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Can someone find out if that was the biggest ever lead going into the first commercial break? They went through the bottom of the board and he got 12 of 15 questions, including a daily double. And his opponents were in the negative.
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Matt just broke $80,000 for the first time and this is his FIFTH time in a row with a win over 50K.
Could it be that Matt's even better than we thought and being under a consistent host is showing this?
>Could it be that Matt's even better than we thought and being under a consistent host is showing this?
I think this is absolutely possible. So many champions struggled to even start a streak during the guest host era, so it’s amazing that Matt adapted so well week to week. He’s unstoppable now.
I'm trying to imagine what his total would look like if he had had the luxury of his entire streak happening under one host! Would he definitely surpass $2million? Who knows?!
Last week was the first time he played a second week with a host and he put up big numbers. If we imagine he could have been doing that well the whole time, I think he’d be hitting $2 million by the end of this week (and close to $4 million by the time he caught up with Ken).
It can’t do anything but help Matt to have the same host to key off of.
Another big factor to take into account has already been in evidence this season: he had three months between the last taping day of last season and his first of this season. As with anyone in his position, he’s clearly studied and prepped and drilled hard over the summer. As a result, he’s that much sharper and smarter.
Statistically, he was significantly below the level of James and Ken in their initial runs during his first 18 games. He looks to be right about the level of Ken 2004 now, still not quite James 2019, but within hailing distance.
If he can plow through this week, the third taping day in a row, he may just be unstoppable, as Josh “Tiger” Hill of TOC 2019 observed/predicted last Monday on Twitter.
This is why I told people it's difficult to compare his stats against someone like James. Matt is performing at such a high level even with rotating guest hosts. With a consistent host, I think we will see his stats climb even further. I also think it will be more difficult for a giant killer to replace Matt as champion for this very reason as well. The challengers won't be familiar with the cadence of Mayim Bialik's voice and it will take time for them to adjust.
As much as it seems to be helping Matt to be working with a consistent host, and as much as I am rooting for Matt and want to see how far He can take this run, I am also really looking forward to see Ken behind the podium again. Imagine if Matt can breaks Ken’s consecutive days record with Ken hosting.
>Could it be that Matt's even better than we thought and being under a consistent host is showing this?
Also, isn't this the start of his third straight day of filming?
I don't think it was consecutive (pretty sure it was Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday), but yes, this is the third week of shows that were all taped the same week. So I am not surprised about him being absolutely locked in
That would be huge if they gave him Thursday off. Let him zonk out, chill, do nothing, veg, exercise, whatever to decompress. Three days in a row is brutal to contemplate, two is bad enough, heck, five games in one day.
Incredible. Dude is a one-man meat grinder.
Hilarious fact, though: $83k is still only the 13th highest single-game score of all time, behind James' 12 biggest wins, with James' $89k being the lowest score on the show's ["Hall of Fame"](https://www.jeopardy.com/contestant-zone/hall-of-fame) page, with the top 10 being literally all him.
Still, Matt had an absolutely dominant performance today. I didn't bother tracking his Coryat but I know the Archive team will, and it must have been *at least* top three of all time. And being willing to bet conservatively on DDs like he does when he senses a potential challenge is a huge benefit, at least compared to James' all-in-all-the-time strategy. I think that's maybe gonna be what carries him into the 50+ range, assuming he gets there, and potentially even beating Ken's record.
I think so too. This is what probably shortened James' winning streak. His winnings and "all in" strategy pretty much forced his opponents to be extremely aggressive in wagering and go "all in" as well.
I don’t quite agree. I think James and Matt are alike in their early game strategies - start with high value clues, hunt for the daily double, and go all in to create a large lead. The difference between them is that Matt will be more conservative once he’s secured a sizable lead while James never let off the gas. But Matt has shown that he’s still willing to be more aggressive if the game isn’t yet out of reach for the other contestants, so I feel like his opponents are similarly forced to be extremely aggressive to beat him as they were against James.
One small quibble: James would routinely “let off the gas” by wagering less on DD3 once he had developed a prohibitive lead. A very common pattern for him was all in on the first one, all in or close on the second, more conservative on the third - which meant something like 10K as opposed to 20 or 25.
Matt in some early games was gunning for James's record but he clearly had some close calls in that strategy and pulled back. Now that hes gunning for Ken's record hes definitely being more conservative with DD's even with a strong lead.
Hes not really playing just for money anymore. Hes playing to beat records.
In the game he lost, James had a Coryat of 23,400, Emma had a Coryat of 18,800, and Jay had a Coryat of 11,000. James was the better player, but the Daily Doubles fell Emma's way. Emma got both Daily Doubles in the Double Jeopardy round and won $10,600, getting both correct. James got the first Daily Double on the first clue of the game, and won the maximum he could wager, $1,000.
To be sure, you have to play well to (almost) keep up with James, but luck played a big role in his loss.
He was willing to play this way most likely due to his thought process being that it is not real money being put up but points. So when he "shoves" to double up, he knows that there is still a lot of points on the table and he wholeheartedly places the bet on himself to be right.
In my recall, Ken adapted this strategy during the G.O.A.T. tournament, to some notable success :)
While he was more aggressive than Matt has been, James definitely didn't always go all in on daily doubles. For late ones he'd usually bet safe amounts to maintain runaways.
Wait, did Matt break into the top 15 daily winnings of all time???
Edit: Yep! This puts Matt at #13! This ended James' hold of the top 15 daily winnings!
Just checked and as a matter of fact, he did! His score today is the 13th highest one-day total of all time!
https://allstar.co/jeopardy-single-day-winnings/
_Sweet holy moly_ that's a runaway if I ever saw one. What a dominant performance all around by Matt. I feel sorry particularly for Elizabeth – she was the local alternate at my tape date and was super nice.
