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A game recap for the Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Jeopardy! Masters game between Long Nguyen, Paolo Pasco, and Victoria Groce.
Jeopardy! Masters Recap - Tuesday, September 1, 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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Upcoming Encore Presentations
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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 September 1, 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 Jeopardy! Masters contestants:
Long enters this game with a 6-7 career win-loss record and 5 points thus far in the tournament. Paolo enters this game with a 13-4 career win-loss record and 6 points thus far in the tournament. Victoria enters this game with a 22-8 career win-loss record and 9 points thus far in the tournament.
Andy's Pregame Thoughts:
How much our second game of the evening, quarterfinal #10, matters for semifinal qualification might be very dependent on how our first game of the evening goes. If Yogesh wins quarterfinal #9, both Paolo and Long are in a much more comfortable position. However, if either Juveria or Andrew pull out a victory in the opener, it becomes much more interesting, and both Paolo and Long will need results in this game in order to keep pace. Long seemingly was able to ring in at will in his last game, getting in first on 80% of his buzzer attempts last Friday evening. Things could get very frustrating for both Victoria and Paolo if that continues for Long. That being said, Victoria has qualified for the semifinals by virtue of her three victories so far.
How does the Unified Prediction Model think this game will play out?
Victoria: 41.5% chance of winning, 30.6% chance to finish second;
Paolo: 30.2% chance of winning, 35.5% chance to finish second;
Long: 28.3% chance of winning, 33.9% chance to finish second.
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Game Recap & Tonight's Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here's the Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Jeopardy! Masters (game 2) by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Black History; 14-Letter Words; Civics; It's In The Bible; Duck; Cover)Despite Victoria finding the Daily Double, it was Paolo who led through 30 clues. Paolo got 3 in Bible and Duck, while Victoria got 4 in civics.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Paolo 11 correct 2 incorrectVictoria 11 correct 4 incorrect
Long 1 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Paolo 5,200Victoria 3,800
Long -2,000
Today's interviews:
Long is elevated in his mom's eyes because of his appearance on Jeopardy! Masters.Paolo got a Cameo from BadlandsChugs that was a pep talk.
Victoria was recognized from her Alex Trebek photo, where he was mistaken as the President.
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: In The Mountain Range; Professors; Foreign TV; Sci-Fi Tech & Innovation; Latin/English Overlaps; Death In Venice)Victoria got both Daily Doubles incorrect, but her correct response numbers still got nearly to the 30 mark as she nearly picked up a runaway over Paolo. Long nearly got out of the hole but finished at 0; Long got 3 in Venice, while Victoria ran foreign TV, got 4 in professors, and 3 in mountain ranges and sci-fi tech.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Victoria 29 correct 9 incorrectPaolo 16 correct 2 incorrect
Long 5 correct 6 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Victoria 18,800Paolo 9,600
Long 0
Final Jeopardy category: Italian Opera
Final Jeopardy! clue: In the first scene of this opera, the title character is mentioned as he "whose song rises at night from the gardens"
Correct response: What is Il Trovatore?
Nobody was correct in Final; 3 points to Victoria and 1 to Paolo.
Tonight's results:
Long 0 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)Paolo 9,600 - $9,599 = $1 (What is Don Giovanni?)
Victoria 18,800 - $401 = $18,399 (What is… ?) (Winner)
Jeopardy! Masters Standings:
(through 5 episodes)1) Victoria Groce, 12 points, 4 wins, 138 correct responses, $99,800 Coryat Score, $91,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Yogesh Raut, 11 points, 3 wins, 92 correct responses, $65,400 Coryat Score, $66,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Paolo Pasco, 7 points, 1 win, 77 correct responses, $48,800 Coryat Score, $56,300 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Long Nguyen, 5 points, 1 win, 59 correct responses, $36,600 Coryat Score, $41,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
5) Juveria Zaheer, 3 points, 1 win, 70 correct responses, $51,400 Coryat Score, $56,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
6) Andrew He, 2 point, 0 wins, 72 correct responses, $39,200 Coryat Score, $36,600 earned before Final Jeopardy
Chances of winning Jeopardy! Masters:
(Note: These chances currently take into account the matchups for Match Day 6.)Victoria Groce 27.80%
Yogesh Raut 26.60%
Paolo Pasco 22.56%
Long Nguyen 14.20%
Juveria Zaheer 5.80%
Andrew He 3.04%
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) CIVICS $1000 (clue #15)Victoria 1400 +1400 (Paolo 4400 Long -1800)
2) LATIN/ENGLISH OVERLAPS $1600 (clue #2)
Victoria 5400 -200 (Paolo 5200 Long -3600)
3) PROFESSORS $1200 (clue #7, $24800 left on board)
Victoria 9600 -4400 (Paolo 5200 Long -4800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 50
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:Victoria 4 5 4 5 3 5 5*
Paolo 4 5 3 3 3 4 3 4
Long
DJ! Round:
Victoria 4* 5 3 4 5 3*
Paolo
Long 4
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Victoria 4.23Paolo 3.63
Long 4.00
Game Stats:
Victoria $23,000 Coryat, 29 correct, 9 incorrect, 56.14% in first on buzzer (32/57), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)Paolo $9,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 3/5 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Long $0 Coryat, 5 correct, 6 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 0/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $32,600
Lach Trash: $6,000 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $15,400
Player Statistics:
Victoria Groce, career statistics:
814 correct, 122 incorrect29/38 on rebound attempts (on 99 rebound opportunities)
43.39% in first on buzzer (814/1876)
41/51 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $168,305)
19/33 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,018
Paolo Pasco, career statistics:
391 correct, 38 incorrect26/30 on rebound attempts (on 88 rebound opportunities)
34.41% in first on buzzer (353/1026)
25/28 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $99,900)
8/18 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,044
Long Nguyen, career statistics:
253 correct, 51 incorrect18/25 on rebound attempts (on 72 rebound opportunities)
28.54% in first on buzzer (244/855)
18/21 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $49,000)
7/14 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,653
Andy's Thoughts:
- I don't care; I am disappointed in all three players for the Ontario Triple Stumper.
- I'm even more disappointed with WCVB Boston for continuously cutting into the show.
- Today's box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
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