Regular Play[]
As a challenger, he had a record of winning by setting a record of $52,001, which is the best record ever for a challenger[1]. For reference, it was $2 more than 2-day champion, Dane Reighard, and this is the second-best record behind Adam Levin ($53,999). After that, he continued to win, accumulating $157,365 during his five consecutive victories. If it's a hurdle, you've won by a difference of $1 in his 4th games.
Later, when Amy Schneider, who had a 40-game winning streak, came out as a challenger, he performed so well that he even led the FJ. People agree that if he had hit FJ, Amy's record would not have been the same.
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 10, 2021 | $52,001 | $52,001 | Andrew's first game without a runaway. |
| 2 | November 11, 2021 | $20,300 | $72,301 | |
| 3 | November 12, 2021 | $34,800 | $107,101 | |
| 4 | November 15, 2021 | $30,401 | $137,502 | Andew He finished Double Jeopardy with exactly twice as much money as challenger Molly Karol. Everyone got Final correct. Molly bet everything and Andrew bet $1. |
| 5 | November 16, 2021 | $19,863 | $157,365 | |
| 6 | November 17, 2021 | $14,399 | $159,365 | Andrew's second game without a runaway. Amy Schneider ends his streak and goes on to win 39 more games. |
Tournament of Champions[]
In the second quarterfinal game, he faced 11-day champion Jonathan Fisher[2] and 4-day champion Christine Whelchel. He gave 23 correct responses (including one DD) and only one wrong response (the DD). Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper, and his wagered just small enough to be ahead of his on a cover bet; thus, he advanced to the semifinals by $2.
In the third semifinal game, he faced 6-day champion Eric Ahasic and 23-day champion Mattea Roach. He gave 24 correct responses (including all DDs) and four wrong responses. He entered Final Jeopardy with a lock game. Not only Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper, everyone blanked. His runaway advanced him to the finals.
In the finals, he faced 40-day champion Amy Schneider and 2021 Professors Tournament winner Sam Buttrey, and won first runner-up with a score of 3:2:1[3]. Here's how it went down:
- In game one, he gave fifteen correct responses (including two DDs) and only one wrong response. He and Sam got Final correct. He earned his first win.
- In game two, he gave twenty correct responses (including one DD) and only one wrong response. Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper. He wagered big and Amy has her first win.
- In game three, he gave fifteen correct responses (including two DDs) and three wrong responses. He and Sam did not get Final correct. He made a small wager and he has his second win.
- In game four, he gave eleven correct responses (including one DD) and only one wrong response. Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper. Amy's small wager means she has her second win.
- In game five, he gave fifteen correct responses (including one DD) and two wrong responses (including one DD). He was the only player who did not get Final. Amy and Sam got Final right, but Amy's small wager means that Sam Buttrey has his first win of the finals.
- In game six, he gave sixteen correct responses and two wrong responses. He and Amy got Final correct. Amy made the cover bet and won $250,000. He received $100,000 for first runner-up.
Jeopardy! Masters Tournament[]
He played in the 2023 Jeopardy Masters.
Quarterfinals[]
He played in the first game of night one against 40-day champion Amy Schneider and 38-day champion Matt Amodio. He gave 27 correct responses (including two DDs) and only one wrong response. Everyone got Final correct and he earned 3 match points for first place.
He played in the second game of night two against 32-day champion James Holzhauer and 38-day champion Matt Amodio. He gave thirteen correct responses and only one wrong response. Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper after James crossed out the right response. He earned 1 match point for finishing in second and a total of 4 match points.
He played in the second game of night three against 23-day champion Mattea Roach and 38-day champion Matt Amodio. He gave seventeen correct responses and only one wrong response. Everyone got Final correct and he earned 1 match point for finishing second for a total of 5 match points.
He played in the first game of night four against 2021 Professors Tournament winner Sam Buttrey and 40-day champion Amy Schneider. He gave twenty correct responses (including two DDs) and only one wrong response. Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper. His runaway gave him 3 match points for a total of 8 match points.