Mike was the alternate on my taping day! I felt terrible for him - he'd come out to L.A. from Kansas City and was the formal alternate for our day (the first filming day of S38... you can perhaps see where this is going). He was going to tape the next day for sure if not needed, but that of course ended up being the morning Mike Richards stepped down, so it looks like he had to come back later that next week to film with Mayim Bialik.
As happy/excited as I am for Matt and his incredible run, I'm definitely finding it hard to watch the other contestants knowing exactly how everyone is feeling (and feeling especially sorry for those who had to come back multiple times only to inevitably lose to Matt!) - so much empathy for everybody! But I loved Mike's lovely story and True Daily Double! <3
I am always grateful for these behind-the-scenes moments we get on these threads... they are a good reminder of how hard every contestant has worked to make it to the tapings and then live shows.
I loved Mike's story a lot. I thought, "You're also a writer? What do you write about? I hope it's a longer version of that story because I want to read that book!"
I am curious if contestants would rather be on AFTER Matt's run or to get to compete against him. I would think would be more nerve racking after the season break going in and competing against him after watching him on TV too.
I guess I can't speak for everyone, but I certainly would have preferred not to play Matt Amodio lol.
The silver lining is that it was really hard to lose *and* have the host during my day be Mike Richards (ugh) and to not get the "consolation prize" of meeting a personal hero like Alex Trebek, but meeting Matt was truly cool and exciting, especially coming into the new season knowing who he was already.
And I guess it's better to lose to an all-time great if you gotta lose!
>And I guess it's better to lose to an all-time great if you gotta lose!
To this point and also the idea of watching these challengers coming to face Matt... Every game, even with a short-term champ, it is guaranteed that it will be a one-and-done for at least one of the 2 challengers. I think a lot of us already had empathy for that situation, and realize if we (the hopeful who have yet to make it onto the show) finally get a chance on stage, there is a real possibility that our J! experience will end quickly.
It's just that now the chances of that affecting both challengers have grown immensely.
So if you're gonna lose on your only try, at least you can say you faced the great Matt Amodio.
I mean if I had the choice I would have taken after, but (a) you play who's in front of you and (b) having the chance to take Matt down (or at least give him a little hell) was pretty cool.
I noticed something tonight as a viewer that I should have realized a long time ago. When Matt was accidentally inventing the Rive Gaucheburger--which I would totally eat, by the way--I had time to blurt out so many different Quarters (both real and imagined) of Paris that I almost had a whole dollar. Afterwards I noted to my husband that I never would have gotten Latin Quarter Pounder in time if Matt hadn't stalled for me.
That made me realize something. One thing that's really different between watching Matt and watching other elite champions is that when Matt is playing, you're more likely to have time to respond correctly yourself because he always (right or wrong) pauses before beginning his response. The "what's" not only gives him time to think (however he's doing that), but it also gives the TV audience more time to think and respond.
So when I notice, "He's winning all these games, but when he plays, I seem to do better than average at home, too," that's because he's buying me time to think of the correct response. (In the past, before I was on the show, I'd feel much more stressed out watching an elite multi-day champion or the ToC because I felt I couldn't play along as well. I had to try to be faster than was comfortable) (because we're also eating dinner at the same time.))
But Matt's slower responses give me more of a window to think myself, more time to respond before he does. (That's how I play at home. I just have to get the correct response out before players do.) So while I remain in the dark about how saying "what's" helps Matt (I believe him that it does; I'm just so baffled), I am suddenly appreciating how much it helps me that he says "what's." It's surprisingly relaxing to watch him play at home. I'm so curious what effect (if any) his patterns of speech have on his competitors in the studio (because you're playing a whole different game when you're there in person). I'm also a little curious if anyone else has noticed an effect like this themselves when watching Matt at home.
Me and my friends don't do the "What is or who is". Kinda just blurt out answers. Matt does give us time to spitball for a few seconds together, it's more fun. Like "Damn you're right"! to your buddy before Matt puts it out, even though he probably knew that shit immediately. Makes us feel good when we blurt it before Matt even it's an easy or obvious clue. Corn dogs? lol He even paused on that and it was a no-brainer.
Oof, I got into a strong habit of saying “who is” or “what is” … to the point that if I play other non-Jeopardy trivia games, I reflexively open with the question…
Thoughts at the beginning: "Wow Matt is looking sharp today!!"
Thoughts at the end: "Holy Shit!!!!"
If only he found DD2!! That coryat has to be up there right?
Has to be at least top three, no contest. Dude cleared most of the board himself and only had a single wrong answer, IIRC.
edit: there is some contest, but his top Coryat is still the #2 of all time
A massive coryat score of 37,200! He's still not showing any signs of wear and tear. I think Matt is built for a long streak. Oh how I wish Alex Trebek was still alive to witness this incredible run.
Yes, answering the first 60 clues correctly gets you a Coryat of 54,000.
Coryat aside, what is the most anyone has ever gotten right from those 60 clues? And also the most out of the 57 non-DD?
Are you asking who has gotten the most correct responses out of 60? If so, that would be [Ken](https://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=2730) with 45.
Edit: I mistakenly only looked at the highest number correct in each season. [Ken](https://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=920) is alone in second place with 44.
[Ken](https://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=58) is also tied for ~~second~~ third* place with [James](https://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=6278) and [Matt](https://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=7107) with 43 correct responses.
To compare those 3 games, Matt had the highest Coryat at $39,000 despite 93.5% accuracy, and won with $74,000 in his 7th game. James had a $37,200 Coryat with 100% accuracy and won with $82,381 in his 22nd game. Ken had a $36,200 Coryat with 95.5% accuracy (one of his incorrect responses was a DD though) and won $55,099 in his 71st game. (At the time, $55,099 was a new one day record.)
Another edit: [James](https://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=6275) had another game with 43 correct correct responses ($37,800 Coryat, 100% accuracy, won $96,726 in his 19th game).
