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SECOND CHANCE POOL61contestants

First-game nonwinners

CHAMPIONS TRACKED20champions

Betty Hume (2) · active streak

POOL AVG CORYAT$7,584

Excludes DD wagers & Final Jeopardy

SECOND CHANCE SCENARIOS27 or 18places

Modeled scenarios · not announced slots

MODEL v2.1

Second Chance contenders

Select up to four contestants to compare. Click a column heading to sort.

61 contestants


Bryan Lee	96.9%18 places98.9%27 places	$19,400	25	$15,600	No	4
Spencer Murphy	91.4%18 places96.9%27 places	$18,400	22	$19,200	No	2
Donovan Bisbee	68.9%18 places86.8%27 places	$15,600	21	$18,600	No	2
Sarah Sinclair	65.2%18 places84.9%27 places	$14,600	22	$17,900	No	2
Greg Fosheim	58.7%18 places80.8%27 places	$12,600	22	$15,400	Yes	2
Anne Damtoft	33.0%18 places59.6%27 places	$14,200	18	$15,600	Yes	1
Wesley Yiin	18.8%18 places41.1%27 places	$14,400	19	$14,200	No	1
Cameron Bays	14.7%18 places34.0%27 places	$15,200	17	$10,700	Yes	2
Christine Bobal	3.9%18 places10.9%27 places	$13,200	16	$13,200	No	4
Adam Bundy	2.6%18 places7.3%27 places	$9,000	20	$11,700	No	4
Alexandra Field	2.5%18 places7.1%27 places	$11,000	14	$14,400	Yes	4
Tamara O'Flaherty	2.4%18 places6.9%27 places	$9,800	19	$6,600	Yes	4
Wesley Jalipa	1.7%18 places4.8%27 places	$8,000	17	$11,600	Yes	4
Élise Rose	1.4%18 places4.0%27 places	$8,600	17	$9,600	Yes	4
Carson Davis	1.0%18 places3.0%27 places	$8,600	17	$8,600	Yes	4
Andy Seher	1.0%18 places2.9%27 places	$8,000	19	$5,600	Yes	4
Kendra Kendell	0.9%18 places2.6%27 places	$10,400	14	$10,400	Yes	3
Sam Dhindsa	0.5%18 places1.6%27 places	$8,000	19	$8,000	No	2
Dan Perkey	0.6%18 places1.7%27 places	$9,000	15	$9,000	Yes	3
Erika Niemi	0.4%18 places1.1%27 places	$9,000	18	$6,400	No	4
Sean Carpenter	0.4%18 places1.3%27 places	$9,600	16	$9,600	No	2
Edward Tournier	0.3%18 places1.0%27 places	$8,600	17	$8,600	No	1
Holly Firlein	0.2%18 places0.7%27 places	$7,600	17	$8,000	No	2
Dominic Lloyd	0.2%18 places0.6%27 places	$7,800	16	$9,400	No	2
Megan Whelan	<0.1%18 places0.2%27 places	$8,600	13	$8,600	No	3
Arjun Nageswaran	<0.1%18 places0.2%27 places	$7,600	13	$9,800	No	4
Alex Kim	<0.1%18 places0.2%27 places	$7,800	11	$7,800	Yes	4
Elizabeth Severs	<0.1%18 places0.1%27 places	$6,800	12	$6,800	Yes	4
Christie Ritten	<0.1%18 places0.1%27 places	$6,600	11	$9,600	Yes	2
Karen Bradley	<0.1%18 places0.1%27 places	$9,600	11	$3,600	Yes	3
Lydia Herndon	<0.1%18 places0.1%27 places	$7,600	11	$7,600	Yes	2
Carolyn Langton	<0.1%18 places0.1%27 places	$8,800	11	$8,800	No	2
Jeremy Rotman	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$10,000	9	$10,000	No	2
Sam Robison	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$4,200	12	$6,400	Yes	4
Abby Mullen	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$7,400	8	$7,400	Yes	4
Mariah Stovall	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$7,200	11	$7,200	No	1
Polly Bethea	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$4,600	12	$2,600	Yes	3
Jim Snaza	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$5,200	13	$2,600	No	4
Michael Mott	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$6,800	8	$9,600	No	2
Sam Neal	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$2,400	13	$2,400	Yes	4
Aster Wise	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$6,000	10	$6,000	No	4
Richard Koo	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$4,200	13	$4,200	No	1
Evelyn Lamb	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$4,600	9	$5,000	Yes	1
Katie Bruns	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$5,400	10	$5,400	No	2
Jon Barilone	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$4,200	9	$4,200	Yes	4
Daniel Ransom	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$4,800	7	$6,600	Yes	3
Lauren Schiebel	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$6,200	10	$2,900	No	2
Jamie Calandro	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$4,800	10	$4,800	No	3
Kayla Patel	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$4,600	9	$600	Yes	4
Lou Williamson	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$4,800	11	$1,200	No	3
Ajin Tae	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$5,000	8	$3,200	No	3
Ben Meyerson	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$4,400	6	$4,400	Yes	1
Amy Treber	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$3,000	10	$2,000	No	4
Daniel Nicastro	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$3,800	10	$100	No	1
Jareesa Tucker McClure	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$5,000	6	$5,000	No	2
Andrew Medlin	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$1,000	11	$1,800	No	2
David Fang-Yen	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$600	9	$1,000	Yes	4
Emily Mayo	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$4,000	6	$4,000	No	4
Harshish Chitkara	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$1,800	10	$0	N/A	3
Liz Webber	<0.1%18 places<0.1%27 places	$3,000	6	$1,000	N/A	4
Jason Vincze	0.0%18 places<0.1%27 places	-$400	9	-$400	N/A	4

SEASON STANDOUTS

Great play deserves a closer look.

A celebration of knowledge, buzzer speed, and memorable finishes.

40 episodes · 120 player-games · through Nov 6, 2026

Performance across episodes

Mean for filtered first-game nonwinners by air date

At the top of the field

Season-adjusted · 27-place scenario

Model estimates, not official selection odds.

What these estimates can—and cannot—tell us

Second Chance probabilities use the existing v2.1 model. Champion probabilities estimate direct TOC entry only. CWC selection and tournament outcomes are not modeled. Producer discretion and tie-breaker narratives are not numerical model inputs.