in the same situation with the same hint from Ken, Rhone bet big. Got the response right and doubled his score which brought him back into the game. Had Rhone not bet big, he likely doesn’t win. Or had she found the daily double (or Janice for that matter) or gotten FJ, Amy would have won.
Final Jeopardy today seems to me like its one that most people would have gotten if you gave them enough time. But in the time Jeopardy gives, its either something that comes quickly to you or it doesn’t. Was a little surprising Amy didn’t get it right. But again all questions are easy if you know the answer and not if you don’t.
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I don’t think the new champ will have a long run. He got very lucky tonight, and it was always going to take luck to beat Amy. Ken Jennings’s streak looks as untouchable as Joe Dimaggio’s. However, whatever he might say publicly - and he clearly admires her - her defeat can’t be entirely unwelcome to him. It puts an exclamation point on the monumentality of his own record.
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There have been 12 super Jeopardy champs (10 plus wins). Emma Boettcher (who beat James) was the first contestant to beat a super champ who didn’t lose the very next game (one and dones). Emma won 3 games and qualified for the tournament of champions that season (and came in second to James in the ToC).
One other contestant who beat a super champ avoided a loss the next show. Jonathan Fisher who beat Matt and then went on to win 11 games. Matt, Jonathan and Amy will all return for the tournament of champions for this season. That will be a much anticipated ToC.
Not sure how Rhone will do but history is not on his side. Though maybe he will become a super champion in his own right.
I am sad to see her go, the guy looked shocked that he won.
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David beating Goliath!
Will miss Amy and the ritual of being sure to every night. Good for Rhone for not giving up and choosing real daily doubles.
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At that point in the game, Rhone was really only risking $1000 (difference between 2nd and 3rd place) if he got it wrong. I don’t get why more people don’t see that.
Even if he loses tomorrow, he won a lot.
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Wife and I were talking about Jeopardy playing styles. Ken Jennings and James Holhauzer are like machines----reply after reply after reply, rapid fire clue and response.
Amy Schneider and Matt Amodio play differently. Both of them buzz in when they think they know the answer, and use the second or two that follow to quickly retrieve the answer from their memories. It’s very observable that they’re thinking about what the response is. Their talent is being able to locate the answer in their memory banks so quickly. "What is…(pause) the answer." With Ken and James, the answer pops up almost instantly.
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But if that was the case, I guess I would expect that James and Ken would have much higher correct response percentages when buzzing in. But per the Jeopardy Fan comparisson I linked, Ken and Matt had pretty much the same percentage (92.64% versus 92.17%). Amy had 95.84% so better than both. Though James was 97.21%. Ken and Matt had about the same number of unforced errors (buzzing in with wrong response) (109 versus 102). Amy had about 1/2 at 54. James had 31 but that was in 33 games (still lower rate on per game basis). Amy and Ken were about the same in bottom row clues (in theory the toughest on the board) (51.83% versus 52.65%). Matt was slightly better than James there (59.1% versus 58.59%). If James and Ken were ringing in knowing the answer and Amy and Matt were ringing in thinking they could figure it out, I wouldn’t expect those percentages.
Rhone was another one and done in terms of super champ slayers. Didn’t understand the wagering for oe contestant in FJ tonight. Two contestants tied for second in a non-runaway game. You have to expect that the contestant in first will bet enough to win if she gets the final correct (no matter how much the other contestants bet). That is what happened. But she got the final wrong. One second place contestant bet everything. Given a tie for second, that bet made sense. You bet knowing if first place gets it right, you will lose no matter what. Your only hope if a win is having first place get it wrong. You bet so that if that happens and you get final correct, you will win (or at least tie). But he (Rhone) got it wrong and was left with nothing.
What is left is the bet that didn’t make sense. The other tied for second contestant bet everything but $1. If you are not going to put yourself in the position of winning (or at least tying) if you get final right and the first place contestant gets it wrong, why bet anything at all? Had he bet nothing, he would have won the game with the triple Final Jeopardy stumper. I guess that was worth assuring himself of second place?
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@saillakeerie , making those observations based on what we’ve observed. Ken and James get the responses out of their mouths VERY quickly. With Matt and Amy it’s: What is—pause—response
Ken and James certainly have different “answering styles” than Matt and Amy----can you agree on that?
I am looking at the stats. If Amy and Matt ring in when they think they know the answer and then think about it for a couple seconds and James and Ken ring in when they know the answer, I would expect correct answer percentages to be higher for James and Ken. But that isn’t what happened.
Some people also believe that Ken and James played against significantly tougher competition than Matt or Amy. Stats don’t bear that out either.
Appearances can be deceiving as they say.
No doubt Matt had a different answering style in that he always used “What is” which definitely upset a lot of people watching (including several people who post in this thread).
And ultimately, I think it would be fun to watch James, Ken, Matt and Amy go head to head. But from what I have read, Ken is no longer eligible to be a contestant (taking the assistant producer job and now as host/hosting). And seeing the ToC for this season will be fun too with Amy and Matt along with Jonathan.
With all due respect, I don’t care enough to pore over Jeopardy stats—just keeping it light and having fun based on what we perceive. They ALL know the answers, my point is that Amy and Matt do not vocalize the answer as quickely as Ken/James. Taking an extra second to state an answer does not necessarily mean that answer will be more/less correct.
A Matt Amodio/Amy Schneider TOC will be fun for sure.
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“Will all due respect” in my book is a clear sign its time to move on. Carries with it a vibe often common on this site even without the phrase.
Has anyone seen details on the upcoming Jeopardy National College Championship? I haven’t seen much. Mayim will host. Will air from February 8th through February 22nd. Tues-Fri, Tues-Fri and Tues. No shows on Valentine’s Day or President’s Day. Each 1 hour in prime time.
Video preview here says its 36 undergrads. Haven’t seen details on how the format would work with 36 contestants and 9 hours of shows (18 thirty minute segments). With the Ken/James/Brad GOAT shows, the format was disclosed well in advance.
Benefit for Jeopardy fans is getting your regular show and an hour college tournament on those 9 days.
As long as they don’t do that team challenge format that they did a couple years ago. That was very confusing.
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Thought when I first hear it was a college national championship it might be some type of team format. But then I remembered that former team challenge was not well received so didn’t think they would go down that path again.
I liked the all-star team format. But more because it was a chance to see 15 of the top/my favorite Jeopardy champs all together. Was more of a celebrity pro-am golf tournament than a Jeopardy tournament. Very casual.
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When the MIT student went so far, I was hooked. She was just terrific, both in knowledge and personality.
Opposite the Olympics for the night shows.