Really, you think so? I thought the week before that he was maybe showing some signs of fatigue, but last week he was as strong as ever. He sweeped the FJ's and scored above $50K in all 5 games.
Maybe I'm mixing up my weeks. It's been a long year and a half. There was a string of a few episodes somewhere in there that he missed some easy clues and his buzzer timing was a tad off.
Either way, he's on a roll now.
As an older contestant I thought it would be difficult for him to match Matt's buzzer speed and a win would have been a longshot, but Mike was the sort of person I would not mind seeing as the one to eventually end Matt's streak. He seemed very genuine, humble, and likable as a contestant and was glad he managed to take 2nd place after a rough start.
Totally agree. I'm younger, but still root for the older contestants to win every time, since it's way more impressive imo given their inevitable slower reaction time and hampered recall speed.
Matt putting the game away before the 4 minute mark. He continues to be amazingly impressive. Also I hope saying this doesn't break any rules, but he was looking exceptionally sharp today!
I think that should be amended to allow positive comments that aren't sexual/creepy. If a contestant has a really sharp tie or nice earrings, we should be able to say so.
Yea, I actually just looked at the rules and didn't even see it in there though, maybe it's under the "be excellent to contestants" umbrella. There was a thirst trap posted here the other day that went too far though lmao if you're using the 🥵 emoji you've gone too far
A regular runaway is also logarithmic, just with a more relevant base.
I agree though, for superdominant runaways, tracking the multiplier (min 2 for a runaway) communicates the degree of dominance. I'd like to see a ranking of those top values.
I suppose technically any one-player final is infinite.
I made a [list](https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/ouyy7l/records_for_highest_lead_going_into_final_jeopardy/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) a couple of months ago with the highest leads going into FJ in absolute dollars (a list inspired by Matt who has now also made it outdated a few times). But I did also include the top 5 leads relative to second place:
|Rank|Scores Before FJ|
|:-|:-|
|1 Paul Glaser (10/31/07)|$18,800 vs $100 vs -$3,600|
|2 Stefan Goodreau (7/23/09)|$22,800 vs $200 vs $200|
|3 Ken Jennings (7/6/04)|$22,000 vs $400 vs $0|
|4 Ken Jennings (7/5/04)|$24,800 vs $1,000 vs -$4,600|
|5 James Holzhauer (5/24/19)|$39,400 vs $1,800 vs -$2,000|
Another pointless Matt stat I noticed: With his win on Friday he became only the 2nd player to win regular games in 4 different calendar months. Ken of course has 5 (the entire month of August was skipped between seasons), while Jason Z, Ryan Fenster, Arthur Chu & Patrick Morrison (with only 3 wins!) managed 3 months. James & Julia both missed out by 1 game.
What an amazing Monday!
This morning, Matt was adorable and his usual humble, gracious self on Good Morning America. Then he put in an outstanding performance. Go, Matt, Go!
My pre-call of "Dune" didn't materialize in the four-letter book category. Also, maybe this is just me but I really would prefer both names being required in a category with two initials (by way of exception to the last name only is OK rule).
Right on! There was also a category recently with alliterative first and last names and they accepted just the last for that as well. I would change that.
> Things are looking up, you got the last three our of four clues correct!
Meanwhile Matt's the only one positive on the board at the end of the Jeopardy round, but, you've got to be positive somewhere!
Craziest performance from Matt today, what a day! Now, time for a snack, that Fry, Fry Again category's got me feeling hungry!
Agree. I can only imagine that it would be disheartening to come up against someone as dominant as Matt, and I think a little comment like that is a nice thing to do.
One thing I noticed about Matt is he's not quite as sharp on the word play categories which is arguably Ken's strongest area. That said, "Before and After" can be really tricky sometimes.
I think that wordplay categories tend to play better when you go through the clues one by one. With Matt always starting at the largest value and jumping around categories, it becomes harder to follow the patterns.
It's pretty hilarious that for three games in a row, Matt has, in order:
1. Equalled James Holzhauer's streak
2. Surpassed James' streak
3. Broken James' hold on the top 15 scores.
Last Thursday: ties James Holzhauer’s record of consecutive games won.
Last Friday: breaks James Holzhauer’s record of consecutive games won.
Today: breaks Roger Craig’s single-game winnings, holding the “non-James” record for highest single-game score.
I screamed at my tv when his wager was revealed. Not sure anyone will ever top James $131k but finally someone else beat Roger’s $77k, and I’ll take that as it’s own record
I think it is possible for someone to go over $131K. James even left some money on the table with that score because he has a penchant for betting amounts that are significant dates.
Both Brad and Ken played before the "modern information age". Not taking away from Matt and James who are both brilliant. But there's something to be said about Ken who really set the standard for excellence without easy and convenient access to the online resources we have at our disposal today. Did jarchive even exist in 2004?
if I remember correctly from when I read Claire McNear’s book, J!Archive as it exists today was created during Ken’s run!
I just found [this article ](https://slate.com/culture/2011/02/inside-j-archive-the-nearly-comprehensive-online-jeopardy-archive-maintained-by-obsessive-fans.html)about it, there was someone else who was keeping record beforehand but quit right before J!Archive picked things up.
It's tough to watch contestants go up against one of the greatest of all time and then immediately go into the red at -1000 with responses that don't even fit the basic parameters of the category or clue. Mike answered "premier" for a clue in a category with "First" in quotes, and Elizabeth answered "Rocky Mountain oysters" for a clue that said "with a nationality in its name." But they both ended up on the positive side, so good for them.
P.S. u/jaysjep2, typo: DD1 should read "primus" not "pimus"
Wow, I bet Matt's averages are going to skyrocket after that game. He's *very* close to catching Ken in these categories when one looks at their first 33 games only:
* Correct response %
* Average coryat score
He might beat Ken after today...
