Who Won 'Jeopardy! Masters' 2024? (SPOILERS)

“I used to be lovely positive I had it after I hit that remaining Daily Double. And I did the mathematics, like, four instances.”

May 23 2024, Published 9:57 a.m. ET

Was it James Holzhauer, Yogesh Raut, or Victoria Groce who won the Jeopardy! Masters 2024 event?

After many weeks of competition, we in the end have a champion.

So, who among the final three quiz masters (Amy Schneider was once eliminated on May 20) has this 12 months's bragging rights? Read on to find out no best the winner of Jeopardy! Masters 2024, however what that particular person's prize is.

So, who won 'Jeopardy! Masters' 2024? Drum roll, please!

It was once Victoria who reigns very best after the Jeopardy! Masters finale. The fierce competitor beat out sensible minds Yogesh and James, a past winner, to stroll away with the 2024 name.

“I used to be lovely sure I had it once I hit that final Daily Double,” she informed USA Today. “And I did the math, like, 4 instances.” Indeed, as enthusiasts know, Victoria's win used to be the result of cumulative points and money earned all the way through the tournament.

Interestingly, it was once James who had the lead after the primary of two half-hour matchups.

But Victoria's Daily Double in the second game allowed her to pull once more going into Final Jeopardy!

The final clue used to be in the class of American Women: "The New York Times wrote of this woman who had died in 1951, 'Though she was forgotten at the time, part of her remained alive.'"

Victoria decided to not bet anything else, and her correct response of "Henrietta Lacks" was once accompanied by means of this message for fans: "Great games, y'all — see you next year!"

So, what's the 'Jeopardy! Masters' prize that Victoria snagged?

For her impressive feat, the freelance writer from Georgia is going house with a reasonably large check for $500,000.

And, heartwarmingly, Victoria told USA Today that this money is "life changing" for her.

“To be at this level in my lifestyles, on the pinnacle of something this cool, and to have the chance of a few financial safety is really lifestyles changing for me,” she advised the hole, occurring to percentage that she never concept this might happen to her.

"I never expected to be back on Jeopardy!," Victoria confided. "I never expected the call for the Invitational Tournament. Once I got the call, I never expected to win it. I did not go into this expecting to win it. So to have done it felt really completely overwhelming. It was kind of like system collapse.”

As for how the humble quiz master is celebrating her surprise victory, Victoria shared, "I told my husband to visit the wine store and purchase the one silliest bottle of Champagne and pass to the fondness cheese shop. So we had our very fancy wine and cheese once we got back."

And how did James react to his loss? The former champ had this to say on Twitter following Victoria's big win: "Huge congrats to Yogesh and particularly Victoria for a brilliantly played ultimate match. The trivia community and enthusiasts of The Chase already knew Victoria is the best quizzer within the nation — now enthusiasts of Jeopardy! Masters understand it too."

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