Responses for Jeopardy! Masters game #8 - Friday, May 12, 2023

2023 Jeopardy! Masters quarterfinal game 8.

Contestants

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Matt Amodio, a postdoctoral researcher from Cambridge, Massachusetts

Mattea Roach, a writer and podcaster from Toronto, Ontario, Canada

James Holzhauer, a self-described game show villain from Las Vegas, Nevada

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Jeopardy! Round responses

AUTHORS' PRETTY DECENT REVIEWS
W-2
(Ken: There are two "W"s in each response.)
PHYSICS CHECKUP
WORLD COINS
CLASSIC MOVIES
GROWING UP X
(Ken: These are clues relating to an exhibit about Gen X at the Illinois State Museum.)
    200 26
Grisham

Matt
    200 9
whitewash

Matt
    200 19
gravity

Matt
    200 28
Oscar (the Grouch)

Mattea
    200 29
(Ken: Tell me you've seen it.)
(James: Unwillingly.)

It's a Wonderful Life

James
    200 30
Blockbuster

James
    400 25
Morrison

Mattea
    400 8
glowworms

James
    400 18
gamma rays

Mattea
    400 27
(James: My daughter's favorite. What's [*]?)

a rabbit

James
    400 15
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Matt
    400 23
Commodore

Matt
    600 24
(Matt: What's Stoker?)
...
(Ken: I also refer to James as elegantly erotic but full of enchanting terror. That's [*]. [*]'s The Mummy.)
(James: Keep it in your pants, Ken.)
[Laughter]

Anne Rice

Matt
Triple Stumper
    600 7
a swallowtail

James
    600 17
entropy

Mattea
    600 11
peso

James
    600 14
On the Waterfront

Mattea
    600 22
(Ken: You're a little too young for [*]? [Pointing at James] Ah, it just occurred to you.)
(James: One second too late.)
(Ken: A little too late.)

Pound Puppies

Triple Stumper
    800 4
Didion

James
    800 6
a dewclaw

James
    800 16
F = ma

James
    800 10
franc

James
    800 13
Breaking Away

James
    800 21
(Ken: Those were the days, yes.)

dot matrix

James
    1000 3
(Ken: The [*] Test, yes.)

Bechdel

Mattea
    1000 5
a whistleblower

Triple Stumper
    1000 1
(Ken: Now, for those of you at home who like to be surprised by the Daily Double noise, look away now. I'm going to reveal where it's located in this round. [Beep boop])

Hubble

Matt
    1,000 2
(Matt: [Wagering] I don't know what world they come from, but I will have 1,000 coins.)
(Ken: [Chuckling] Betting 1,000 of whatever our coins are. This is our own little crypto-points-currency.)

Armenia

Matt
    1000 12
(Ken: 1,000 points for classic cinema lover James Holzhauer.)
(James: Right.)

The Gold Rush

James
    1000 20
silence = death

Mattea

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

James Mattea Matt
8,200 4,200 2,800

Double Jeopardy! Round responses

WORLD FACTS
MASTERPIECES
GAMES, OLD & NEW
2-LETTER RESPONSES
TV TITLE REFERENCES
I'M LATE, I'M GREAT, I WAS SECRETARY OF STATE
    400 28
Damascus

Matt
    400 27
a nautilus

James
    400 26
Oregon Trail

Mattea
    400 23
Xi

Mattea
    400 25
(James: What is 1923?)

1883

James
Triple Stumper
    400 30
Van Buren

James
    800 8
the Bosporus

Mattea
    800 4
(Mattea: Who is Goethe?)

Schiller

JamesMattea
    800 13
(Matt: Ah... wwww.... w-what's Carolus Linnæus?)
(Ken: No. I--I'd buy that game, though.)

Genus (Edition)

JamesMatt
    800 22
(Matt: [Calling for the clue] 2-LETTER--I'll remember this time--eight.)
...
[James turns to Mattea and flexes his biceps in the air when he beats Mattea to the buzz again.
Mattea points at James and groans.]
(Ken: James, you got it again.)

eh

James
    800 24
Cobra Kai

Mattea
    800 29
Henry Clay

James
    1200 1
(Ken: Now there are two Daily Doubles in this Round. Let's show the viewers at home who want to know where they are located. [Beep boop])

Lesotho

James
    1200 3
Butler

James
    1200 11
(Matt: What's... oh... wah... Risk?)
(Ken: No... That's the first recorded match in England of [*].)

polo

Matt
Triple Stumper
    1200 14
(Ken: Abraham's home, yes.)

Ur

Matt
    1200 18
(Ken: This show you watch.)

Bridgerton

Matt
    1200 21
(Ken: Big Theranos guy.)

George Shultz

Triple Stumper
    1600 7
the Faroe Islands

James
    1600 5
Balzac

James
    1600 10
Roblox

Matt
    1600 20
(Matt: What's... screech sloth?)
...
(Ken: Maybe its friends call it screech sloth, but the 2-letter name would be the [*]...)

ai

Matt
Triple Stumper
    9,600 15
(Ken: So this just got very interesting, Matt. You have less than half of James's score, but maybe not for long.)
(Matt: I'll put myself in jeopardy, to reference this TV title. Uh, 9,600.)
(Ken: Uh, I like the placement.)
...
(Matt: Oh. [Blows air] What's... uhhhhh...)
(Ken: Say something.)
[The time expiry signal sounds.]
(Matt: Jitters.)
(Ken: Ohhh, you're out of time. You don't have Hulu--it's [*]. That show is [*].)

dopesick

Matt
    9,400 2
(Alexander) Haig

James
    2000 9
Okhotsk

Matt
    2000 6
Eakins

Matt
    2000 12
(James: What is Half-Life?)

Portal

JamesMatt
    2000 19
(Ken: You're just supposed to say [*] to a koan like that.)

mu

Triple Stumper
    2000 17
(James: [Turns to Mattea] Ah-ah! [Turns back to Ken] What is [*]?)
(Ken: You beat Mattea to [*], yeah.)

Letterkenny

James
    2000 16
(James: Who is Sherman?)
(Ken: Be more specific, James.)
(James: [Looks upwards and sighs in annoyance] James Sherman.)
(Matt: Who is Robert Sherman?)

John Sherman

JamesMatt
Triple Stumper

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

James Mattea Matt
24,800 5,800 -2,000
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round responses

FICTIONAL PLACES
(Ken: [To Mattea] Yes, that's why the land is so small. It's the land of the tiny people from Gulliver's Travels.)
...
(Ken: [To James] Well, it's in the form of a question, but it's not correct.)
[James snaps his fingers.]
(Ken: I would say these 30-minute interactions we have are the perfect amount of time to know you, James.)
[Laughter]
(Ken: And I mean--I mean every word of that.)
MatteaWhat is Lilliput?
158
JamesWhat's it like to know James Holzhauer, Ken?
1,122
Lilliput

Final scores:

James Mattea Matt
23,678 5,958 -2,000
Winner: 9 match points 2nd place: 7 match points 3rd place: 3 match points

Game dynamics:

Coryat scores:

James Mattea Matt
17,000 5,800 7,600
25 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W		 11 R,
1 W		 14 R
(including 1 DD),
6 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: 30,400

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Game tape date: 2023-03-15
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