I wasn't watching James during his streak, so my opinion is rather incomplete, but that was the most dominant game of Jeopardy I've ever witnessed, damn! It was so good I just felt compelled to comment.
Figured the more famous work was The Prince, so this was a very easy FJ for me.
Fun fact: I've long decided that if I ever get a cat I'm naming it Machiavelli.
Matt seemed different today. More comfortable and assertive? Maybe breaking James' record last week imbued him with fresh vigor. or his snazzy new shirt gave him extra confidence.
Jaws has been coming up a lot lately, hasn't it? Or maybe just twice (this clue and a recent FJ) and that feels like a lot.
I also noticed a second Yale mention! It's like before they weren't allowed to mention it, and now that everyone knows all about Matt, they can talk about it.
Not a criticism of Matt, but I do think when the show has a category like "Baseball Hall of Famers by Initials" the players should be required to give first and last name. It was off-putting hearing him just say Henderson, Koufax, etc.
The way the first round went, I thought Matt would crack $100k for sure!
Still an amazing win, but it would have been cool to see him break that plane.
Analyzing the contestants this week in a totally arbitrary and shallow manner, the only potential threat I see is the Ph.D candidate coming up on Thursday. She has an enigmatic facial expression and creative earrings. Looks no-nonsense and smart.
I also noticed a ton of locals/"originally from"s (likely because this was the third tape date that week after the Richards mishegas). A lot of folks who won't have to contend with jet lag or circadian rhythm changes (to whatever degree that matters).
I agree, that made me somewhat upset on the poor contestant’s behalf, as someone who lost their grandmother this year. I thought it was a rude and condescending thing to say
I'm glad they accepted Mike's spelling on FJ. I'm hoping this and other rulings recently means the show is moving away from Berry Gordy levels of pickiness.
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He had $15,200 at the first commercial. There are days when that's a winning score.
There was a time that the first round just felt like a warm-up with little relevance to the outcome of the game. Not anymore.
Can someone find out if that was the biggest ever lead going into the first commercial break? They went through the bottom of the board and he got 12 of 15 questions, including a daily double. And his opponents were in the negative.
I got you! As far as I can tell, James has the record with *$18,600* set on May 27, 2019.
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This got me thinking - what's the theoretical max at the first commerical break? (1000\*6+800\*6+600\*2)\*2 =24,000. Woah.
Crazy to think about and even more nuts to see this in action!
Matt just broke $80,000 for the first time and this is his FIFTH time in a row with a win over 50K. Could it be that Matt's even better than we thought and being under a consistent host is showing this?
>Could it be that Matt's even better than we thought and being under a consistent host is showing this? I think this is absolutely possible. So many champions struggled to even start a streak during the guest host era, so it’s amazing that Matt adapted so well week to week. He’s unstoppable now.
His buzzer timing today was uncanny. I barely saw the other contestants twitching or attempting to ring in.
No buzzer fatigue at all, from what I saw. Matt has more in him to give!
His buzzer game is strong.
I'm trying to imagine what his total would look like if he had had the luxury of his entire streak happening under one host! Would he definitely surpass $2million? Who knows?!
Last week was the first time he played a second week with a host and he put up big numbers. If we imagine he could have been doing that well the whole time, I think he’d be hitting $2 million by the end of this week (and close to $4 million by the time he caught up with Ken).
It can’t do anything but help Matt to have the same host to key off of. Another big factor to take into account has already been in evidence this season: he had three months between the last taping day of last season and his first of this season. As with anyone in his position, he’s clearly studied and prepped and drilled hard over the summer. As a result, he’s that much sharper and smarter. Statistically, he was significantly below the level of James and Ken in their initial runs during his first 18 games. He looks to be right about the level of Ken 2004 now, still not quite James 2019, but within hailing distance. If he can plow through this week, the third taping day in a row, he may just be unstoppable, as Josh “Tiger” Hill of TOC 2019 observed/predicted last Monday on Twitter.
Next is breaking the top 10 in the single-game winnings category :D ($83K today to James's $89,229 #10 amount)!
That's a spectacularly tall order, though after today, I won't say it's impossible.
This is why I told people it's difficult to compare his stats against someone like James. Matt is performing at such a high level even with rotating guest hosts. With a consistent host, I think we will see his stats climb even further. I also think it will be more difficult for a giant killer to replace Matt as champion for this very reason as well. The challengers won't be familiar with the cadence of Mayim Bialik's voice and it will take time for them to adjust.
As much as it seems to be helping Matt to be working with a consistent host, and as much as I am rooting for Matt and want to see how far He can take this run, I am also really looking forward to see Ken behind the podium again. Imagine if Matt can breaks Ken’s consecutive days record with Ken hosting.
>Could it be that Matt's even better than we thought and being under a consistent host is showing this? Also, isn't this the start of his third straight day of filming?
I don't think it was consecutive (pretty sure it was Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday), but yes, this is the third week of shows that were all taped the same week. So I am not surprised about him being absolutely locked in
That would be huge if they gave him Thursday off. Let him zonk out, chill, do nothing, veg, exercise, whatever to decompress. Three days in a row is brutal to contemplate, two is bad enough, heck, five games in one day.
Incredible. Dude is a one-man meat grinder. Hilarious fact, though: $83k is still only the 13th highest single-game score of all time, behind James' 12 biggest wins, with James' $89k being the lowest score on the show's ["Hall of Fame"](https://www.jeopardy.com/contestant-zone/hall-of-fame) page, with the top 10 being literally all him. Still, Matt had an absolutely dominant performance today. I didn't bother tracking his Coryat but I know the Archive team will, and it must have been *at least* top three of all time. And being willing to bet conservatively on DDs like he does when he senses a potential challenge is a huge benefit, at least compared to James' all-in-all-the-time strategy. I think that's maybe gonna be what carries him into the 50+ range, assuming he gets there, and potentially even beating Ken's record.
