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This game’s Jeopardy! Masters contestants:
Brad Rutter, an actor & producer from Los Angeles, California (21-5, 0 points)
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Yogesh Raut, an educational blogger, podcast host & writer originally from Springfield, Illinois (12-10, 0 points)
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Victoria Groce, a writer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (12-5, 0 points)
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
The opening game of this year’s Masters event is a near-rematch of last year’s final, between Victoria Groce, Yogesh Raut, and Brad Rutter. Tonight marks Brad’s first game on the Alex Trebek Stage in over five years, and I’m sure he very much wants to prove that his third-place finish in the Greatest of All Time tournament was a fluke. Meanwhile, Victoria and Yogesh will certainly want to show that things are not going to be easy for Brad.
Most of these games will likely come down to the four major betting clues—the three Daily Doubles and Final Jeopardy.
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Final Jeopardy category: Europe
Final Jeopardy! clue: Words meaning “water’s edge” are one suggested etymology of this city, once capital of the province of Aquitania
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here’s the Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Jeopardy! Masters (game 1) by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: American History; Feat.; A Little Alliteration; World Capitals; Meet “Me” In The Middle; U.S. Business Headquarters)
Yogesh found the Daily Double 12 clues in—and was in five figures very early. He had a huge lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Yogesh 15 correct 0 incorrect
Victoria 11 correct 1 incorrect
Brad 3 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Yogesh 15,400
Victoria 3,800
Brad 1,000
Today’s interviews:
Brad needs to get his buzzer groove back.
Yogesh thinks Victoria works harder than he does.
Victoria is wearing a green jacket as Masters champion.
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Was That On Your Flashcards?; Poetry-Pourri; The Religious Life; A Bone Of Contention; Long Words With A Single Vowel; The Peabody Awards)
Victoria found DD2, doubling up through it. Yogesh found DD3, picking up another $5,000 to extend his big lead. Yogesh played well enough to lock things up going into Final, with Victoria locking out Brad for second.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Yogesh 24 correct 0 incorrect
Victoria 20 correct 2 incorrect
Brad 8 correct 3 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Yogesh 30,800
Victoria 14,000
Brad 6,200
Correct response: What is Bordeaux?
Victoria was correct in Final; Yogesh picks up 3 points, Victoria 1, and Brad 0.
Tonight’s results:
Brad 6,200 – $4,022 = $2,178 (What is Go Birds)
Victoria 14,000 + $0 = $14,000 (What is Bordeaux? Hi Nora!)
Yogesh 30,800 – $0 = $30,800 (What Glasgow)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) A LITTLE ALLITERATION $600 (clue #12)
Yogesh 5800 +5800 (Victoria 1200 Brad 800)
2) POETRY-POURRI $1200 (clue #9)
Victoria 5000 +5000 (Yogesh 19400 Brad 3800)
3) A BONE OF CONTENTION $2000 (clue #13, $15200 left on board)
Yogesh 22600 +5000 (Victoria 8800 Brad 3800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 222
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Victoria 4 3 5 4
Yogesh 3 5 4 3 3 4 3*
Brad 5
DJ! Round:
Victoria 3* 4
Yogesh 3 3 4 3 5*
Brad 5 4 5 4 4 5
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Yogesh 3.58
Victoria 3.83
Brad 4.57
Game Stats:
Yogesh $22,600 Coryat, 24 correct, 0 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Victoria $10,200 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Brad $6,200 Coryat, 8 correct, 3 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,000
Lach Trash: $11,000 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,000
Player Statistics:
Victoria Groce, career statistics:
459 correct, 61 incorrect
13/15 on rebound attempts (on 53 rebound opportunities)
42.39% in first on buzzer (457/1078)
24/29 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $146,905)
10/19 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,495
Yogesh Raut, career statistics:
525 correct, 45 incorrect
37/41 on rebound attempts (on 84 rebound opportunities)
35.55% in first on buzzer (486/1367)
18/19 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $128,994)
14/24 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,692
Brad Rutter, career statistics:
809 correct, 101 incorrect
47/51 on rebound attempts (on 142 rebound opportunities)
35.46% in first on buzzer (767/2163)
45/58 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $56,300)
20/35 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,015
Andy’s Thoughts:
- No wagering suggestions are posted due to the double runaway.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
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I knew that a Final Jeopardy on Masters wouldn’t be comparatively easy to say a Final Jeopardy on an episoede of daily, syndicated, Jeopardy. I had no frame of reference to even make a guess on this Final. The three players in this prelimary round evidently DID have a frame of reference, though two were wrong.