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A game recap for the Thursday, August 27, 2026 Jeopardy! Masters game between Juveria Zaheer, Yogesh Raut, and Paolo Pasco.
Jeopardy! Masters Recap - Thursday, August 27, 2026 (Game 2)
Current Champion
Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
97 correct, 14 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
43.86% in first on buzzer (100/228)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,800)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,450
To win:
5 games: 60.268%
6: 36.322%
7: 21.891%
8: 13.193%
9: 7.951%
Avg. streak: 5.517 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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This game's contestants:
Juveria enters this game with a 10-12 career win-loss record and 3 points thus far in the tournament. Yogesh enters this game with a 17-16 career win-loss record and 4 points thus far in the tournament. Paolo enters this game with a 13-2 career win-loss record and 4 points thus far in the tournament.
Andy's Pregame Thoughts:
Our second game of the evening tonight on Jeopardy! Masters features Paolo Pasco, Yogesh Raut, and Juveria Zaheer. Paolo gets the opening pick tonight by virtue of having 2 more correct responses than Yogesh at this stage of the competition. That being said, this is an incredibly important game for all three players, especially as Victoria Groce isn't going to be frustrating the three players in this game on the signaling device.
That being said, Yogesh is probably considered the favorite to win this one, just by virtue of his attempt numbers over the first two games. The Unified Prediction Model does agree, with it giving these numbers as everyone's victory chances tonight:
Paolo: 31.7% chance of winning, 33.0% chance of finishing second;
Yogesh: 36.9% chance of winning, 35.3% chance of finishing second;
Juveria: 31.4% chance of winning, 31.7% chance of finishing second.
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Game Recap & Tonight's Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here's the Thursday, August 27, 2026 Jeopardy! Masters (game 2) by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: It Happened In Europe; Have A Seat; All Kinds Of Writers; Alphanumerically Yours; H & 2 Os; I Want My Reality TV)Yogesh used the Daily Double to its fullest advantage, doubling up and leading through 30. On the opening board, Paolo got 4 in H & 2 Os, while Yogesh got 3 in seats and writers.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Yogesh 11 correct 1 incorrectPaolo 9 correct 1 incorrect
Juveria 6 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Yogesh 7,600Paolo 4,800
Juveria 2,600
Today's interviews:
Juveria went on a Disney cruise with her winnings.Yogesh enjoyed realizing that Isaac Hirsch was also a Columbo fan last year.
Paolo has yet to respond to OK Go's email.
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Elementary, My Dear Masters; Going In Circles; U.S. Counties; Our Favorite Rhymes; Where Shall We Talk? Movie Edition; -isms)Paolo got DD2 correct, while Yogesh got DD3 incorrect for the same amount. That meant that we have quite a close game entering Final Jeopardy. On the second board, Yogesh got 3 in circles, rhymes, movies, and -isms.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Yogesh 26 correct 4 incorrectPaolo 12 correct 2 incorrect
Juveria 12 correct 2 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Yogesh 15,600Paolo 11,200
Juveria 9,800
Final Jeopardy category: Literary Names
Final Jeopardy! clue: A literary friendship began when these 2 met in Florence in 1350; the death of one in 1374 inspired a sonnet by the other
Correct response: Who are Giovanni Boccaccio and Francesco Petrarch?
This turned out to be a Triple Stumper; both Juveria and Paolo bet too much, giving Yogesh 3 points, with 1 to Paolo.
Tonight's results:
Juveria 9,800 - $9,800 = $0 (Who is Chaucer + Petrarch?)Paolo 11,200 - $6,401 = $4,799 (Who Indeed!)
Yogesh 15,600 - $6,801 = $8,799 (Who Dante Petrarch) (Winner)
Jeopardy! Masters Standings:
(through 3 episodes)1) Yogesh Raut, 7 points, 2 wins, 59 correct responses, $42,600 Coryat Score, $43,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Victoria Groce, 6 points, 2 wins, 79 correct responses, $51,800 Coryat Score, $42,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Paolo Pasco, 5 points, 1 win, 47 correct responses, $28,000 Coryat Score, $34,300 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Juveria Zaheer, 3 points, 1 win, 46 correct responses, $37,600 Coryat Score, $42,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
5) Long Nguyen, 2 points, 0 wins, 29 correct responses, $16,400 Coryat Score, $18,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
6) Andrew He, 1 point, 0 wins, 42 correct responses, $17,600 Coryat Score, $13,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
Chances of winning Jeopardy! Masters:
(Note: These chances currently take into account the matchups for Match Day 4.)Yogesh Raut 25.76%
Victoria Groce 25.24%
Paolo Pasco 20.00%
Juveria Zaheer 14.96%
Long Nguyen 8.12%
Andrew He 5.92%
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) HAVE A SEAT $1000 (clue #12)Yogesh 2800 +2800 (Paolo 1400 Juveria 1400)
2) OUR FAVORITE RHYMES $1200 (clue #7)
Paolo 6000 +6000 (Yogesh 15200 Juveria 2600)
3) ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR MASTERS $1600 (clue #10, $21600 left on board)
Yogesh 16400 -6000 (Paolo 10400 Juveria 4200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 163
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) HAVE A SEAT $1000 (clue #12)Yogesh 2800 +2800 (Paolo 1400 Juveria 1400)
2) OUR FAVORITE RHYMES $1200 (clue #7)
Paolo 6000 +6000 (Yogesh 15200 Juveria 2600)
3) ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR MASTERS $1600 (clue #10, $21600 left on board)
Yogesh 16400 -6000 (Paolo 10400 Juveria 4200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 163
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:Paolo 4 5 3 4
Yogesh 5 4 5 4 5*
Juveria 4 5 3
DJ! Round:
Paolo 3* 4
Yogesh 5 4 3 3 3 4*
Juveria 4 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Yogesh 4.09Paolo 3.83
Juveria 3.80
Game Stats:
Yogesh $19,800 Coryat, 26 correct, 4 incorrect, 49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)Paolo $6,400 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Juveria $9,800 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,000
Lach Trash: $10,400 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,600
Player Statistics:
Paolo Pasco, career statistics:
361 correct, 32 incorrect22/24 on rebound attempts (on 77 rebound opportunities)
35.86% in first on buzzer (327/912)
23/26 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $95,900)
8/16 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,875
Yogesh Raut, career statistics:
780 correct, 73 incorrect61/68 on rebound attempts (on 152 rebound opportunities)
35.06% in first on buzzer (719/2051)
27/30 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $159,494)
20/36 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,856
Juveria Zaheer, career statistics:
508 correct, 95 incorrect27/33 on rebound attempts (on 109 rebound opportunities)
34.48% in first on buzzer (511/1482)
26/34 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $120,400)
14/25 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,462
Andy's Thoughts:
- Today's box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Yogesh 15,600 Paolo 11,200 Juveria 9,800)Paolo: You can't both cover Juveria and win a Triple Stumper. However, Juveria has reason to bet small. You probably should too. Bet no more than 399.
Yogesh: Standard cover bet is 6,801. If you think Paolo will bet small, you could bet less than 4,000.
Juveria: Bet no more than 1,000 to stay ahead of Yogesh if he covers.
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