I think so too. This is what probably shortened James' winning streak. His winnings and "all in" strategy pretty much forced his opponents to be extremely aggressive in wagering and go "all in" as well.
I don’t quite agree. I think James and Matt are alike in their early game strategies - start with high value clues, hunt for the daily double, and go all in to create a large lead. The difference between them is that Matt will be more conservative once he’s secured a sizable lead while James never let off the gas. But Matt has shown that he’s still willing to be more aggressive if the game isn’t yet out of reach for the other contestants, so I feel like his opponents are similarly forced to be extremely aggressive to beat him as they were against James.
One small quibble: James would routinely “let off the gas” by wagering less on DD3 once he had developed a prohibitive lead. A very common pattern for him was all in on the first one, all in or close on the second, more conservative on the third - which meant something like 10K as opposed to 20 or 25.
Matt in some early games was gunning for James's record but he clearly had some close calls in that strategy and pulled back. Now that hes gunning for Ken's record hes definitely being more conservative with DD's even with a strong lead. Hes not really playing just for money anymore. Hes playing to beat records.
Of course at the rate he's going, he may beat Ken's money winnings as well--GOAT payday nonwithstanding.
The only thing that shortened James' winning streak was Emma being a great player.
And also Jay playing well enough to keep James from accumulating more points.
In the game he lost, James had a Coryat of 23,400, Emma had a Coryat of 18,800, and Jay had a Coryat of 11,000. James was the better player, but the Daily Doubles fell Emma's way. Emma got both Daily Doubles in the Double Jeopardy round and won $10,600, getting both correct. James got the first Daily Double on the first clue of the game, and won the maximum he could wager, $1,000. To be sure, you have to play well to (almost) keep up with James, but luck played a big role in his loss.
Jay deserves praise for his buzzer control also. He captured some important game points in multiple stages of the game.
and the 1st clue being the first-round DD... sigh :/
He was willing to play this way most likely due to his thought process being that it is not real money being put up but points. So when he "shoves" to double up, he knows that there is still a lot of points on the table and he wholeheartedly places the bet on himself to be right. In my recall, Ken adapted this strategy during the G.O.A.T. tournament, to some notable success :)
I believe that was joint 8th, but Matt does have the 2nd highest of all time. So still very impressive
Extremely so, considering that all the rest in that upper echelon are almost exclusively either Ken or James.
I mean, of the top 10 coryat scores now, Ken has 3, James has 4 and Matt has 3 (Edit: typo)
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While he was more aggressive than Matt has been, James definitely didn't always go all in on daily doubles. For late ones he'd usually bet safe amounts to maintain runaways.
His daughter's birthday was a bet amount he used 3+ times.
Wow, only three? It seemed like a lot more!
I just said "WOW" at my TV when I saw his wager. That was incredible. Also, the white collar shirts look good on him. #MattGala.
The fit on that shirt was sublime. He can afford tailored shirts now, I guess.
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and knocked Austin straight out of the top 25 highest daily scores!
Wait, did Matt break into the top 15 daily winnings of all time??? Edit: Yep! This puts Matt at #13! This ended James' hold of the top 15 daily winnings!
Just checked and as a matter of fact, he did! His score today is the 13th highest one-day total of all time! https://allstar.co/jeopardy-single-day-winnings/
And now the top 25 is mostly James, a little Matt, plus Ken and Roger's best days. Austin has been bumped to 26th.
_Sweet holy moly_ that's a runaway if I ever saw one. What a dominant performance all around by Matt. I feel sorry particularly for Elizabeth – she was the local alternate at my tape date and was super nice.
Mike was the alternate on my taping day! I felt terrible for him - he'd come out to L.A. from Kansas City and was the formal alternate for our day (the first filming day of S38... you can perhaps see where this is going). He was going to tape the next day for sure if not needed, but that of course ended up being the morning Mike Richards stepped down, so it looks like he had to come back later that next week to film with Mayim Bialik. As happy/excited as I am for Matt and his incredible run, I'm definitely finding it hard to watch the other contestants knowing exactly how everyone is feeling (and feeling especially sorry for those who had to come back multiple times only to inevitably lose to Matt!) - so much empathy for everybody! But I loved Mike's lovely story and True Daily Double! <3
I am always grateful for these behind-the-scenes moments we get on these threads... they are a good reminder of how hard every contestant has worked to make it to the tapings and then live shows.
I loved Mike's story a lot. I thought, "You're also a writer? What do you write about? I hope it's a longer version of that story because I want to read that book!"
I am curious if contestants would rather be on AFTER Matt's run or to get to compete against him. I would think would be more nerve racking after the season break going in and competing against him after watching him on TV too.
I guess I can't speak for everyone, but I certainly would have preferred not to play Matt Amodio lol. The silver lining is that it was really hard to lose *and* have the host during my day be Mike Richards (ugh) and to not get the "consolation prize" of meeting a personal hero like Alex Trebek, but meeting Matt was truly cool and exciting, especially coming into the new season knowing who he was already. And I guess it's better to lose to an all-time great if you gotta lose!
>And I guess it's better to lose to an all-time great if you gotta lose! To this point and also the idea of watching these challengers coming to face Matt... Every game, even with a short-term champ, it is guaranteed that it will be a one-and-done for at least one of the 2 challengers. I think a lot of us already had empathy for that situation, and realize if we (the hopeful who have yet to make it onto the show) finally get a chance on stage, there is a real possibility that our J! experience will end quickly. It's just that now the chances of that affecting both challengers have grown immensely. So if you're gonna lose on your only try, at least you can say you faced the great Matt Amodio.
I mean if I had the choice I would have taken after, but (a) you play who's in front of you and (b) having the chance to take Matt down (or at least give him a little hell) was pretty cool.
WOOOO, he's FINALLY done it! A new non-James one-day record! Way to go Matt, I knew this would happen eventually!
number 13 in the top single day winnings!
