J! Masters Quickcap: 2ND S.F. — Finals

The winner of the tournament receives $500K while 2nd place and 3rd place receive $250K and $150K, respectively.

Game 1

Finalists
-Yogesh Raut
-James Holzhauer
-Victoria Groce

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Correct/Incorrect: 54/3
Rebounds/Rebound Attempts: 1/1 (Yogesh)

Unplayed Clues (pts. left on the board): 0 (0 pts.)

Coryat Score: 45,200
Lach Trash: 6,600 from 5 triple stumpers
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): 2,200

Daily Double Correct Answers: 2

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PRE-FJ! SCORES
Victoria: 25,200 | James: 27,200 | Yogesh: 9,600 (Combined: 62K)

CORYAT SCORES
Victoria: 16,200 | James: 19,400

Final Jeopardy! Category: Politicians

Final Jeopardy! Correct Answers: 2

Scores after Game 1

1. James: 28,309
2. Victoria: 21,400
3. Yogesh: 19,200

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Game 2

Correct/Incorrect: 53/3
Rebounds/Rebound Attempts: 2/2 (James)

Unplayed Clues (pts. left on the board): 0 (0 pts.)

Coryat Score: 45K (-200 vs. Game 1)
Lach Trash: 6,600 from 7 triple stumpers (±0 and +2 triple stumpers vs. Game 1)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): 2,400 (+200 vs. Game 1)

Daily Double Correct Answers: 3

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PRE-FJ! SCORES
Victoria: 34K (LOCK TOURNAMENT) | James: 8,800 | Yogesh: 15,799 (Combined: 58,599)

CORYAT SCORES
Victoria: 21,200 | Yogesh: 15K

Final Jeopardy! Category: American Women

Final Jeopardy! Correct Answers: ACE #15

Winner: Victoria (21,400 (G1) + 34K (G2) = 55,400 ($500K))

WHAT A GREAT FINISH TO THE TOURNAMENT!!! Congratulations to Victoria Groce for becoming the 2nd J! Masters champion!! 🎉🎉

We’ll see if this show gets renewed next year!

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My Rating: Game 1: 9 (A-), Game 2: 10! (A+), Overall: 9 (A)

WoF Quickcap: 5/22/2024

These midweek contestants are here to TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN…

Jessica Huffman: married to Brian (their moms were best friends growing up and neighbors and their backyards touched) with three kids and wants enough money to buy a minivan with sliding doors from Moore, OK

Venetia Brown: will be turning 50 in 20 days with three children and says she feels like Danny Glover in “Lethal Weapon” from Tobyhanna, PA

Paul Dodson: married to Rachel for almost a decade with two children from Aurora, OH

During the interviews, Venetia and Pat trade places.

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FINAL SCORES
Paul: $33,550 cash & trip MDW $ Jessica: $7,550 WC $ Venetia: $2K

FINAL JACKPOT AMOUNT: $31,350

GRAND TOTAL: $43,100
NO MONETARY BANKRUPT TRASH (besides DJ wedge)!

Scary moments

-We got an incorrect letter on the Express wedge.

-We got a $0 Prize Puzzle win by Paul after picking up the MDW.

–Jessica nearly tries to solve the Speed-Up without calling a consonant, which she fortunately didn’t do.

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COULD END IN A BIG MONEY DISASTER WITH: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?/THING/PHRASE

MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND #11: We will be QUIBBLING about the difficulty of this BR puzzle and the QU- trick (and the audience was right to boo at the answer)…

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$1M LOCATION: ’

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My Rating: 6 (D+)

Ismael’s Rating: 5 (D-)

Ant0824’s Rating: 6

J! Quickcap: 5/22/2024

Stay tuned tonight for the second season finale of J! Masters!

Midweek challengers
-Amar Kakirde, a graduate student from Lake Hiawatha, NJ
-Ellen Klages, a writer from San Francisco, CA

New champ: Chris D’Amico, a verifications specialist from Lakewood, OH (1-day: $25,100)

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Correct/Incorrect: 47/11
Rebounds/Rebound Attempts: 4/5

Unplayed Clues ($ left on the board): 0 ($0)

Coryat Score: an underwhelming $27,800 (-$2,200 vs. yesterday)
Lach Trash: $13,800 from 11 triple stumpers (-$1,200 and -4 triple stumpers vs. yesterday)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $12,400 (+$3,400 vs. yesterday)

Daily Double Correct Answers: 1

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PRE-FJ! SCORES
Chris: $6,800 | Ellen: $2K | Amar: $15,600 (LOCK) (Combined: a dismal $24,400)

CORYAT SCORES
Chris: $13K | Amar: $12,800

Final Jeopardy! Category: The Movies

Final Jeopardy! Correct Answers: 1

Winner: Amar ($16,600)

Chris is a one-and-doner with $28,100. Tomorrow, Amar faces Liz Capouch from Blaine, MN and Brendan Gilfillan from Alexandria, VA.

