Great lineup of champions!!

Fun fact: Yogesh is the first 3 day champion to have defeated a superchampion in a runaway since Jared Waston defeated Cris Pannullo in game 2 of the 2024 Tournament of Champions, which is even funnier when this was game 2 of Jeopardy Masters 2024! Yogesh is also the first 3 day champion since Emma Boettcher to have defeated James Holzhauer, and is the 4th player to defeat James! The others were Emma Boettcher, Ken Jennings, and Matt Amodio. Yogesh is the first champion since Mattea Roach to have come ahead of James in a runaway and is the first champion to officially defeat James Holzhauer since Matt Amodio in last year's Masters Tournament. Yogesh is the first champion since Victoria Groce to have defeated two superchampions, and he defeated them in a runaway! What's also funny is Yogesh and Victoria scored nearly $30,000 without finding a single Daily Double in the quarterfinals they played to win their way into this tournament!

3 of 4 most recent TOC winners competed in this 1st game of Jeopardy! Masters Season 2.

It's rare to see James lose, let alone lose in runaway fashion. I'm personally rooting for him, hopefully he'll pick it up in his second match!

Congratulations Yogesh.

Got it!

Oh wow, I've actually been to the cathedral in Valletta that was the headquarters for the order!! Malta is an incredible country if you're interested in Mediterranean History. Neolithic sites, an intact Roman Villa, tons and tons of Medieval European art and architecture... It was even the headquarters for the Allies' Mediterranean campaign in WWII. And all this on a tiny archipelago you could walk across in a day, but would take you weeks to explore thoroughly. It's incredible. (Needless to say I got the answer before the clue was finished being read. You don't forget that kind of stuff if you literally spent a whole week immersed in it.)

Was so hoping they were going to use the GOAT think music

Haha, I guessed "Malta City," had no idea what the capital was.

James got none of the Daily Doubles in Double Jeopardy. That sealed his defeat.

Yogesh definitely surprised me in this game

This was not a normal Jeopardy James game.

But what does the "quizzing community" think of Yogesh's sellout?

Damn Amy, why didn't you go all in. 😖

I got this Final Jeopardy! clue right.

Great job, Yogesh!

Does Yogesh get credit for not actually putting it in question form? Whatere???

I do not think it is fair to brings James back. He's already won Masters. I hope Yegash(not sure about the name or spelling, please excuse me)I hope he wins He's wicked smart. I love Amy, and always hope she wins, first everytime. Anybody but James. Not fair. JMO.

I just do not enjoy this guy. He just looks like he's not happy to be there all the time lol

They should give her the title of "most liked" contestant of all time, after bringing her on for publicity and leftist brownie points instead of performance, only to have her lose badly, again, and make the decision look even more heavy-handed. Oh well, they gave it a shot.. Jeopardy has had its share of "unique" looking women on the show over the years, but it's actually quite an accomplishment to top that list, also.. Move over, Breakfast, time for an empty stomach!