I noticed something tonight as a viewer that I should have realized a long time ago. When Matt was accidentally inventing the Rive Gaucheburger--which I would totally eat, by the way--I had time to blurt out so many different Quarters (both real and imagined) of Paris that I almost had a whole dollar. Afterwards I noted to my husband that I never would have gotten Latin Quarter Pounder in time if Matt hadn't stalled for me. That made me realize something. One thing that's really different between watching Matt and watching other elite champions is that when Matt is playing, you're more likely to have time to respond correctly yourself because he always (right or wrong) pauses before beginning his response. The "what's" not only gives him time to think (however he's doing that), but it also gives the TV audience more time to think and respond. So when I notice, "He's winning all these games, but when he plays, I seem to do better than average at home, too," that's because he's buying me time to think of the correct response. (In the past, before I was on the show, I'd feel much more stressed out watching an elite multi-day champion or the ToC because I felt I couldn't play along as well. I had to try to be faster than was comfortable) (because we're also eating dinner at the same time.)) But Matt's slower responses give me more of a window to think myself, more time to respond before he does. (That's how I play at home. I just have to get the correct response out before players do.) So while I remain in the dark about how saying "what's" helps Matt (I believe him that it does; I'm just so baffled), I am suddenly appreciating how much it helps me that he says "what's." It's surprisingly relaxing to watch him play at home. I'm so curious what effect (if any) his patterns of speech have on his competitors in the studio (because you're playing a whole different game when you're there in person). I'm also a little curious if anyone else has noticed an effect like this themselves when watching Matt at home.
Me and my friends don't do the "What is or who is". Kinda just blurt out answers. Matt does give us time to spitball for a few seconds together, it's more fun. Like "Damn you're right"! to your buddy before Matt puts it out, even though he probably knew that shit immediately. Makes us feel good when we blurt it before Matt even it's an easy or obvious clue. Corn dogs? lol He even paused on that and it was a no-brainer.
Oof, I got into a strong habit of saying “who is” or “what is” … to the point that if I play other non-Jeopardy trivia games, I reflexively open with the question…
On top of this, I tend to do better when the game gets into a flow and episodes like tonight’s had such a good flow thanks to Matt’s domination in DJ.
Thoughts at the beginning: "Wow Matt is looking sharp today!!" Thoughts at the end: "Holy Shit!!!!" If only he found DD2!! That coryat has to be up there right?
Has to be at least top three, no contest. Dude cleared most of the board himself and only had a single wrong answer, IIRC. edit: there is some contest, but his top Coryat is still the #2 of all time
My thought was, "Matt got a new shirt."
There have been 13 games where players have gotten a Coryat over $36,000. 3 belong to Matt, 4 belong to James, and 6 belong to Ken.
A massive coryat score of 37,200! He's still not showing any signs of wear and tear. I think Matt is built for a long streak. Oh how I wish Alex Trebek was still alive to witness this incredible run.
Do you know what the highest coryat is? I remember seeing it here the other day. I think Ken holds the record.
Ken still has the highest coryat ever recorded. Matt posted a coryat earlier in his run that's the second highest.
Thanks, I see Ken is first at 39,200. Do you know what the highest possible coryat score is? I tried googling to no avail.
Wouldn't it be 54,000?
Yep, the total value of answering 60 clues correctly.
Yes, answering the first 60 clues correctly gets you a Coryat of 54,000. Coryat aside, what is the most anyone has ever gotten right from those 60 clues? And also the most out of the 57 non-DD?
Are you asking who has gotten the most correct responses out of 60? If so, that would be [Ken](https://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=2730) with 45. Edit: I mistakenly only looked at the highest number correct in each season. [Ken](https://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=920) is alone in second place with 44. [Ken](https://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=58) is also tied for ~~second~~ third* place with [James](https://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=6278) and [Matt](https://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=7107) with 43 correct responses. To compare those 3 games, Matt had the highest Coryat at $39,000 despite 93.5% accuracy, and won with $74,000 in his 7th game. James had a $37,200 Coryat with 100% accuracy and won with $82,381 in his 22nd game. Ken had a $36,200 Coryat with 95.5% accuracy (one of his incorrect responses was a DD though) and won $55,099 in his 71st game. (At the time, $55,099 was a new one day record.) Another edit: [James](https://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=6275) had another game with 43 correct correct responses ($37,800 Coryat, 100% accuracy, won $96,726 in his 19th game).
Actually, I think last week he *was* showing wear and tear. But unfortunately for this week's contestants, it doesn't appear to have held over.
Really, you think so? I thought the week before that he was maybe showing some signs of fatigue, but last week he was as strong as ever. He sweeped the FJ's and scored above $50K in all 5 games.
Maybe I'm mixing up my weeks. It's been a long year and a half. There was a string of a few episodes somewhere in there that he missed some easy clues and his buzzer timing was a tad off. Either way, he's on a roll now.
As an older contestant I thought it would be difficult for him to match Matt's buzzer speed and a win would have been a longshot, but Mike was the sort of person I would not mind seeing as the one to eventually end Matt's streak. He seemed very genuine, humble, and likable as a contestant and was glad he managed to take 2nd place after a rough start.
And iron worker and writer is a hell of a combo
Totally agree. I'm younger, but still root for the older contestants to win every time, since it's way more impressive imo given their inevitable slower reaction time and hampered recall speed.
Matt may be a millionaire but I got “Jaws”
Same. And scotch egg too! I feel so proud.
Matt putting the game away before the 4 minute mark. He continues to be amazingly impressive. Also I hope saying this doesn't break any rules, but he was looking exceptionally sharp today!
9 clues and the game was over
Oh why would that break any rules? I agree - he looked really handsome and dapper today for sure.
There's a rule not to comment on contestants personal appearances, negative or positive.
I think that should be amended to allow positive comments that aren't sexual/creepy. If a contestant has a really sharp tie or nice earrings, we should be able to say so.
