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2025 Jeopardy! Masters – Knock-Out Round Preview

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Current Champion

Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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Upcoming Encore Presentations

August 12: S42 E98 (January 21, 2026)
August 13: S42 E99 (January 22, 2026)
August 14: S42 E100 (January 23, 2026)
August 15-16: S41 E141 (March 24, 2025)
August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
August 20: S42 E103 (January 28, 2026)
August 21: S42 E104 (January 29, 2026)
August 22-23: S41 E142 (March 25, 2025)
August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
August 25: S42 E107 (February 3, 2026)
August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
August 29-30: S41 E143 (March 26, 2025)
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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 $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

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Tonight sees the beginning of Jeopardy! Masters Season 3; this year’s event sees an expanded format, with 9 players competing this season instead of six. Here is the preview of the opening set of Knockout Round games:

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 – Game 1

Victoria Groce (12-5)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Victoria Groce on Jeopardy!


438 correct, 59 incorrect
12/14 on rebound attempts (on 50 rebound opportunities)
42.80% in first on buzzer (437/1021)
23/28 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $141,905)
9/18 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,956

Victoria Groce returns to defend her Season 2 Masters title, immediately getting a rematch with runner-up Yogesh Raut.

Yogesh Raut (12-10)
Springfield, Illinois

Yogesh Raut on Jeopardy!


501 correct, 44 incorrect
35/39 on rebound attempts (on 79 rebound opportunities)
35.57% in first on buzzer (466/1310)
16/17 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $118,194)
14/23 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,478

After finishing second in last year’s Masters, Yogesh Raut looks to do one better this time out. I’m sure that other pundits will have more to say regarding Yogesh’s return to the Alex Trebek Stage.

Brad Rutter (21-5)
Los Angeles, California

Brad Rutter on Jeopardy!


801 correct, 97 incorrect
47/51 on rebound attempts (on 140 rebound opportunities)
35.90% in first on buzzer (756/2106)
45/58 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $56,300)
20/34 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,267

Brad makes his return to the Alex Trebek Stage for the first time since 2020. I’m not sure what caused the show to backtrack on 18 months’ worth of stating that Brad needed to play JIT first, but a lot of fans will be very happy to see Brad playing again.

Overall Thoughts: The Unified Prediction Model gives Victoria a 40% chance of winning, Yogesh a 32% chance, and Brad a 28% chance.

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Wednesday, April 30, 2025 – Game 2

Matt Amodio (46-16)
New York, New York

Matt Amodio on Jeopardy!


1711 correct, 203 incorrect
71/86 on rebound attempts (on 197 rebound opportunities)
46.24% in first on buzzer (1652/3573)
98/113 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $388,800)
43/62 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,679

Matt Amodio makes his return to Masters after winning the Jeopardy Invitational Tournament, and immediately gets to face off against the two people that he played against in the final. Having just beaten them twice a few months ago, this should bode well for Matt.

Roger Craig (14-6)
Arlington, Virginia

Roger Craig on Jeopardy!


517 correct, 93 incorrect
25/30 on rebound attempts (on 69 rebound opportunities)
43.87% in first on buzzer (526/1199)
31/34 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $151,600)
11/20 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,252

Roger Craig immediately gets a JIT rematch with Matt Amodio and Juveria Zaheer. He might need things to break slightly more in his favor than it did in the JIT final—otherwise, it might be an early exit for Roger.

Juveria Zaheer (7-4)
Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Juveria Zaheer on Jeopardy!


296 correct, 52 incorrect
16/19 on rebound attempts (on 48 rebound opportunities)
40.08% in first on buzzer (297/741)
14/19 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $87,200)
7/13 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,385

Juveria has her work cut out for her in the one against Matt and Roger. But anything can happen over the course of 61 clues!

Overall Thoughts: The Unified Prediction Model gives Matt a 36% chance of winning, Roger a 35% chance, and Juveria a 29% chance.

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Wednesday, May 7, 2025 – Game 1

Neilesh Vinjamuri (8-3)
Lionville, Pennsylvania

Neilesh Vinjamuri on Jeopardy!


240 correct, 27 incorrect
16/19 on rebound attempts (on 57 rebound opportunities)
35.41% in first on buzzer (222/627)
12/15 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $35,500)
6/11 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,236

Neilesh gets an excellent opening draw in getting to play against the two players that he just defeated in the Tournament of Champions.

Isaac Hirsch (11-6)
Burbank, California

Isaac Hirsch on Jeopardy!


421 correct, 74 incorrect
21/26 on rebound attempts (on 60 rebound opportunities)
44.01% in first on buzzer (426/968)
17/26 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,200)
12/17 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,953

Isaac gets to open the Tournament of Champions with a rematch of his Tournament of Champions final. Something will need to end differently for Isaac, though, for him to be in a good position going into future games.

Adriana Harmeyer (17-6)
West Lafeyette, Indiana

Adriana Harmeyer on Jeopardy!


474 correct, 58 incorrect
29/37 on rebound attempts (on 91 rebound opportunities)
34.30% in first on buzzer (449/1309)
15/23 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $20,200)
17/23 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,817

The Unified Prediction Model thinks that Adriana is ranked #9 out of 9 in this field; however, as I said with Juveria, anything can happen!

Overall Thoughts: The Unified Prediction Model gives Neilesh a 40% chance of winning, Isaac a 32% chance, and Adriana a 28% chance.


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