Jeopardy! Masters Recap - Tuesday, September 8, 2026

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Game Recap & Tonight's Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here's the Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Jeopardy! Masters final by the numbers, along with a recap:

Game 1:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: A Trip To The Valley; Quick Lit; TV Workplaces; On The Radio; I Got Fives On It; A Few Euphemisms)

Victoria got the Daily Double incorrect and sat third at the first break, while Yogesh hit double-digit correct responses and led through 30. On the first board, Victoria got 3 of the radio clues and quick lit, while Yogesh got 3 euphemisms.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Yogesh 11 correct 0 incorrect
Andrew 6 correct 0 incorrect
Victoria 8 correct 4 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Yogesh 7,800
Andrew 3,400
Victoria 400

Today's interviews:

Andrew credits Katie Nolan's pep talk for his comeback.
Yogesh credits the show for meeting so many people he's met.
Victoria could never imagine her Jeopardy! career going like this.

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The Pre-Musketeers; What A Character; Marine Biology; File Under "-Phile"; Recent Pop Culture; Before, During & After)

Victoria found both Daily Doubles, doubling up through the second to take the lead. While there were some incorrect responses in Before, During, and After, she was just 1,000 behind Yogesh entering Final. On the second board, Yogesh ran characters, Victoria ran marine biology and got 3 in pre-musketeers and -philes, and Andrew got 3 (all rebounds) in before, during and after.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Yogesh 22 correct 1 incorrect
Victoria 23 correct 7 incorrect
Andrew 10 correct 1 incorrect

Scores going into Final:

Yogesh 19,800
Victoria 18,800
Andrew 7,800

Game 1 Final Jeopardy category: The Internet

Game 1 Final Jeopardy! clue: In the wake of a recent tech boom, this small Caribbean territory now gets nearly 50% of its revnue from domain name sales

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Game 1 Final Jeopardy Correct response: What is Anguilla? (.ai)

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Everyone was correct in Final; Andrew and Yogesh went more aggressive than Victoria did, but there are still 30 clues to play!

Game 1 results:

Andrew 7,800 + $7,777 = $15,577 (What is Anguilla?)
Victoria 18,800 + $0 = $18,800 (What is Anguilla?)
Yogesh 19,800 + $10,000 = $29,800 (What Anguilla)

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Other Miscellaneous Game 1 Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) A TRIP TO THE VALLEY $400 (clue #21)
Victoria 2400 -2400 (Yogesh 7200 Andrew 3000)
2) BEFORE, DURING & AFTER $1200 (clue #4)
Victoria 5200 +1200 (Yogesh 7800 Andrew 3400)
3) THE PRE-MUSKETEERS $1600 (clue #10, $19200 left on board)
Victoria 8000 +8000 (Yogesh 15400 Andrew 3400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 23

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Victoria 4 5 3 3 3 5 2*
Yogesh 5 4 5 5 4 3 4 3 2
Andrew 4 5 4 3 2

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

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Yogesh 4.15
Victoria 3.69
Andrew 3.60

Game 1 Stats:

Yogesh $19,800 Coryat, 22 correct, 1 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Victoria $14,800 Coryat, 23 correct, 7 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Andrew $7,800 Coryat, 10 correct, 1 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,400
Lach Trash: $3,000 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,600

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Game 2 Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The 20th Century; Put A Bird On It; The Category Is: Dance Or Die; Stars Aligning; Quoth The Maven; Nevermore)

Victoria found the Daily Double early in the round and led through 30. She got 3 in dance, while Yogesh got 3 in the 20th century and stars aligning.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Victoria 10 correct 1 incorrect
Yogesh 12 correct 0 incorrect
Andrew 3 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Victoria 6,200
Yogesh 5,600
Andrew 1,400

Today's interviews:

Andrew will donate to Monument Crisis Center if he wins.
Yogesh will donate to Direct Relief if he wins.
Victoria will donate to Partners in Health if she wins.

