Tonight sees the beginning of Jeopardy! Masters Season 3; this year’s event sees an expanded format, with 9 players competing this season instead of six. Here is the preview of the opening set of Knockout Round games:
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 – Game 1
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Victoria Groce (12-5) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  438 correct, 59 incorrect 12/14 on rebound attempts (on 50 rebound opportunities) 42.80% in first on buzzer (437/1021) 23/28 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $141,905) 9/18 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $18,956 Victoria Groce returns to defend her Season 2 Masters title, immediately getting a rematch with runner-up Yogesh Raut. |
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Yogesh Raut (12-10) Springfield, Illinois  501 correct, 44 incorrect 35/39 on rebound attempts (on 79 rebound opportunities) 35.57% in first on buzzer (466/1310) 16/17 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $118,194) 14/23 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $17,478 After finishing second in last year’s Masters, Yogesh Raut looks to do one better this time out. I’m sure that other pundits will have more to say regarding Yogesh’s return to the Alex Trebek Stage. |
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Brad Rutter (21-5) Los Angeles, California  801 correct, 97 incorrect 47/51 on rebound attempts (on 140 rebound opportunities) 35.90% in first on buzzer (756/2106) 45/58 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $56,300) 20/34 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $16,267 Brad makes his return to the Alex Trebek Stage for the first time since 2020. I’m not sure what caused the show to backtrack on 18 months’ worth of stating that Brad needed to play JIT first, but a lot of fans will be very happy to see Brad playing again. |
Overall Thoughts: The Unified Prediction Model gives Victoria a 40% chance of winning, Yogesh a 32% chance, and Brad a 28% chance.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025 – Game 2
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Matt Amodio (46-16) New York, New York  1711 correct, 203 incorrect 71/86 on rebound attempts (on 197 rebound opportunities) 46.24% in first on buzzer (1652/3573) 98/113 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $388,800) 43/62 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $21,679 Matt Amodio makes his return to Masters after winning the Jeopardy Invitational Tournament, and immediately gets to face off against the two people that he played against in the final. Having just beaten them twice a few months ago, this should bode well for Matt. |
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Roger Craig (14-6) Arlington, Virginia  517 correct, 93 incorrect 25/30 on rebound attempts (on 69 rebound opportunities) 43.87% in first on buzzer (526/1199) 31/34 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $151,600) 11/20 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $17,252 Roger Craig immediately gets a JIT rematch with Matt Amodio and Juveria Zaheer. He might need things to break slightly more in his favor than it did in the JIT final—otherwise, it might be an early exit for Roger. |
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Juveria Zaheer (7-4) Whitby, Ontario, Canada  296 correct, 52 incorrect 16/19 on rebound attempts (on 48 rebound opportunities) 40.08% in first on buzzer (297/741) 14/19 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $87,200) 7/13 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $16,385 Juveria has her work cut out for her in the one against Matt and Roger. But anything can happen over the course of 61 clues! |
Overall Thoughts: The Unified Prediction Model gives Matt a 36% chance of winning, Roger a 35% chance, and Juveria a 29% chance.
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Wednesday, May 7, 2025 – Game 1
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Neilesh Vinjamuri (8-3) Lionville, Pennsylvania  240 correct, 27 incorrect 16/19 on rebound attempts (on 57 rebound opportunities) 35.41% in first on buzzer (222/627) 12/15 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $35,500) 6/11 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $17,236 Neilesh gets an excellent opening draw in getting to play against the two players that he just defeated in the Tournament of Champions. |
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Isaac Hirsch (11-6) Burbank, California  421 correct, 74 incorrect 21/26 on rebound attempts (on 60 rebound opportunities) 44.01% in first on buzzer (426/968) 17/26 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,200) 12/17 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $17,953 Isaac gets to open the Tournament of Champions with a rematch of his Tournament of Champions final. Something will need to end differently for Isaac, though, for him to be in a good position going into future games. |
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Adriana Harmeyer (17-6) West Lafeyette, Indiana  474 correct, 58 incorrect 29/37 on rebound attempts (on 91 rebound opportunities) 34.30% in first on buzzer (449/1309) 15/23 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $20,200) 17/23 in Final Jeopardy Average Coryat: $14,817 The Unified Prediction Model thinks that Adriana is ranked #9 out of 9 in this field; however, as I said with Juveria, anything can happen! |
Overall Thoughts: The Unified Prediction Model gives Neilesh a 40% chance of winning, Isaac a 32% chance, and Adriana a 28% chance.
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Andy! Thanks so much for this Preview. It will increase my enjoyment of the Tournament.