Jeopardy! Masters Recap - Friday, September 4, 2026 (Game 2)

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Game Recap & Tonight's Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here's the Friday, September 4, 2026 Jeopardy! Masters (game 2) by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Some Nonsense; News In Brief; Television Is So Competitive!; Good Works; Kids Grow Up So Fast; Amorite)

Paolo, needing to win, brought his score into five figures early and led big through 30. Andrew got 3 in Amorite as Yogesh sat third (despite getting "skibidi" correct.)

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Paolo 9 correct 0 incorrect
Andrew 10 correct 1 incorrect
Yogesh 7 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Paolo 11,000
Andrew 4,800
Yogesh 3,000

Today's interviews:

Paolo has a Jamie Ding pocket square and Ryan Sharpe in the audience.
Yogesh has a podcast where Yogesh asks questions about special interests of the contestants.
Andrew designed Yogesh's name for the screen.

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Literary Openers; Alliterative Actors; Geography Down Below; In Subordinate; Architectural & Design Abbrev.; Christina Koch, Spacewoman)

Andrew, finding DD2, bet just 2,000 points. Yogesh bet for the lead…but was incorrect, losing 6,000 points and dropping to a distant third. Paolo still led as Andrew couldn't catch him late in the round. Yogesh got 3 in actors and architecture.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Paolo 16 correct 2 incorrect
Andrew 18 correct 2 incorrect
Yogesh 17 correct 3 incorrect

Scores going into Final:

Paolo 17,000
Andrew 14,400
Yogesh 8,600

Final Jeopardy category: Historic Americans

Final Jeopardy! clue: A creed once used by the U.S. Army Special Forces mentions him, born c. 1732 & called "the father of guerrilla warfare"

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Correct response: Who is Francis Marion?

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Yogesh was correct. Andrew was correct. Paolo needed to be correct, but was incorrect. That advances Andrew He and Yogesh Raut to the finals in second and third.

Tonight's results:

Yogesh 8,600 + $5,801 = $14,401 (Who Marion)
Andrew 14,400 + $3,333 = $17,733 (Who is Marion?) (Winner)
Paolo 17,000 - $2,500 = $14,500 (Who is Jones?)

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Jeopardy! Masters Standings:

(Semifinal Final Standings)
1) Victoria Groce, 7 points, 2 wins, 81 correct responses, $60,000 Coryat Score, $65,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Andrew He, 6 points, 2 wins, 51 correct responses, $33,200 Coryat Score, $34,600 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Yogesh Raut, 2 points, 0 wins, 48 correct responses, $31,200 Coryat Score, $25,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Paolo Pasco, 1 point, 0 wins, 33 correct responses, $23,600 Coryat Score, $29,200 earned before Final Jeopardy

Chances of winning Jeopardy! Masters:

Victoria Groce 39.16%
Yogesh Raut 31.68%
Andrew He 29.16%

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Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) NEWS IN BRIEF $600 (clue #14)
Paolo 5400 +5400 (Andrew 800 Yogesh 2200)
2) LITERARY OPENERS $1200 (clue #6)
Andrew 6400 +2000 (Yogesh 5000 Paolo 11000)
3) GEOGRAPHY DOWN BELOW $1200 (clue #12, $18000 left on board)
Yogesh 9000 -6000 (Andrew 10000 Paolo 11000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 65

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Andrew 5 4
Yogesh 5 3 4
Paolo 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 3*

DJ! Round:
Andrew 3 4 3* 4 3
Yogesh 5 4 3 5 4 3*
Paolo 4

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Andrew 3.71
Paolo 3.50
Yogesh 4.00

Game Stats:

Andrew $13,600 Coryat, 18 correct, 2 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Paolo $12,200 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Yogesh $14,600 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $40,400
Lach Trash: $8,400 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,200

Player Statistics:

Andrew He, career statistics:

793 correct, 118 incorrect
53/66 on rebound attempts (on 168 rebound opportunities)
30.60% in first on buzzer (750/2451)
38/52 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $146,800)
22/43 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,056

Yogesh Raut, career statistics:

875 correct, 87 incorrect
67/77 on rebound attempts (on 172 rebound opportunities)
33.85% in first on buzzer (810/2393)
28/33 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $154,294)
26/42 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,819

Paolo Pasco, career statistics:

441 correct, 48 incorrect
29/34 on rebound attempts (on 108 rebound opportunities)
32.06% in first on buzzer (402/1254)
28/31 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $110,200)
8/22 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,636

Andy's Thoughts:

• Here's the thing: I can make wagering suggestions for these games, but the players are all using so much second- and third-order strategy in these wagers at this point, trying to outmaneuver each other, that I don't want to come across as critical. I will say, though, that the strategies used here don't really translate to regular play as much.