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My Rating: 4 (F+)

Ismael’s Rating: 4 (F+)

25 Words Quickcap: 5/22/2024

Challengers with Greg Grunberg: Richelle & Allie (neighbors)
Champs with Melissa Peterman: April & Adam (5-day: $20K + 3 prizes)

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Round 1

Turn #1 answers: TRIPLET, JASON, FOOD NETWORK, ROME, TOOLBOX- Bid: 9 (Melissa)- clear
Turn #2 answers (Richelle v. April): FRACTION, SAP, WELL-DONE, DANCE, LOSING- Bid: 10 (April)- return to FRACTION

Superfan of the Day: Janine (FOX 5 in Fairview, NJ)

Turn #3 answers: TRIPOD, SPRING, JAIL, TOFU, OWL- Bid: 11 (Allie)- return to TRIPOD & TOFU (Challengers: 250, Champs: 500)

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Round 2

Green Words (250): BEST, NECK, SICK, BARREL, WANT
Yellow Words (500): FORECLOSE, SYMPTOM, GREAT DANE, RHINOCEROS, ZODIAC
Red Words (1000): POETIC JUSTICE, IDITAROD, DOT COM, SOLD-OUT, BEGINNER’S LUCK

Challenger: FORECLOSE, NECK, DOT COM, RHINOCEROS, BEGINNER’S LUCK
Champ: BEST, SYMPTOM, GREAT DANE, SOLD-OUT, ZODIAC

Champs: Melissa said OUT in SOLD-OUT (500+1750=2250)
Challengers: miss FORECLOSE & BEGINNER’S LUCK (250+1750=2000) (they leave with FARM X)

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Money Round (April): get all ten answers right (6-day: $32K+ including 3 prizes)

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My Rating: 6 (D+)

TPiR Quickcap: 5/22/2024

First Four: Eric Williams, Dakota Strahl 🎂, John Valencia (San Diego), Karina Hatter
Grand Game: Dakota from Lake Havasu City ($2,885) gets beaten by the mayonnaise (GT: $2,895)

Next: Boyd Selin
ALL OVERBID
$1 Bid: Karina
+$1 Bid: John
Eazy az 1-2-3: John ($1,777) takes an eazy win (GT: $7,514)

Next: Kara Reeves
+$1 Bid: Boyd
That’s Too Much: Boyd ($1K) isn’t even close to winning the Hyundai Elantra

SCSD #1 Winner: Dakota

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Next: Toby Nelson
Balance Game: Eric ($536) puts the scale in balance (GT: $6,359)

Next: Cheryl Faulkner
+$1 Bid: Karina
1 Right Price: Karina ($840) IDs designer accessories with the right price (GT: $6,754)

Last: Michaela Martinez
Rat Race: Toby ($1,965) wins the Nissan Versa and ridesharing for a year for a perfect second half (GT: $23,076.49)

SCSD #2 Winner: Karina

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Showcase Winner: Dakota ($29,766)

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Games won: 4 of 6 — Final Total: $74,469.49

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My Rating: 6 (D+)

Ant0824’s Rating: 7

LMaD Quickcap: 5/22/2024

Perfect Deals: 2

Car Win: No

Zonk Victims: Alexander, Maddie (same deal)
Dodged Zonks: Sindhu, Timothy, Debra & Darren (couple)

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“Slotomania” Big Deal (Fedra- gives up GE frontload washer/dryer + laundry basket organizer & steam machine worth $5,218)

• SD (#1): DJ suite ($4,987)- OUT
• MD (#2): $7K
• BD (#3): EVERYTHING + trip to Yotel Amsterdam ($9,251)

Perfect Deals Drop to: 1

Aired Quickie Deals

• Steve & Maria: up to four silver things ($200 each)- M-O
• Sarah: thought Cat was wearing a blue shirt & tie (Jonathan) ($400)- $

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My Rating: 5 (D-)