Are you looking for today’s syndicated Jeopardy! recap? Find that here!
Are you looking for the recap for today’s first Jeopardy! Masters game? Find that here!
Warning: This page contains spoilers for the May 20, 2025, second game of Jeopardy! Masters — please do not scroll down if you wish to avoid being spoiled. It will be updated alongside the Eastern Time airing of the show, beginning at about 9:30 PM Eastern.
This game’s Jeopardy! Masters contestants:
Matt Amodio, a quantitative researcher from New York, New York (46-18, 2 points)
|
Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California (12-7, 3 points)
|
Juveria Zaheer, a psychiatrist from Whitby, Ontario, Canada (8-5, 3 points)
|
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Our second game of Jeopardy! Masters this week features Juveria Zaheer, Isaac Hirsch, and Matt Amodio. This is a crucial game for all three players, especially for Matt in sixth place—the only player remaining in the competition without a victory thus far. That said, the Unified Prediction Model does think Matt has the best chance of winning today at 39.5%, to Juveria’s 33.5% and Isaac’s 27.0%. Much like the first game, while Matt is favored to win this game, Juveria has the best overall odds of winning the tournament of these three players at +590; Matt’s odds right now are +750 while Isaac’s is +820.
(Content continues below)
My friends over at Geeks Who Drink have introduced a daily trivia game—Thrice! Existing to make daily clever trivia content accessible to a wide audience, it's a daily challenge that tries to get you to the answer via three separate clues. It has a shareable score functionality to challenge your friends and new questions every day will give you a new daily social ritual. You can find it at thricegame.com.
Are you going on the show and looking for information about how to bet in Final Jeopardy? Check out my Betting Strategy 101 page. If you want to learn how to bet in two-day finals, check out Betting Strategy 102. In case the show uses a tournament with wild cards in the future, there is also a strategy page for betting in tournament quarterfinals.
Are you looking for information on how to stream Jeopardy! in 2024? Find out information here on how to stream from most places in North America!
Do you appreciate the work I do here on The Jeopardy! Fan? Would you like to make a one-time contribution to the site? You may do so here!
You can find game-by-game stats here at The Jeopardy! Fan of all 17 players, now including Adriana Harmeyer, that have won 10 or more games on Jeopardy!
You can now listen to Alex Trebek-hosted Jeopardy! episodes from TuneIn Radio without leaving The Jeopardy! Fan — listen now!
Final Jeopardy category: Colonial America
Final Jeopardy! clue: This group formed in 1770, first to defend land grants in New England; later, it would assert independence for its region
We have many new offerings at The Jeopardy! Fan Online Store! Here are our current featured items, including our new Masters Season 3 Player List T-shirt:
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here’s the Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Jeopardy! Masters (game 2) by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Comedy Of Eras; On A Streak; Failed Assassins; Documentaries; An Appeal To The Senses; 3 “D”)
Juveria got off to the best start, getting the Daily Double correct and leading after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Juveria 8 correct 1 incorrect
Matt 8 correct 3 incorrect
Isaac 7 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Juveria 5,800
Matt 2,400
Isaac 1,800
Today’s interviews:
Matt would like to be a guest Shark on “Shark Tank”.
Isaac thinks it’s an honor to watch Juveria and Matt play Jeopardy.
Juveria loves “Traitors”.
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: What Do You Call That?; Around The World; Songs About Singers; At The Hospital; The Booker Prize; Words With 4 Consecutive Consonants)
Juveria had a great start to the round, but Matt found DD2, doubling up through it. 8 clues later, he doubled up again through DD3. Juveria had a late push that meant she led going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Juveria 20 correct 1 incorrect
Matt 17 correct 4 incorrect
Isaac 10 correct 3 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Juveria 19,800
Matt 18,000
Isaac 5,000
Correct response: Who are the Green Mountain Boys?
Matt was the only player correct in Final Jeopardy—3 points for him; Juveria’s Shoretegic wager gives her 1 point, Isaac 0.
Tonight’s results:
Isaac 5,000 – $10 = $4,990 (Who are the Sons of Liberty?)
Matt 18,000 + 3,000 = 21,000 (Who Green Mountain Boys)
Juveria 19,800 – $6,201 = $13,599 (Who is the Sons of Liberty?)
