| Yogesh Raut | |
|---|---|
 Yogesh Raut in the 2025 Jeopardy! Masters tournament. | |
| Born: | 1984 |
| Birth Hometown: | New York City, New York[1] |
| Occupation: | Educational blogger Podcaster Freelance writer Social and personality psychologist |
| Known for: | His 3-game winning streak on Jeopardy! Winning the 2024 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions and the 2025 Jeopardy! Masters tournament 6th Jeopardy! millionaire in the show's history 6th biggest Jeopardy! overall money winner |
Yogesh Raut is a blogger, podcaster, and freelance writer originally from Springfield, Illinois, now living in Vancouver, Washington.
Jeopardy! Run[]
Regular-season play[]
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 11, 2023 | $41,601 | $41,601 | |
| 2 | January 12, 2023 | $33,601 | $75,202 | Game in which 61 correct responses were given (with 4 rebounds). |
| 3 | January 13, 2023 | $21,201 | $96,403 | Only regular season play game where Yogesh did not find the Daily Doubles. Yogesh's only come-from-behind win in regular-season play. |
| 4 | January 16, 2023 | $22,801 | $98,403 | Lost to Katie Palumbo. |
Tournament of Champions[]
In the fourth quarterfinal game, he faced Nick Cascone and Jake DeArruda. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 26/26 correct responses. No one got Final correct, but he advanced to the semifinals. Nick and Jake took home $5,000.
In the second semifinal game, he faced David Sibley and Emily Sands. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 23/24 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). He was the only player correct and advanced to the finals. David and Emily received $10,000.
In the finals, he faced Ben Chan and Troy Meyer. Throughout the finals, Yogesh came up with 133/139 correct responses (including 3/3 Daily Doubles). He got 4/6 Final Jeopardy correct and won the Tournament of Champions.
Jeopardy! Masters[]
He played in game two of night one against James Holzhauer and Amy Schneider. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 24/27 correct responses (including 1/2 Daily Doubles). Everyone got Final correct. Yogesh's runaway gave him 3 match points.
He played in game two of night two against Victoria Groce and Amy Schneider. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 16/18 correct responses. He and Amy got Final correct. He earned 1 match point for a total of 4 match points.
He played in game one of night three against Matt Amodio and Amy Schneider. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 26/28 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). He got Final incorrect, but got 3 match points via runaway for a total of 7 match points.
He played in game two of night four against Victoria Groce and James Holzhauer. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 19/20 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). He and Victoria got Final correct, but after Victoria failed to make a cover bet, Yogesh came from behind and earned 3 match points for a total of 10 match points.
He played in game two of night five against Amy Schneider and Mattea Roach. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 20/22 correct responses. Nobody got Final correct. He earned no match points and still has 10 match points.
He played in game one of night six against James Holzhauer and Matt Amodio. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 12/12 correct responses. He was the only player who got Final incorrect and earned no match points and still has 10 match points.
He advanced to the semifinals along with James Holzhauer, Victoria Groce and Amy Schneider. Matt Amodio received $50,000 and Mattea Roach received $75,000.
He played in both games of night one. In game one, he faced off against Victoria Groce and James Holzhauer. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 19/21 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). He and James got Final correct. Yogesh earned 3 match points. In game two, she faced off against Victoria Groce and Amy Schneider. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 18/22 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). Amy Schneider finished Double Jeopardy with -3,000 and could not play Final. Both remaining players got Final incorrect. Yogesh received 1 match point for a total of 4 match points.
He played in game two of night two against James Holzhauer and Amy Schneider. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 11/12 correct responses. Everyone got Final correct. He earned 1 match point for a total of 5 match points.
He, James Holzhauer and Victoria Groce advanced to the finals. Amy Schneider received $100,000.He faced off against Victoria Groce and James Holzhauer. Throughout the finals, he came up with a combined 30/32 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). He and James got Final correct in both games, but after losing to Victoria (in a come from behind runaway win), he received $250,000 for first runner-up.
He played in the first game of episode one against Victoria Groce and Brad Rutter. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 24/24 correct responses (including 2/2 Daily Doubles). He and Brad got Final incorrect, but earned 3 match points via runaway.