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Skipping Straight To Desert; Read The Room!; Foe-Pourri; Quasi-Related Pairs; The Classic-Est Of Rock; 12-Letter Words)

Andrew was really behind after getting DD2 incorrect; Yogesh got 5,000 from DD3 and led entering Final. Yogesh got 4 in foes, while Victoria got 3 in reading the room and 12-letter words.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Yogesh 22 correct 1 incorrect
Victoria 21 correct 2 incorrect
Andrew 8 correct 2 incorrect

Scores going into Final:

Yogesh 19,000
Victoria 18,600
Andrew 2,800

Game 2 Final Jeopardy category: Supreme Court Decisions

Game 2 Final Jeopardy! clue: This 1944 decision frequently cites Hirabayashi v. U.S., decided 18 months earlier & upholding a conviction for violating curfew

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Game 2 Final Jeopardy Correct response: What is Korematsu v. U.S.?

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Yogesh was the only player correct in Final to become the first-ever 2-time Jeopardy! Masters champion. Victoria finishes second and Andrew third.

Tonight's results:

Andrew 2,800 - $2,800 = $0 + $15,577 = $15,577 (What is Ken v. US at Wrest)
Victoria 18,600 - $4,400 = $14,200 + $18,800 = $33,000 (What is Takematsu v. US?)
Yogesh 19,000 + $7,201 = $26,201 + $29,800 = $56,001 (What Korematsu)

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Other Miscellaneous Game 2 Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) THE 20th CENTURY $1000 (clue #3)
Victoria 1000 +1000 (Yogesh 0 Andrew 800)
2) QUASI-RELATED PAIRS $1600 (clue #12)
Andrew 4600 -4600 (Victoria 15000 Yogesh 6000)
3) FOE-POURRI $1200 (clue #19, $6800 left on board)
Yogesh 10000 +5000 (Victoria 17000 Andrew 2800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 50

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Victoria 4 5*
Yogesh
Andrew 5

DJ! Round:
Victoria 4 5 3 5 3 2 2 3
Yogesh 3 5† 4 3*
Andrew 4 4 4 4* 5 5 5

† - selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Yogesh 3.75
Victoria 3.60
Andrew 4.50

Game 2 Stats:

Yogesh $15,200 Coryat, 22 correct, 1 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Victoria $18,600 Coryat, 21 correct, 2 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Andrew $7,400 Coryat, 8 correct, 2 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $41,200
Lach Trash: $9,200 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,400

Player Statistics:

Victoria Groce, career statistics:

974 correct, 155 incorrect
37/47 on rebound attempts (on 112 rebound opportunities)
44.14% in first on buzzer (979/2218)
52/64 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $193,905)
22/39 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,159

Yogesh Raut, career statistics:

921 correct, 89 incorrect
70/80 on rebound attempts (on 181 rebound opportunities)
33.98% in first on buzzer (852/2507)
29/34 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $159,294)
28/44 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,895

Andrew He, career statistics:

812 correct, 122 incorrect
58/72 on rebound attempts (on 179 rebound opportunities)
29.79% in first on buzzer (764/2565)
38/53 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $142,200)
23/45 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,769

Andy's Thoughts:

• Yogesh remains #6 in career earnings, Victoria moves to #7 in career earnings, and Andrew moves to #13 in career earnings.
• I still think Victoria is overall the better player than Yogesh; it's just that Yogesh has had some breaks go his way at the right time. And honestly, that's what Jeopardy! is about sometimes.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Victoria $18,600 ($18,800) Yogesh $19,000 ($29,800) Andrew $2,800 ($15,577))
Victoria's current score: $37,400
Victoria's maximum possible score: $56,000
Yogesh's current score: $48,800
Yogesh's maximum possible score: $67,800
Andrew's current score: $18,377
Andrew's maximum possible score: $21,177

Victoria: You have to bet at least 4,200. Bet no more than 16,222 to lock Andrew out for second.
Yogesh: Cover bet is 7,201.
Andrew: Go all in, just in case you're correct, Victoria isn't, and Victoria bets too much.