Jeopardy! Masters Standings:
- Victoria Groce, 7 points, 2 wins, 70 correct, $46,800 Coryat, $57,000 pre-Final
- Yogesh Raut, 7 points, 2 wins, 67 correct, $50,200 Coryat, $65,500 pre-Final
- Matt Amodio, 5 points, 1 win, 51 correct, $34,200 Coryat, $41,600 pre-Final
- Juveria Zaheer, 4 points, 1 win, 59 correct, $44,000 Coryat, $34,800 pre-Final
- Roger Craig, 4 points, 1 win, 43 correct, $19,800 Coryat, $23,200 pre-Final
- Isaac Hirsch, 3 points, 1 win, 40 correct, $24,400 Coryat, $29,400 pre-Final
7. Brad Rutter, 1 point, 0 wins, 29 correct, $22,000 Coryat, $22,000 pre-Final - Adriana Harmeyer, 1 point, 0 wins, 23 correct, $12,800 Coryat, $14,200 pre-Final
- Neilesh Vinjamuri, 0 points, 0 wins, 25 correct, $13,200 Coryat, $13,200 pre-Final
Odds of winning Season 3:
Victoria Groce +260
Yogesh Raut +270
Matt Amodio +410
Juveria Zaheer +670
Roger Craig +700
Isaac Hirsch +1500
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) THE COMEDY OF ERAS $800 (clue #3)
Juveria 0 +1000 (Isaac 0 Matt -800)
2) AROUND THE WORLD $1200 (clue #10)
Matt 3200 +3200 (Juveria 13000 Isaac 1800)
3) WHAT DO YOU CALL THAT? $2000 (clue #18, $10400 left on board)
Matt 8400 +8400 (Juveria 15000 Isaac 5000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 300
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Juveria 4 5 4*
Isaac
Matt
DJ! Round:
Juveria 4 3 5 2 3 5 2 3
Isaac 4 3 4 5
Matt 4 3* 3 4 2 5*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Matt 3.50
Juveria 3.64
Isaac 4.00
Game Stats:
Matt $9,600 Coryat, 17 correct, 4 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Juveria $19,600 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Isaac $5,000 Coryat, 10 correct, 3 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,200
Lach Trash: $14,800 (on 13 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,000
Player Statistics:
Juveria Zaheer, career statistics:
355 correct, 61 incorrect
19/23 on rebound attempts (on 64 rebound opportunities)
38.82% in first on buzzer (354/912)
18/23 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $101,800)
8/16 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,063
Isaac Hirsch, career statistics:
461 correct, 88 incorrect
26/33 on rebound attempts (on 76 rebound opportunities)
41.09% in first on buzzer (468/1139)
19/28 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $13,200)
12/20 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,480
Matt Amodio, career statistics:
1762 correct, 209 incorrect
76/91 on rebound attempts (on 214 rebound opportunities)
45.35% in first on buzzer (1698/3744)
100/116 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $399,400)
46/65 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,212
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Juveria $19,800 Matt $18,000 Isaac $5,000)
Juveria: Cover bet is $16,201. However, because Matt is very likely to bet no more than $7,999, the Shore’s Conjecture wager of $6,201 also works very well here. (Actual bet: $6,201)
Isaac: Bet no more than $1,400 in case Juveria covers. (Actual bet: $10)
Matt: Bet no more than $7,999 to keep Isaac locked out. (Actual bet: $3,000)
Become a Supporter now! Make a monthly contribution to the site on Patreon!
Contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com
When commenting, please note that all comments on The Jeopardy! Fan must be in compliance with the Site Comment Policy.
If you are going to quote any information from this page or this website, attribution is required.
Have you had a chance to listen to our podcast game show, Complete The List, yet? Check it out! It's also available on Apple Podcasts.
My heart sank for Juveria – I so want her to advance to the next round, and 3 points would have gone a long way.
Loved the way she blitzed through the medical category.
Hi Andy,
Could you please explain the Shore’s Conjecture wager?
Thank you for all that you do here! 🙂
https://www.j-archive.com/help.php#shoresconjecture
Basically, LA lawyer and 2005 2-time champion Bob Shore conjectured 20 years ago that leaders would be better off, in specific situations (first and second are generally very close in score with a distant third in potential contention for victory but second has third locked out), to assume that second place will bet to keep small to keep third locked out, therefore the leader should bet less in Final Jeopardy.
In practice, it pretty much ends up being a wash.
Thank you for the explanation and the link Andy. 🙂