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Jeopardy! Masters Recap – Wednesday, May 7, 2025 (Game 2)

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Current Champion

Mark Ramirez, career statistics:
28 correct, 6 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,800)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,600

To win:
2 games: 61.975%
3: 38.409%
4: 23.804%
5: 14.753%
6: 9.143%

Avg. streak: 2.630 games.
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All Time Winnings

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:

1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):

1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603

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Warning: This page contains spoilers for the May 7, 2025, second game of Jeopardy! Masters — please do not scroll down if you wish to avoid being spoiled. Due to the show’s earlier airing this evening in Atlantic Canada, a full recap will be posted shortly after this episode airs in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

This game’s Jeopardy! Masters contestants:

Roger Craig, an applied scientist from Arlington, Virginia (15-6, 3 points)

Roger Craig on Jeopardy!

Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California (12-6, 3 points)

Isaac Hirsch on Jeopardy!

Yogesh Raut, an educational blogger, podcast host & writer originally from Springfield, Illinois (13-10, 3 points)

Yogesh Raut on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

The second part of tonight’s Jeopardy! Masters episodes features the winners of our first three games—Yogesh Raut, Roger Craig, and the winner of the first half of tonight’s episode. As nobody on the “outside” has been told whether scores reset between the knockouts and the quarterfinals—which, quite frankly, is not how any operation purporting to be a sporting competition should operate—the viewers do not know what exactly there is to play for in this half of the episode. That said, I do expect to see a relatively spirited performance between our three players.

While Ken did announce at the start of this game that points do carry forward to the quarterfinals from this round, this absolutely should have been made clear to everyone in advance.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here’s the Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Jeopardy! Masters (game 2) by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The Life & Times Of Napoeleon III; A Nora; Law, Legality & Court Stuff; Constructing The Word; Presenting Myth Greece; TV)

Yogesh picked up 50% of the clues in the round, and the Daily Double, to cruise to a big lead after 30. Meanwhile, Roger had half a dozen incorrect and was deep in the hole.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Yogesh 15 correct 0 incorrect
Isaac 5 correct 4 incorrect
Roger 4 correct 6 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Yogesh 14,900
Isaac 0
Roger -3,600

Today’s interviews:

Roger broke the one-day record on his second appearance.
Isaac had very low expectations coming into the event.
Yogesh has been pub quiz teammates with Roger in the past.

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Trekking Into Africa; What Day Is It?; 20th Century Science; Hymns & Spirituals; Say It With Flowers; I’m The Literary Law)

Roger found both Daily Doubles; he got back to 0 with his correct response on DD2. Roger got DD3 incorrect as Yogesh picked up another 11 correct, never threatened for the win.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Yogesh 26 correct 1 incorrect
Isaac 10 correct 5 incorrect
Roger 11 correct 8 incorrect

Scores going into Final:

Yogesh 25,700
Isaac 4,400
Roger 2,800

Correct response: Who is Berthe Morisot?

Roger was the only player correct in Final, and that gives him a crucial match point for second. 3 to Yogesh, 1 to Roger, 0 to Isaac.

Tonight’s results:

Roger 2,800 + $2,799 = $5,599 (Who Morisot)
Isaac 4,400 – $1,201 = $3,199 (Who is Cassatt?)
Yogesh 25,700 – $10,000 = $15,700 (Who Cassatt)

Yogesh Raut, today's Jeopardy! Masters winner (for May 7, 2025, game 2.)

Jeopardy! Masters Standings:

  1. Yogesh Raut, 6 points, 2 wins, 50 correct, $42,400 Coryat, $56,500 pre-Final
  2. Roger Craig, 4 points, 1 win, 29 correct, $12,000 Coryat, $18,000 pre-Final
  3. Isaac Hirsch, 3 points, 1 win, 30 correct, $19,400 Coryat, $24,400 pre-Final
  4. Victoria Groce, 1 point, 0 wins, 21 correct, $10,200 Coryat, $14,000 pre-Final
  5. Matt Amodio, 1 point, 0 wins, 18 correct, $11,600 Coryat, $10,600 pre-Final
  6. Adriana Harmeyer, 1 point, 0 wins, 11 correct, $6,600 Coryat, $7,400 pre-Final
  7. Neilesh Vinjamuri, 0 points, 0 wins, 18 correct, $9,200 Coryat, $9,200 pre-Final
  8. Juveria Zaheer, 0 points, 0 wins, 16 correct, $8,000 Coryat, $8,000 pre-Final
  9. Brad Rutter, 0 points, 0 wins, 8 correct, $6,200 Coryat, $6,200 pre-Final

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) PRESENTING MYTH GREECE $600 (clue #16)
Yogesh 6600 +6500 (Isaac -1000 Roger -4200)
2) 20th CENTURY SCIENCE $1200 (clue #6)
Roger -2000 +2000 (Yogesh 19700 Isaac 0)
3) HYMNS & SPIRITUALS $1200 (clue #21, $4800 left on board)
Roger 2800 -1600 (Yogesh 24900 Isaac 4400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 141

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Yogesh 3 2 3 4 5 5 3 4 4 5 4 5 4 3*
Isaac 5 3
Roger

DJ! Round:
Yogesh 4 3 5 4 5 4 4 5 2 2
Isaac 3 4 3 2
Roger 5 3* 5 4 5 3 3*

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Yogesh 3.83
Roger 4.00
Isaac 3.33

Game Stats:

Yogesh $19,800 Coryat, 26 correct, 1 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 4/5 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
Roger $3,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 8 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Isaac $4,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 5 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $27,800
Lach Trash: $15,400 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,800

Player Statistics:

Yogesh Raut, career statistics:

551 correct, 47 incorrect
41/46 on rebound attempts (on 95 rebound opportunities)
35.60% in first on buzzer (507/1424)
19/20 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $135,494)
14/25 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,776

Isaac Hirsch, career statistics:

451 correct, 84 incorrect
24/30 on rebound attempts (on 71 rebound opportunities)
42.33% in first on buzzer (458/1082)
19/28 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $13,200)
12/19 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,084

Roger Craig, career statistics:

546 correct, 107 incorrect
26/33 on rebound attempts (on 79 rebound opportunities)
42.65% in first on buzzer (560/1313)
34/38 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $162,400)
13/22 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,352

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Yogesh 25,700 Isaac 4,400 Roger 2,800)

Yogesh: No need to make a bet here. (Actual bet: 10,000)

Isaac: Cover bet over Roger is 1,201. (Actual bet: 1,201)

Roger: You have to be correct to pass Isaac; might as well go all in. (Actual bet: 2,799)


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