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James Holzhauer expressed disappointment after losing the Jeopardy! Masters Season 2 finale to Victoria Groce, who won the $500,000 prize. Despite his loss, Holzhauer congratulated his opponents and pledged to donate to Project 150, a charity supporting disadvantaged high school students. Fans showed their support and praised his unique gameplay strategy.
Victoria Groce emerged as the champion of Season 2 of Jeopardy! Masters, defeating James Holzhauer and Yogesh Raut in a thrilling finale. Groce won the $500,000 prize and a $100,000 donation to her chosen charity, Partners in Health. Raut and Holzhauer placed second and third, winning $250,000 and $150,000 respectively.
Yogesh Raut reflects on his experience winning the 2024 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, highlighting the diverse forms of intelligence and the importance of creativity and curiosity in quizzing success. He discusses the impact of his upbringing as a child of immigrants on his drive for learning and the significance of knowledge in navigating exclusion. Raut emphasizes that quizzing is not about robotic memorization but about making the world memorable by investing it with meaning, and suggests that for less privileged individuals, trivia can be a matter of survival.
Yogesh Raut wins the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, but his victory sparks mixed reactions from fans, with some criticizing his buzzer technique as "obnoxious." Despite the backlash, others defend Raut's performance and praise his trivia skills. Even runner-up Ben Chan had high praise for Raut, calling him helpful and generous.