Jeopardy! Masters Recap - Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (Game 2)

Game Recap & Tonight's Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here's the Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Jeopardy! Masters (game 2) by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Hello, Gorges; In The Dictionary; Cardio "B"; From Movie To Tv; Drink Inventor Claimants; Novel Title Change A Letter)

Victoria got off to a rocket start, picking up 3,600 from the Daily Double and ending the round in five figures. On the opening board, Victoria got 3 in gorges, while Yogesh got 3 in "From Movie To TV".

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Victoria 11 correct 3 incorrect
Yogesh 9 correct 1 incorrect
Paolo 8 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Victoria 10,000
Yogesh 3,400
Paolo 2,800

Today's interviews:

Yogesh has a new hobby—watching TV shows on Zoom with older people.
Paolo writes daily crosswords.
Victoria was at the ACPT that Paolo won.

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: British War History; Anagrams Of Each Other; Do Call It A Comeback; Art & Artists; Festivals & Holidays; Brandi Carlile & Friends)

Do call it a comeback! Yogesh picked up 7,000 from DD2, forcing Victoria into an aggressive bet on DD3—where an extra incorrect French article sent Victoria's score back to 0. From there, Yogesh was able to cruise to a runaway. On the second board, Yogesh got 4 in British war history, while Victoria got 3 in art & artists.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Yogesh 19 correct 2 incorrect
Paolo 12 correct 2 incorrect
Victoria 21 correct 8 incorrect

Scores going into Final:

Yogesh 19,600
Paolo 4,800
Victoria 2,000

Final Jeopardy category: 19th Century British Poetry

Final Jeopardy! clue: The famous opening of this long poem continues, "But still will keep a bower quiet for us, and a sleep full of sweet dreams"

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Correct response: What is "Endymion" (by John Keats)?

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Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; 3 points to Yogesh and 1 to Paolo.

Tonight's results:

Victoria 2,000 - $222 = $1,778 (What is The Prelude? Hi Nora!)
Paolo 4,800 - $0 = $4,800 (What is…)
Yogesh 19,600 - $9,999 = $9,601 (What is Crossing The Bar) (Winner)

Jeopardy! Masters Standings:

(through 2 episodes)
1) Paolo Pasco, 4 points, 1 win, 35 correct responses, $21,600 Coryat Score, $23,100 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Yogesh Raut, 4 points, 1 win, 33 correct responses, $22,800 Coryat Score, $28,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Victoria Groce, 3 points, 1 win, 51 correct responses, $36,200 Coryat Score, $26,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Juveria Zaheer, 3 points, 1 win, 34 correct responses, $27,800 Coryat Score, $32,600 earned before Final Jeopardy
5) Andrew He, 1 points, 0 wins, 28 correct responses, $9,200 Coryat Score, $9,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
6) Long Nguyen, 1 points, 0 wins, 20 correct responses, $9,600 Coryat Score, $10,800 earned before Final Jeopardy

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) HELLO, GORGES $800 (clue #8)
Victoria 3600 +3600 (Paolo 1600 Yogesh 600)
2) BRITISH WAR HISTORY $1600 (clue #10)
Yogesh 7000 +7000 (Victoria 12000 Paolo 2800)
3) FESTIVALS & HOLIDAYS $1600 (clue #12, $16400 left on board)
Victoria 14000 -14000 (Paolo 2800 Yogesh 14000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 100

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Victoria 4 5 3 5 4*
Paolo 4 3
Yogesh 5

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

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Yogesh 4.80
Paolo 3.40
Victoria 4.10

Game Stats:

Yogesh $14,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Paolo $4,800 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Victoria $13,200 Coryat, 21 correct, 8 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $32,200
Lach Trash: $8,800 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,000

Player Statistics:

Victoria Groce, career statistics:

727 correct, 105 incorrect
26/32 on rebound attempts (on 90 rebound opportunities)
42.52% in first on buzzer (725/1705)
37/45 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $163,305)
17/30 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,800

Paolo Pasco, career statistics:

349 correct, 29 incorrect
21/23 on rebound attempts (on 72 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (315/855)
22/25 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $89,900)
8/15 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,640

Yogesh Raut, career statistics:

754 correct, 68 incorrect
61/68 on rebound attempts (on 148 rebound opportunities)
34.65% in first on buzzer (691/1994)
26/28 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $162,694)
20/35 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,771

Andy's Thoughts:

• As a Canadian, born in Quebec, the judges absolutely made the correct call on DD3. Plus, head writer Billy Wisse is from Montreal—his local knowledge here I'm sure proved to be critical in the judges' room.
• Today's box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Chances of winning Jeopardy! Masters:

(Note: These chances now take into account the matchups for Match Day 3.)
Victoria Groce 23.36%
Yogesh Raut 22.76%
Juveria Zaheer 18.36%
Paolo Pasco 17.76%
Andrew He 10.32%
Long Nguyen 7.72%