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Jeopardy! Masters Recap – Wednesday, June 4, 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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Upcoming Encore Presentations

August 12: S42 E98 (January 21, 2026)
August 13: S42 E99 (January 22, 2026)
August 14: S42 E100 (January 23, 2026)
August 15-16: S41 E141 (March 24, 2025)
August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
August 20: S42 E103 (January 28, 2026)
August 21: S42 E104 (January 29, 2026)
August 22-23: S41 E142 (March 25, 2025)
August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
August 25: S42 E107 (February 3, 2026)
August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
August 29-30: S41 E143 (March 26, 2025)
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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:

Juveria Zaheer, a psychiatrist from Whitby, Ontario, Canada (9-8, 0 points)

Juveria Zaheer on Jeopardy!

Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California (13-10, 0 points)

Isaac Hirsch on Jeopardy!

Victoria Groce, a writer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (18-6, 6 points)

Victoria Groce on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

The initial game of our two-hour finale tonight features our third of four matches in the round robin semifinal, as Victoria Groce, Isaac Hirsch, and Juveria Zaheer take part. Victoria has already booked her ticket to the final, but can ensure first podium in the final by finishing either first or second in this game. The Unified Prediction Model gives Victoria a 45.6% chance, to Juveria’s 30.0% chance and Isaac’s 24.4% chance.

What is more intriguing is the battle between Juveria and Isaac for what is likely the third spot in the final—as things stand now, Isaac has 11 correct responses in the semifinals to Juveria’s 9; I’ll be watching how that shakes down as today’s episode plays out.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! Masters today? Here’s the Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Jeopardy! Masters (game 1) by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Books Of The Bible; International Athletes; Architecture Terms; Get Hyphenated; Alphabetically First &/Or Last; Black History & Genealogy)

Victoria found the Daily Double early and used it to jump into a big lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Victoria 14 correct 0 incorrect
Juveria 8 correct 1 incorrect
Isaac 6 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Victoria 12,800
Juveria 3,400
Isaac 2,000

Today’s interviews:

Juveria has her two daughters, husband, friends, and coworkers in her cheering system.
Isaac is the son of two librarians.
Victoria is now a Level 1 sommelier.

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Books Of The Bible?; Celebrations; Broadway Musical Change A Letter; Science Class; Geography; On “Que”)

Victoria’s dominance continued as she picked up both Daily Doubles and cruised to a runaway.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Victoria 31 correct 3 incorrect
Juveria 15 correct 2 incorrect
Isaac 7 correct 2 incorrect

Scores going into Final:

Victoria 32,400
Juveria 7,400
Isaac 1,200

Correct response: What is fealty?

Juveria and Isaac were correct in Final; 3 points to Victoria, 1 to Juveria!

Tonight’s results:

Isaac 1,200 + $100 = $1,300 (What is fealty?)
Juveria 7,400 + $0 = $7,400 (What is fealty?)
Victoria 32,400 – $2,600 = $29,800 (What is ??)

Victoria Groce, today's Jeopardy! Masters winner (for June 4, 2025's first game.)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) BOOKS OF THE BIBLE $600 (clue #6)
Victoria 3200 +3200 (Isaac 0 Juveria 1000)
2) CELEBRATIONS $2000 (clue #5)
Victoria 16000 +2000 (Isaac 400 Juveria 5800)
3) BOOKS OF THE BIBLE? $2000 (clue #20, $6000 left on board)
Victoria 31200 +1200 (Isaac 1200 Juveria 6600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 116

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Victoria 5 4 3 5 3*
Isaac
Juveria 4

DJ! Round:
Victoria 4 5* 5 4 3 2 5 5 2 4 5 2 5*
Isaac 3 3 4
Juveria 3 4 3 4

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Victoria 3.94
Juveria 3.60
Isaac 3.33

Game Stats:

Victoria $30,600 Coryat, 31 correct, 3 incorrect, 49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Juveria $7,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Isaac $1,200 Coryat, 7 correct, 2 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,200
Lach Trash: $8,000 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,800

Player Statistics:

Victoria Groce, career statistics:

637 correct, 85 incorrect
23/28 on rebound attempts (on 74 rebound opportunities)
42.59% in first on buzzer (629/1477)
33/39 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $166,305)
15/26 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,138

Isaac Hirsch, career statistics:

502 correct, 99 incorrect
30/37 on rebound attempts (on 99 rebound opportunities)
37.31% in first on buzzer (510/1367)
20/30 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,000)
14/24 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,733

Juveria Zaheer, career statistics:

418 correct, 76 incorrect
20/24 on rebound attempts (on 80 rebound opportunities)
37.19% in first on buzzer (424/1140)
20/26 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $100,200)
12/20 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,510

Andy’s Thoughts:

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