Jeopardy! Masters Recap – Tuesday, May 20, 2025 (Game 1)

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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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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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This game’s Jeopardy! Masters contestants:

Roger Craig, an applied scientist from Arlington, Virginia (15-7, 4 points)

Victoria Groce, a writer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (13-6, 4 points)

Yogesh Raut, an educational blogger, podcast host & writer originally from Springfield, Illinois (14-10, 6 points)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Jeopardy! Masters returns tonight with the start of the quarterfinals; our remaining six players will play 1 game each episode over the next three episodes, with the field cut down to 4 players after the episode airing on May 27.

The first game of the quarterfinals features the current top three players (points carried over from the first three episodes) in Yogesh Raut, Victoria Groce, and Roger Craig. As of right now, Yogesh is the favorite to win Masters overall (+260), with Victoria’s odds are +310 and Roger’s +480. That said, with this game here, the Unified Prediction Model thinks Victoria has a 38.6% chance of winning, Yogesh 32.8%, and Roger 28.6%.

In terms of scheduling: another reminder that the festivities tonight air at 9:00 on ABC in the United States and 10:00 on CTV2 in Canada.

Final Jeopardy category: Book Titles

Final Jeopardy! clue: The journey in the title of this 1878 novel is from Paris to “the vast tract of unenclosed wild known as Egdon Heath”

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here’s the Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Jeopardy! Masters (game 1) by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Around The U.S.A.; Plays & Playwrights; Eat The Homophone; It’s All Material; Sports Through The Years; Jacques On The Box)

Yogesh doubled up through the Daily Double early; Victoria had a strong round, though, to keep it close.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Yogesh 10 correct 1 incorrect
Victoria 11 correct 0 incorrect
Roger 6 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Yogesh 6,200
Victoria 5,800
Roger 3,000

Today’s interviews:

Roger still regrets missing the Final Jeopardy he lost on—James Holzhauer trash-talked him over it.
Victoria did the 2025 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament.
Yogesh was looking for the filming location of the Coffee Chess YouTube channel.

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: “A” In History; Take Me To Church; The Arts; A Knight At The Movies; Anagrams Of Each Other; Hot Ones)

Roger got his Daily Double incorrect; Victoria got hers correct, for just $400, though. It meant Victoria didn’t have a funaway going into Final.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Victoria 21 correct 2 incorrect
Yogesh 16 correct 4 incorrect
Roger 13 correct 4 incorrect

Scores going into Final:

Victoria 15,800
Yogesh 9,000
Roger 5,200

Correct response: What is “The Return of the Native”?

Everyone got Final Jeopardy correct as Victoria picked up 3 points, Yogesh 1, Roger 0.

Tonight’s results:

Roger 5,200 + $5,199 = $10,399 (What Return of the Native)
Yogesh 9,000 + $4,600 = $13,600 (What Return of the Native)
Victoria 15,800 + $2,201 = $18,001 (What is The Return of the Native? Hi, Nora! <3)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS $600 (clue #3)
Yogesh 1800 +1800 (Victoria 0 Roger 0)
2) THE ARTS $800 (clue #6)
Roger 2600 -2600 (Yogesh 4200 Victoria 9000)
3) ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER $2000 (clue #11, $18400 left on board)
Victoria 12600 +400 (Yogesh 7800 Roger 0)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 3

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Yogesh 5 4 3*
Victoria
Roger

DJ! Round:
Yogesh 5 4
Victoria 4 5 2 4 5*
Roger 3 5 2* 5

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Victoria 4.00
Yogesh 4.20
Roger 3.75

Game Stats:

Victoria $17,400 Coryat, 21 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Yogesh $7,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 4 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Roger $7,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 4 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,000
Lach Trash: $10,800 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,200

Player Statistics:

Yogesh Raut, career statistics:

568 correct, 51 incorrect
42/47 on rebound attempts (on 98 rebound opportunities)
35.45% in first on buzzer (525/1481)
20/21 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $137,294)
15/26 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,392

Victoria Groce, career statistics:

508 correct, 68 incorrect
15/18 on rebound attempts (on 59 rebound opportunities)
42.37% in first on buzzer (505/1192)
27/32 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $157,105)
12/21 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,476

Roger Craig, career statistics:

560 correct, 111 incorrect
27/35 on rebound attempts (on 84 rebound opportunities)
41.90% in first on buzzer (574/1370)
34/39 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $159,800)
14/23 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,023

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Victoria $15,800 Yogesh $9,000 Roger $5,200)

Yogesh: Bet $4,600 to pass Victoria if she’s wrong. (Actual bet: $4,600)

Victoria: Cover bet: $2,201. (Actual bet: $2,201)

Roger: Bet no more than $800 to stay ahead of Yogesh. (Actual bet: $5,199)

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