Ken Again (US/Non-Track)

[tandfman]

We'd make a good tag team. My glaring weakness is high-brow kulcha: classical music/symphony, ballet, opera - and most Broadway stuff.

Yes, I love those categories. I'm not a big ballet fan, but I know the genre because of the music.

[Master403]

Amazing championship. James 58/64, Emma 32/32 for the two games. When they met earlier, neither missed a question. I can't match those numbers with a pause button and Google.

[lonewolf]

I was kinda pulling for Emma..only saw her once before..she is one smart lady..

[Master403]

I was kinda pulling for Emma..only saw her once before..she is one smart lady..

If I have the numbers right she is 167/174 for all her appearances, including 8/8 on daily doubles and 6/8 on final jeopardies. Unbelievable.

Unfortunately she ran into the GOAT. Fortunately she will be back in some special tournament TBD.

[wamego relays champ]

From https://thejeopardyfan.com/2019/11/f...1-15-2019.html

James Holzhauer, stats to date:
1,307 correct, 45 incorrect
38/41 on rebound attempts (on 76 rebound opportunities)
56.91% in first on buzzer (1190/2091)
78/84 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $676,988)
35/37 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $30,000

Emma Boettcher, stats to date:
183 correct, 9 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 25 rebound opportunities)
35.46% in first on buzzer (161/454)
8/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $37,800)
6/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,775

[Master Po]

That was a very enjoyable contest. Two of my favorite contestants. Was rooting for both of them to perform really well, and for a reasonably close game, which it pretty much was.

[Atticus]

James Holzhauer
1,307 correct, 45 incorrect
56.91% in first on buzzer

Emma Boettcher
183 correct, 9 incorrect
35.46% in first on buzzer

Their 'right' rates are similar 96.7% for JH and 95.3% for EB, but where JH gets the job done is his ability to time the buzzer:
57% first to her 35%.

[wamego relays champ]

Friday's game should silence the naysayers who claimed Emma's regular season victory was a fluke, or that she did not belong in the Tournament of Champions because she won too few games.

Based on individual games, she has now beaten James 2 out of 3 times.

[Atticus]

Friday's game should silence the naysayers who claimed Emma's regular season victory was a fluke, or that she did not belong in the Tournament of Champions because she won too few games.
Based on individual games, she has now beaten James 2 out of 3 times.

I'd put her 4th in the GOAT rankings

1. James
2. Brad Rutter
3. Ken Jennings
4. Emma

[tandfman]

Friday's game should silence the naysayers who claimed Emma's regular season victory was a fluke, or that she did not belong in the Tournament of Champions because she won too few games.

Based on individual games, she has now beaten James 2 out of 3 times.

And he knows it. Here's his tweet.

@James_Holzhauer

Contestants who have outscored me in an episode of
@Jeopardy
:

#JeopardyEmma: 2 of 3 matchups
Everyone else: 0 of 71 matchups

Emma is $10,000 ahead of me in cumulative score across three games.