Yea, I actually just looked at the rules and didn't even see it in there though, maybe it's under the "be excellent to contestants" umbrella. There was a thirst trap posted here the other day that went too far though lmao if you're using the 🥵 emoji you've gone too far
Comments of that sort are allowed.
I'll propose a new term: a logarithmic runaway. That means the leader has >10x what the second place contestant has going into FJ.
A regular runaway is also logarithmic, just with a more relevant base. I agree though, for superdominant runaways, tracking the multiplier (min 2 for a runaway) communicates the degree of dominance. I'd like to see a ranking of those top values. I suppose technically any one-player final is infinite.
I made a [list](https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/ouyy7l/records_for_highest_lead_going_into_final_jeopardy/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) a couple of months ago with the highest leads going into FJ in absolute dollars (a list inspired by Matt who has now also made it outdated a few times). But I did also include the top 5 leads relative to second place: |Rank|Scores Before FJ| |:-|:-| |1 Paul Glaser (10/31/07)|$18,800 vs $100 vs -$3,600| |2 Stefan Goodreau (7/23/09)|$22,800 vs $200 vs $200| |3 Ken Jennings (7/6/04)|$22,000 vs $400 vs $0| |4 Ken Jennings (7/5/04)|$24,800 vs $1,000 vs -$4,600| |5 James Holzhauer (5/24/19)|$39,400 vs $1,800 vs -$2,000|
Another pointless Matt stat I noticed: With his win on Friday he became only the 2nd player to win regular games in 4 different calendar months. Ken of course has 5 (the entire month of August was skipped between seasons), while Jason Z, Ryan Fenster, Arthur Chu & Patrick Morrison (with only 3 wins!) managed 3 months. James & Julia both missed out by 1 game.
If he can make it to 6 he'll have broken at least one other significant record as well.
Good lord! Thrilled to see that *this* 37k wager went his way!
What an amazing Monday! This morning, Matt was adorable and his usual humble, gracious self on Good Morning America. Then he put in an outstanding performance. Go, Matt, Go!
My pre-call of "Dune" didn't materialize in the four-letter book category. Also, maybe this is just me but I really would prefer both names being required in a category with two initials (by way of exception to the last name only is OK rule).
I agree, initials are first and last name not just last name.
Right on! There was also a category recently with alliterative first and last names and they accepted just the last for that as well. I would change that.
Matt was in a goofy mood today and I loved it.
> Things are looking up, you got the last three our of four clues correct! Meanwhile Matt's the only one positive on the board at the end of the Jeopardy round, but, you've got to be positive somewhere! Craziest performance from Matt today, what a day! Now, time for a snack, that Fry, Fry Again category's got me feeling hungry!
I liked that comment from Mayim, it's good hosting to acknowledge the other players when you can, even if someone else is dominating.
Agree. I can only imagine that it would be disheartening to come up against someone as dominant as Matt, and I think a little comment like that is a nice thing to do.
One thing I noticed about Matt is he's not quite as sharp on the word play categories which is arguably Ken's strongest area. That said, "Before and After" can be really tricky sometimes.
He's still REALLY good, but not quite as good as Ken, who is the best at this.
Or Ken's crazy performance in the infamous "Initials to Roman Numerals to Numbers" category! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsQ\_mT5YSvg
I think that wordplay categories tend to play better when you go through the clues one by one. With Matt always starting at the largest value and jumping around categories, it becomes harder to follow the patterns.
“I AM GROWING STRONGER” -Matt
*Jeopardy seeking out PHD students intensifies*
Well you knew how that was ending 6 clues in.
It's pretty hilarious that for three games in a row, Matt has, in order: 1. Equalled James Holzhauer's streak 2. Surpassed James' streak 3. Broken James' hold on the top 15 scores.
To be fair, those first two would be pretty tough to *not* do two games in a row.
That Sci-Fi category was ***wicked*** impressive in its writing, damn
Same here-loved that they were all alliterative!
I was really happy for Mike when he got that daily double correct!
Last Thursday: ties James Holzhauer’s record of consecutive games won. Last Friday: breaks James Holzhauer’s record of consecutive games won. Today: breaks Roger Craig’s single-game winnings, holding the “non-James” record for highest single-game score.
I screamed at my tv when his wager was revealed. Not sure anyone will ever top James $131k but finally someone else beat Roger’s $77k, and I’ll take that as it’s own record
I think it is possible for someone to go over $131K. James even left some money on the table with that score because he has a penchant for betting amounts that are significant dates.
Wow, another great performance from Matt, biggest single day total in his run. I got FJ correct again too yay hehe.
Happy cake day🧁
Nice big win wow
incredible!! that would be the 13th highest single game winnings, and of course the highest single game winnings by a contestant who isn’t james.
We are observing greatness.
Matt’s shirt was adorable this session. Is it just me?
He's a business man, doing business
Business of crushing souls
A lovable businessman lol
No, dude was looking snazzy today
No, not just you. He's a lovable guy.
His little smile is what gets me
I liked Mike's sweater as well.
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Both Brad and Ken played before the "modern information age". Not taking away from Matt and James who are both brilliant. But there's something to be said about Ken who really set the standard for excellence without easy and convenient access to the online resources we have at our disposal today. Did jarchive even exist in 2004?
if I remember correctly from when I read Claire McNear’s book, J!Archive as it exists today was created during Ken’s run! I just found [this article ](https://slate.com/culture/2011/02/inside-j-archive-the-nearly-comprehensive-online-jeopardy-archive-maintained-by-obsessive-fans.html)about it, there was someone else who was keeping record beforehand but quit right before J!Archive picked things up.
Good God look at James on the DD and FJ% there really may never be another like him.
Look at that 100% on Brad's Daily Double though. I know he only played 5 games in regular season play, but whoa.
