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Today’s game recap and statistics for the Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Jeopardy! Masters second game (Victoria Groce, Juveria Zaheer, Yogesh Raut).
Jeopardy! Masters Recap - Tuesday, August 25, 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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Warning: This page contains spoilers for the August 25, 2026, second game of Jeopardy! Masters — please do not scroll down if you wish to avoid being spoiled. It will be updated alongside the Eastern Time airing of the show, beginning at about 8:30 PM Eastern.
This game's contestants:
Andy's Pre-Game Thoughts:
Victoria enters this game with a 19-7 career win-loss record and 0 points thus far in the tournament. Juveria enters this game with a 9-11 career win-loss record and 0 points thus far in the tournament. Yogesh enters this game with a 16-15 career win-loss record and 0 points thus far in the tournament.
Tonight's second game of Jeopardy! Masters is a rematch of last season's final, between Yogesh Raut, Juveria Zaheer, and Victoria Groce.
The Unified Prediction Model does think that Victoria has a reasonably good chance of avenging her defeat from last year's final; it gives her a 38.7% chance of winning and a 30.5% chance of taking the 1 point for second. Meanwhile, Yogesh is second favorite with a 33.2% chance of winning and a 37.2% chance of coming in second in this game, while Juveria has a 28.1% chance of victory and a 32.3% chance of finishing second. That being said, though, regardless of the outcome of the tournament for Juveria, she has decided upon Jeopardy! retirement at the conclusion of this event. As Juveria told me earlier today, "I came into this with zero background except for Reach for the Top 25 years ago, and had to get my knowledge up to this level over three years while working full time and with two kids. I have loved every second but it's time to stop for a while." To me, that makes sense—Juveria's job isn't particularly compatible with long-term preparation to stay at this level. I'll certainly be disappointed that this will be Juveria's last event, but I'm still going to enjoy watching her over the next two weeks.
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Game Recap & Tonight's Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here's the Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Jeopardy! Masters (game 2) by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Ancient Stuff; Antonyms; Unusual At-Bat Walkup Music; It's Seasonal; That's Our 19th Century Start-Up; Initials To Roman Numerals To Numbers)Victoria had the best start, getting the Daily Double and also going 4/5 in ancient stuff and 3/5 in initials to Roman numerals to numbers as she led through 30. Everyone was playing well, though, on this board.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Victoria 14 correct 2 incorrectYogesh 9 correct 1 incorrect
Juveria 6 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Victoria 9,600Yogesh 5,400
Juveria 2,200
Today's interviews:
Victoria has been writing her first book, about quiz preparation.Juveria has one more tournament in her.
Yogesh had his luggage land on him accidentally at LAX last year.
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: An Overture Of Raptures; Books & Authors; Television Monsters; Museums & Collections; That's Fun To Say!; Unsilent "P" Science)Juveria doubled up twice through Daily Doubles as Victoria picked up 15 in the round (3 in raptures, 4 in books & authors, and 3 in museums) as she got to exactly twice Juveria's score entering Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Victoria 29 correct 4 incorrectJuveria 13 correct 3 incorrect
Yogesh 13 correct 3 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Victoria 24,800Juveria 12,400
Yogesh 8,600
Final Jeopardy category: Ancient Lands
Final Jeopardy! clue: Zarathustra means camel owner & he was "the sage of" this ancient land of what's now north Afghanistan & south Tajikistan
Correct response: What is Bactria?
Yogesh and Victoria were correct in Final Jeopardy, and that means 3 points for Victoria and 1 for Yogesh.
Tonight's results:
Yogesh 8,600 + $3,801 = $12,401 (Where Bactria)Juveria 12,400 - $4,801 = $7,599 (What is Tamurid?)
Victoria 24,800 + $1 = $24,801 (What is Bactria? Hi, Nora!) (Winner)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) INITIALS TO ROMAN NUMERALS TO NUMBERS $1000 (clue #9)Victoria 2800 +2800 (Yogesh 2800 Juveria 600)
2) UNSILENT "P" SCIENCE $1200 (clue #7)
Juveria 3000 +3000 (Yogesh 5400 Victoria 16000)
3) MUSEUMS & COLLECTIONS $1200 (clue #9, $22800 left on board)
Juveria 4400 +4400 (Yogesh 5400 Victoria 16000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 300
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:Yogesh 3 5 5 5
Juveria 4
Victoria 4 5 5 5*
DJ! Round:
Yogesh
Juveria 4 3* 4 3*
Victoria 4 5 3 5 2
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Victoria 4.22Yogesh 4.50
Juveria 3.60
Game Stats:
Victoria $23,000 Coryat, 29 correct, 4 incorrect, 50.88% in first on buzzer (29/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)Yogesh $8,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Juveria $7,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,000
Lach Trash: $6,400 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,600
Player Statistics:
Yogesh Raut, career statistics:
735 correct, 65 incorrect59/66 on rebound attempts (on 140 rebound opportunities)
34.74% in first on buzzer (673/1937)
25/27 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $155,694)
20/34 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,847
Juveria Zaheer, career statistics:
475 correct, 90 incorrect24/30 on rebound attempts (on 98 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (480/1368)
25/32 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $119,400)
14/23 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,325
Victoria Groce, career statistics:
706 correct, 96 incorrect25/31 on rebound attempts (on 87 rebound opportunities)
42.42% in first on buzzer (699/1648)
36/43 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $173,705)
17/29 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,993
Chances of winning Jeopardy! Masters:
Victoria Groce 24.84%Paolo Pasco 21.68%
Yogesh Raut 17.84%
Long Nguyen 11.92%
Andrew He 11.92%
Juveria Zaheer 11.80%
Andy's Thoughts:
- I definitely think this Final Jeopardy wagering scenario requires me to look closer at it this weekend.
- Today's box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Victoria $24,800 Juveria $12,400 Yogesh $8,600)Yogesh: I'd probably bet 0 here as I can't see Juveria doing that herself. (Actual bet: $3,801)
Juveria: I think you have to take the chance for 3 points here, hope you're right and Victoria is wrong, and go all in. (Actual bet: $4,801)
Victoria: I always like betting 1 here. (Actual bet: $1)
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