When "Jeopardy! Masters" hit the 2025 TV schedule last week, longtime fans were stoked to see Brad Rutter, the biggest winner in "Jeopardy!" history — return to the Alex Trebek Stage. After he turned down offers to appear in the JIT for the past couple of years, this was Rutter’s first time behind the podium since Ken Jennings beat him in 2020’s GOAT Tournament, and we have their fellow GOAT contestant James Holzhauer to thank for bringing these old rivals face-to-face.
The three finalists from last year’s Masters — Victoria Groce, Yogesh Raut and James Holzhauer — were among the nine invited to compete on the third season of the elite tournament on ABC (and streaming with a Hulu subscription). However, much to my enormous dismay, Holzhauer was missing from the lineup.
