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This game’s Jeopardy! Masters contestants:
Juveria Zaheer, a psychiatrist from Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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Yogesh Raut, an educational blogger, podcast host & writer originally from Springfield, Illinois
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Victoria Groce, a writer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
At initial publication time, here’s what we know: Victoria Groce will be in the final. It will very likely take an unlikely set of results to eliminate Yogesh Raut from contention, but we won’t know for sure until shortly before this episode starts airing.
I would say at this point that it is probably Victoria’s tournament to lose—with the exception of the opening game, she has been stronger overall than Yogesh has. However, I would also say that high-level Jeopardy! has enough variance to give either Juveria or Isaac a chance at victory as well. (Remember how close Mattea Roach came to defeating James Holzhauer back in 2023?) Anything can happen in this final!
That being said, the Unified Prediction Model currently has Victoria as 46.0% to win a two-game final between Victoria, Yogesh (34.3%), and Juveria (19.7%), 48.9% to win a two-game final between herself, Yogesh (36.8%), and Isaac (14.3%), and 56.2% to win a two-game final against Juveria (25.6%) and Isaac (18.2%).
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here’s the Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Jeopardy! Masters (final) by the numbers, along with a recap:
Game 1:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Beaches; Long Books, Short Stories; The Devil You Say; On The Job; ____ Of The ____; Costume Design With Paul Tazewell)
Victoria doubled through the Daily Double, but Yogesh led Game 1 after 30.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Yogesh 12 correct 1 incorrect
Victoria 10 correct 2 incorrect
Juveria 7 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Yogesh 6,600
Victoria 5,400
Juveria 2,600
Today’s interviews:
Juveria will donate to Doctors Without Borders if she wins.
Yogesh will donate to Equal Justice Initiative if he wins.
Victoria will donate to Partners in Health if she wins.
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: We Can Rebuild!; 2020s Entertainment; The Man, The Myth, The Legend; That’s A Lot Of Syllables; Let’s Hit The Road; Go, Fish!)
Victoria got DD2 incorrect but doubled up through DD3 to lead going into Final Jeopardy. Juveria finished in the red; however, her score resets to 0 points for Game 2.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Victoria 23 correct 4 incorrect
Yogesh 18 correct 1 incorrect
Juveria 12 correct 5 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Victoria 21,200
Yogesh 13,000
Juveria -1,000
Game 1 Final Jeopardy category: Peoples Of The World
Game 1 Final Jeopardy! clue: Heard often in the film “The Conqueror”, this name of a once-nomadic people comes from a Latin word used for hell
Game 1 Final Jeopardy Correct response: Who are the Tartars?
Yogesh came very close, but was ruled incorrect because of the reference to the Latin word for hell in the clue, meaning the spelling/pronunciation needed to be correct in this case. Victoria has a good-sized, but not insurmountable lead going into Final.
Game 1 results:
Juveria -1,000 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Yogesh 13,000 – $13,000 = $0 (Who Tatars)
Victoria 21,200 – $6,800 = $14,400 (Who are the Mongols? Hi, Nora! <3)
Other Miscellaneous Game 1 Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) ____ OF THE ____ $1000 (clue #6)
Victoria 1200 +1200 (Yogesh 800 Juveria -800)
2) GO, FISH! $2000 (clue #9)
Victoria 10200 -4000 (Yogesh 9400 Juveria 200)
3) LET’S HIT THE ROAD $1600 (clue #13, $17200 left on board)
Victoria 7400 +7400 (Yogesh 9400 Juveria -1000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 161
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Victoria 4 3 2 4 5*
Yogesh 5
Juveria
DJ! Round:
Victoria 5 3 2 4 5* 5 2 4*
Yogesh 3 3
Juveria 4 4 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Victoria 3.69
Yogesh 3.67
Juveria 3.67
Game 1 Stats:
Victoria $19,200 Coryat, 23 correct, 4 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Yogesh $13,000 Coryat, 18 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Juveria -$1,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 5 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $31,200
Lach Trash: $9,600 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,200
Game 2 Recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: World History; Religion; All Kinds Of Food; Nicknames; Tough TV; I’m At A Loss)
Juveria found the Daily Double; Game 2 was close after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Yogesh 12 correct 0 incorrect
Juveria 9 correct 1 incorrect
Victoria 8 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Yogesh 7,000
Juveria 5,200
Victoria 4,200
Today’s interviews:
Juveria would like to thank her family who couldn’t be there.
Yogesh would like to thank his parents, his brother, his sparring partners, and trivia teammates.
Victoria is grateful for the show, and wants to thank her late father.
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Let’s Set Some Boundaries; In The Broadway Cast; Human Prehistory; 8 Ways To Win; French Poetry; The “End”)
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Yogesh 25 correct 1 incorrect
Juveria 15 correct 2 incorrect
Victoria 15 correct 2 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Yogesh 36,000 (0)
Juveria 20,800 (0)
Victoria 11,000 (14,400)
Game 2 Final Jeopardy category: Paintings
Game 2 Final Jeopardy! clue: The artist saw this subject as a kindred spirit & in 1890 depicted him with flowers used to treat heart disease
Game 2 Correct response: Who is Dr. Gachet?