He played in the second game of night five against 32-day champion James Holzhauer and 2021 Professors Tournament winner Sam Buttrey. He gave eleven correct responses (including one DD) and two wrong responses. He was the only player correct in Final; however, James's runaway gave him 3 match points. He earned 1 match point for second for a total of 9 match points.
He played in the first game of night six against 23-day champion Mattea Roach and 2021 Professors Tournament winner Sam Buttrey. He gave 26 correct responses (including one DD) and five wrong responses (including two DDs after finding all of them). He and Mattea got Final correct. He earned 3 match points for finishing first and a total of 12 match points.
He played in the second game of night seven against 32-day champion James Holzhauer and 40-day champion Amy Schneider. She gave thirteen correct responses and only one wrong response. He and Amy went for joke responses and only James attempted a response. He earned 1 match point for finishing second and a total of 13 match points.
The top four finishers were 38-day champion Matt Amodio, 32-day champion James Holzhauer, 23-day champion Mattea Roach and 5-day champion Andrew He. 2021 Professors Tournament winner Sam Buttrey took home $50,000 and 40-day champion Amy Schneider took home $75,000.
Semifinals[]
He played in both games of night one. In game one, he faced 32-day champion James Holzhauer and 38-day champion Matt Amodio. He gave eighteen correct responses (including one DD) and only one wrong response. Everyone got Final correct and he earned 1 match point for second place. In game two, he faced 32-day champion James Holzhauer and 23-day champion Mattea Roach. He gave nine correct responses and two wrong responses. He and James got Final correct. He earned no match points and finished night one with one match point.
He played in game two of night two against 23-day champion Mattea Roach and 38-day champion Matt Amodio. He gave sixteen correct responses (including one DD) and four wrong responses. He and Mattea attempted a response in Final and got it wrong. Matt wrote a tribute message: "What an honor it is to share a stage with these wonderful people". He earned one match point for finishing second for a total of two match points.
He was tied for last with 23-day champion Mattea Roach who also earned two match points. The first tiebreaker was the number of correct responses during the semifinals. 23-day champion Mattea Roach won the tiebreaker (50-45). He took home $100,000 for finishing in fourth place.
Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament[]
In the first quarterfinal game, he faced Season 24 9-time champion, 2009 Tournament of Champions winner and 2014 Battle of the Decades quarterfinalst Dan Pawson and 2000-B College Championship winner (semifinalist by wildcard), 2001 Tournament of Champions semifinalist, 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) member, and Sweet Six (Round 3 winners) member, 2014 Battle of the Decades semifinalist and 2019 All-Star Games member of second runner-up Team Colby Pam Mueller. He gave twenty correct responses (including two DDs) and four wrong responses (including one DD after finding all of them). He was the only player correct in Final and advanced to the semifinals.
In the second semi-final game, he faced Season 35 5-day champion and 2021 Tournament of Champions winner Sam Kavanaugh and Season 24 6-day champion, 2009 Tournament of Champions first runner-up, 2014 Battle of the Decades invitee and 2019 All-Star Games member of winning Team Brad Larissa Kelly. He gave twenty correct responses (including one DD) and only one wrong response. His opponents congratulated him for getting the correct response as he advanced to the finals.
In the finals, he faced Season 38 40-day champion, 2022 Tournament of Champions winner and 2023 Jeopardy Masters fifth place player Amy Schneider and Season 22 1-day champion Victoria Groce. Here's how it went down:
- In game one, he gave fourteen correct responses (including one DD) and three wrong responses. Amy was the only player correct in Final and earned her first win.
- In game two, he gave twelve correct responses and only one wrong response. Everyone got Final correct and Victoria earned one match point.
- In game three, he gave thirteen correct responses and only one wrong response. Again, everyone got Final correct, Victoria has her second win and is the 2024 Invitational Tournament winner. He took home $25,000 for second runner-up.
References[]
- ↑ The previous record for a challenger is $50,000 by Myron Meyer (September 5, 2002). However, this one ended in a single win.
- ↑ He is the champion who has won 11 consecutive victories over Matt Amodio, the 38-game winning streak champion.
- ↑ Coincidentally, all three finalists are from California.