He played in the second game of episode two against Isaac Hirsch and Roger Craig. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 26/27 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). He and Isaac got Final incorrect, but earned 3 match points via runaway for a total of 6 match points.
He advanced to the quarterfinals along with Victoria Groce, Isaac Hirsch, Roger Craig, Juveria Zaheer and Matt Amodio. Brad Rutter, Adriana Harmeyer and Neilesh Vinjamuri received $15,000.
He played in the first game of episode four against Victoria Groce and Roger Craig. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 16/20 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). Everyone got Final correct. He eared 1 match point for a total of 7 match points.
He played in the first game of episode five against Victoria Groce and Matt Amodio. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 20/20 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). Nobody got Final correct. He eared 1 match point for a total of 8 match points.
He played in the first game of episode six against Victoria Groce and Isaac Hirsch. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 18/21 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). He and Victoria got Final correct. He earned 1 match point for a total of 9 match points.
He advanced to the semifinals along with Victoria Groce, Juveria Zaheer and Isaac Hirsch via # of games won tiebreaker (2-1). Roger Craig received $50,000 and Matt Amodio received $75,000.
He played in both games of episode seven. In game one, he faced off against Victoria Groce and Juveria Zaheer. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 20/21 correct responses (including 0/1 Daily Double). Everyone got Final correct. He earned 1 match point. In game two, he faced off against Victoria Groce and Isaac Hirsch. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 24/25 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). He and Isaac got Final incorrect. He earned 1 match point for a total of 2 match points.
He played in the second game of night two against Juveria Zaheer and Isaac Hirsch. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 24/25 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). Everyone got Final correct. He earned 3 match points for a total of 5 match points.
He advanced to the finals, along with Victoria Groce and Juveria Zaheer. Isaac Hirsch received $100,000.He faced off against Victoria Groce and Juveria Zaheer. Throughout the finals, he came up with 43/45 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). He and Victoria got 1/2 Final correct. Yogesh came from behind and won Jeopardy Masters Season 3.
Common with Other Champions[]
Michael Falk[]
- Both are ToC three-time consecutive champions with one come from behind win in their regular runs. Michael in his first game and Yogesh in his third game.
- The ToC in which these two appeared is the ToC with the most three-game winning streak champions.
- Both were placed in Group 4, and one Superchamp was completely defeated by the 3rd and 4th consecutive champion.
- Both were upset winners, and the contestants had appeared twice in other tournaments before ToC.
Doug Hicton[]
- Both are three-time champions, with over 30 correct answers and over $30,000 in regular-season play.
- When They got off, I had over $20,000 before FJ, like other competitors.
- Both advanced to the finals at ToC.
Emma Boettcher[]
- Both are from Illinois.
- Both won by recording more than $40,000 in their first appearance, and like other competitors before FJ, they accumulated more than $20,000 and were Triple-Gets.
- It set a record at the time of its appearance. Emma had the highest Coryat Score ($53,200) in one contest in her first appearance, and Yogesh set a record with no TS in his second game.
- Both won three games in a row and won more than $90,000 in prize money in regular-season play.
- Both were placed in Group 4 at ToC and advanced to the finals.
Trivia[]
- Among the champions with more than 2 consecutive wins, Emmett Stanton, Kevin Belle and Yogesh have no record of winning a runaway game.
- Yogesh is the third consecutive champion to reach the final since S36 ToC runner-up Emma Boettcher.
- Yogesh is only the second 3-time champion to win the ToC, and the first since Michael Falk in 2006; He is also the first sub-$100,000 champion to win the ToC since Vijay Balse 14 years earlier.
- With his win, Yogesh's home state, Illinois, became the second region in history to produce the most ToC winners, following California.
- After his 2025 Jeopardy! Masters win, Yogesh became the sixth millionaire in Jeopardy! history.
- Yogesh is an Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy alumnus.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Middlewood, Erin. “Vancouver Man Competes on “Jeopardy!”” The Columbian, 10 Jan. 2023, www.columbian.com/news/2023/jan/10/vancouver-man-competes-on-jeopardy/.