Everyone was correct in Final; Yogesh is your Masters champion, Juveria 2nd, Victoria 3rd!
Tonight’s results:
Victoria 11,000 + $11,000 = $22,000 + $14,400 = $36,400 (Who is Dr. Gachet? Thanks for a fantastic tourney – congrats Y + J)
Juveria 20,800 + $16,000 = $36,800 + $0 = $36,800 (Who is dr gachet?)
Yogesh 36,000 + $5,601 = $41,601 + $0 = $41,601 (Who Dr. Gachet??)
Other Miscellaneous Game 2 Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) WORLD HISTORY $1000 (clue #4)
Juveria 800 +1000 (Victoria 0 Yogesh 2000)
2) LET’S SET SOME BOUNDARIES $1200 (clue #12)
Juveria 10800 +10800 (Victoria 10600 Yogesh 12600)
3) THE “END” $1600 (clue #16, $11600 left on board)
Yogesh 16600 +16600 (Victoria 10600 Juveria 20400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 300
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Victoria 5
Yogesh 5 4
Juveria 5*
DJ! Round:
Victoria 4 5 3 2 4
Yogesh 5 4 5 4 3 4*
Juveria 3 4 5 3* 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Yogesh 4.25
Juveria 3.83
Victoria 3.83
Game 2 Stats:
Yogesh $21,000 Coryat, 25 correct, 1 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Juveria $11,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Victoria $11,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $43,200
Lach Trash: $6,800 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,000
Player Statistics:
Victoria Groce, career statistics:
676 correct, 92 incorrect
23/28 on rebound attempts (on 82 rebound opportunities)
42.11% in first on buzzer (670/1591)
35/42 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $170,905)
16/28 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,850
Yogesh Raut, career statistics:
721 correct, 62 incorrect
58/64 on rebound attempts (on 134 rebound opportunities)
35.05% in first on buzzer (659/1880)
25/27 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $155,694)
19/33 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,097
Juveria Zaheer, career statistics:
462 correct, 86 incorrect
22/28 on rebound attempts (on 93 rebound opportunities)
35.70% in first on buzzer (468/1311)
23/30 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $112,000)
14/22 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,583
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Yogesh moves to 6th in all time winnings, surpassing the million dollar mark. Victoria moves to 9th in all time winnings, and Juveria moves to 21st, also surpassing Colby Burnett for the most winnings of anyone with 0 regular play wins.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Yogesh $36,000 (0) Juveria $20,800 (0) Victoria $11,000 (14,400)
Victoria: You have to be correct to win. Go all in. (Actual bet: $11,000)
Yogesh: Cover bet is 5,601. (Actual bet: $5,601)
Juveria: Cover bet is 15,601. (Actual bet: $16,000)
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With his win, Yogesh has now become the sixth regular person to become a Jeopardy! Millionaire, with his career winnings total $1,098,403!
I’m wondering exactly what you mean by “regular person”. I’m guessing maybe you mean someone who did not have a super long winning streak [not even a somewhat long] in his original appearances.
Maybe “regular” simply means “non-celebrity”? The top prize on “Celebrity Jeopardy!” is $1,000,000 (though it goes to charity, not to the winning celebrity).
I did think of that, but Jonathan said “to become a Jeopardy! Millionaire”, so I thought that ruled out games in which the money does not even go to the winning player.
I thoroughly enjoyed this year’s Masters Tournament… and learned a lot about clue selection and wagering.
Thanks to Andy and others for comments and analysis.
That was a fantastic final and well deserved victory. Yogesh upped his game for the final stretch, unfortunate FJ miss notwithstanding.
I hope they work out the formatting flaws and put this tourney on a sustainable footing for the future. I enjoy Masters very much and would like to see it thrive.
(Old) Eric!
I agree with both your comments. I liked the expansion from 6 to 9 playerd but semifinal with 4 resulting in elimination leaving 3 finals doesn’t make much sense to me.
Typo – meant three finalists
I was really surprised by Yogesh’s “Tatars” response. I would have expected the correct peoples to not even occur to someone rather than for them to be remembered with such an “off” pronunciation.
From what I can gather “Tartar” seems to be in disuse in favor of “Tatar” for the people themselves. Webster’s indicates that Tartar “probably” comes from Medieval Latin “tartarus”, and describes the latter as a modification of the Persian Tatar. Which is to say, both terms ultimately come from the Persian, and the distinction is subtle enough that it’s not surprising to me that Yogesh just went with the currently preferred nomenclature.
To be clear, I’m not disputing the ruling. I haven’t seen The Conquerer — I hear it’s awful — but I imagine the usage there clearly pins the clue to “Tartar”.
Ahh, that explains it! Thanks! [with the key part of the clue being about it being heard in that movie in addition to which usage is more tied to the Latin]