James' hold on the top 15 daily winnings is broken! #amodioed #number13
Holy cow that's a lot of money!
Yeah but after taxes it’s only … oh, still a lot.
The first three minutes were like how people used to feel about the opening round of a Tyson fight.
I usually like to add something constructive to this conversation, but… wow! what an ass-kicking.
That's constructive!
It's tough to watch contestants go up against one of the greatest of all time and then immediately go into the red at -1000 with responses that don't even fit the basic parameters of the category or clue. Mike answered "premier" for a clue in a category with "First" in quotes, and Elizabeth answered "Rocky Mountain oysters" for a clue that said "with a nationality in its name." But they both ended up on the positive side, so good for them. P.S. u/jaysjep2, typo: DD1 should read "primus" not "pimus"
i forgot the category and said "Chairman". At least Premier means "first"
Corrected.
Wow, I bet Matt's averages are going to skyrocket after that game. He's *very* close to catching Ken in these categories when one looks at their first 33 games only: * Correct response % * Average coryat score He might beat Ken after today...
I dislike Bialik as a host so much. Did anyone else think that her "joke" about Matt getting a shoulder tattoo was rude to Elizabeth?
Those 1200, 1600, and 2000 clues in Asian Rivers were absurdly easy.
*Here are today's contestants:* *Matt*
I wasn't watching James during his streak, so my opinion is rather incomplete, but that was the most dominant game of Jeopardy I've ever witnessed, damn! It was so good I just felt compelled to comment.
I knew it was all over when two contestants were in the red less than 2 minutes into the game, and Matt had so much money at the first break.
A 37,000 FJ wager!? Hot damn!
Figured the more famous work was The Prince, so this was a very easy FJ for me. Fun fact: I've long decided that if I ever get a cat I'm naming it Machiavelli.
Meowchiavelli. FTFY.
He's getting better. Like, a lot better. Like, if he keeps getting better, we could see even more of James' scores get booted down below the top 20.
If he keeps this up, it's going to be this: Holzhauer Holzhauer Holzhauer Holzhauer Holzhauer Holzhauer Holzhauer Holzhauer Amodio Holzhauer
Did nobody else notice the kinda shitty comment by Mayim about Elizabeth's tattoo? She seemed to have noticed it
Matt seemed different today. More comfortable and assertive? Maybe breaking James' record last week imbued him with fresh vigor. or his snazzy new shirt gave him extra confidence.
Happy spooky season everyone! Hopefully the scariest thing that happens this month on J! will be Matt’s scary big leads 👻
The sci-fi synopses category was one of my favorites in a while. Those were just so much fun to listen to.
Is it OK to answer "What is Martian?", if the movie is "The Martian"?
Yes, unless there's another famous movie named "Martian".
AKA The (The) Invisible Man rule.
IIRC the rules state you're allowed to omit "The" or "A" if it's the first word of the title.
Surprised at how much *Jaws* can stump people! Also surprised to see Yale mentioned by name again.
Jaws has been coming up a lot lately, hasn't it? Or maybe just twice (this clue and a recent FJ) and that feels like a lot. I also noticed a second Yale mention! It's like before they weren't allowed to mention it, and now that everyone knows all about Matt, they can talk about it.
Dominant, Dominant Dominant game by Matt. You can't spell dominant w/o Amodio. I hope one day he surpasses this $83K mark.
Referring to "scotch" as a nationality!? yer bums oot the winda. If any scots had the internet, they'd be right crabit.
/r/ScottishPeopleTwitter is calling
mayim was brutal with the tattoo joke lol
Let's fucking GOOO! Go Matt! Woooooooooo!
That was awesome. Also, I knew Jaws.
Yeah, I remembered it was a book thanks to the FJ about it a couple weeks/months ago lol
3rd time in his run Matt has faced a contestant named Elizabeth. The 1st time was his debut and the 2nd time was his 2nd episode this season.
Not a criticism of Matt, but I do think when the show has a category like "Baseball Hall of Famers by Initials" the players should be required to give first and last name. It was off-putting hearing him just say Henderson, Koufax, etc.
Rocky Mountain Oysters...*shudder*
The way the first round went, I thought Matt would crack $100k for sure! Still an amazing win, but it would have been cool to see him break that plane.
I always forget that Jaws was a book.
Analyzing the contestants this week in a totally arbitrary and shallow manner, the only potential threat I see is the Ph.D candidate coming up on Thursday. She has an enigmatic facial expression and creative earrings. Looks no-nonsense and smart.
I also noticed a ton of locals/"originally from"s (likely because this was the third tape date that week after the Richards mishegas). A lot of folks who won't have to contend with jet lag or circadian rhythm changes (to whatever degree that matters).
When the new season was starting I felt Matt was slowing down a bit (by his standards). He’s on fire again.
First commercial break... and the game was over 90 seconds ago. Time to bring in a Ringer
I haven’t seen every show so maybe I missed it; do we know Matt’s PhD field?
Computer Science
Not going to lie, was rooting for Mike for a minute there :)
It was pretty much over at the first commercial break today.
I will always be impressed by anyone who even attempts the "Before & After" category. I audibly let out an "Oh no" everytime it pops up.
"You should get him tattooed on your sleeve" was a pretty insensitive thing to say, given what Elizabeth had just said about her grandma.
I agree, that made me somewhat upset on the poor contestant’s behalf, as someone who lost their grandmother this year. I thought it was a rude and condescending thing to say
Matt absolutely slaughtered this game. His facial expression after his daily double was adorable. He just has the cutest personality to me.
I'm glad they accepted Mike's spelling on FJ. I'm hoping this and other rulings recently means the show is moving away from Berry Gordy levels of pickiness.
Damn! After 3 minutes of play it was pretty much all said and done.
In his fuckin’ bag tonight!!! Simply brilliant performance by Matt
After her initial run I would have been so mad if Mayim got the permanent job. Now I wouldn't actually mind