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This game’s Jeopardy! Masters contestants:
Juveria Zaheer, a psychiatrist from Whitby, Ontario, Canada (9-7, 0 points)
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Yogesh Raut, an educational blogger, podcast host & writer originally from Springfield, Illinois (14-13, 0 points)
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Victoria Groce, a writer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (16-6, 0 points)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
With multiple sources (including Nora Groce and Yogesh Raut) stating over the last 24 hours that points do not carry over from the quarterfinals, we are back to all square with our four semifinalists: Victoria Groce, Yogesh Raut, Juveria Zaheer, and Isaac Hirsch. For those who don’t remember, the format will be the same as the first two Masters tournaments: all four 3-player combinations of our semifinalists will happen between tonight and next Tuesday. Things open with our 1, 2, and 3 seeds—Victoria, Yogesh, and Juveria—doing battle while Isaac sits out.
The Unified Prediction model does like Victoria’s chances to win this semifinal opener, giving her a 40.0% chance of victory, whereas Yogesh has a 33.9% chance and Juveria a 26.1% chance.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here’s the Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Jeopardy! Masters (game 1) by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Same First & Last Letter Places; Hey, “Kid”; The Motorcycle Of Theseus; Show The Door; Star Track; Books & Book Series)
Victoria found the Daily Double and got double digit correct responses to lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Victoria 12 correct 1 incorrect
Yogesh 11 correct 0 incorrect
Juveria 4 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Victoria 7,800
Yogesh 5,400
Juveria 2,600
Today’s interviews:
Juveria has appeared in all five modern tournaments.
Yogesh is still doing his podcast.
Victoria got to throw out the first pitch at a Pirates game.
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Berthed At The Pop Culture Marina; Getting Philosophical; Reign Man; A Little Old Fashion; Hard Science; Say It In A Romance Language)
Juveria got to DD2 and doubled up. Yogesh lost 5,000 on DD3, but did just enough to make sure that Victoria didn’t have a runaway going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Victoria 23 correct 2 incorrect
Yogesh 20 correct 1 incorrect
Juveria 8 correct 2 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Victoria 19,400
Yogesh 10,000
Juveria 6,000
Correct response: What is Luanda, Angola?
Everyone was correct in Final; 3 points to Victoria, 1 point to Yogesh!
Tonight’s results:
Juveria 6,000 + $2,000 = $8,000 (What is Luanda?)
Yogesh 10,000 + $2,001 = $12,001 (What Luanda)
Victoria 19,400 + $601 = $20,001 (What is Luanda? Hi, Nora!)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER PLACES $1000 (clue #2)
Victoria 800 +1000 (Yogesh 0 Juveria 0)
2) REIGN MAN $1600 (clue #1)
Juveria 2600 +2600 (Victoria 7800 Yogesh 5400)
3) SAY IT IN A ROMANCE LANGUAGE $1600 (clue #14, $14800 left on board)
Yogesh 11000 -5000 (Victoria 15800 Juveria 5600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 155
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Victoria 4 5*
Yogesh
Juveria
DJ! Round:
Victoria 4 5 5 4 2
Yogesh 5† 5 4 3 4*
Juveria 4* 3 3 2
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Victoria 4.14
Yogesh 4.20
Juveria 3.00
Game Stats:
Victoria $19,400 Coryat, 23 correct, 2 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Yogesh $15,000 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Juveria $5,000 Coryat, 8 correct, 2 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,400
Lach Trash: $9,200 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,400
Player Statistics:
Victoria Groce, career statistics:
587 correct, 76 incorrect
19/23 on rebound attempts (on 67 rebound opportunities)
42.55% in first on buzzer (580/1363)
30/36 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $159,905)
14/24 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,033
Yogesh Raut, career statistics:
628 correct, 56 incorrect
45/50 on rebound attempts (on 108 rebound opportunities)
35.17% in first on buzzer (581/1652)
22/24 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $135,694)
17/29 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,007
Juveria Zaheer, career statistics:
402 correct, 74 incorrect
19/23 on rebound attempts (on 76 rebound opportunities)
37.67% in first on buzzer (408/1083)
20/26 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $100,200)
11/19 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,884
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Victoria $19,400 Yogesh $10,000 Juveria $6,000)
Victoria: Cover bet is $601. (Actual bet: $601)
Yogesh: If you want to go for 3 points, go all in. Otherwise, cover bet over Juveria for 1 is $2,001. (Actual bet: $2,001)
Juveria: Bet at least $2,000, just in case Yogesh goes small. (Actual bet: $2,000)
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