# Victoria Groce
**Victoria Groce**, nicknamed "The Queen," is an American quiz champion and television personality from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, best known for winning Jeopardy! Masters 2024 and the inaugural Jeopardy! Invitational [Tournament](https://www.edgepedia.org/tournament) earlier the same year.[1](https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/tournament-stories/victoria-groce-wins-jeopardy-masters-2024-i-feel-luckiest-person-ever-was) • [2](https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/tournament-stories/victoria-groce-reflects-winning-jeopardy-invitational-tournament-buzzer) She first appeared on [Jeopardy!](https://www.edgepedia.org/jeopardy) in 2005, when she won a single game, and returned to the show in 2024 as one of its most successful tournament players.[3](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2475735/the-10-biggest-winners-in-jeopardy-history)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appearance | 2005; won one game and $22,801, ending David Madden's 19-game win streak[3](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2475735/the-10-biggest-winners-in-jeopardy-history) |
| 2024 Invitational Tournament | First-ever champion, earning $100,000 and a place in Jeopardy! Masters[2](https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/tournament-stories/victoria-groce-reflects-winning-jeopardy-invitational-tournament-buzzer) • [3](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2475735/the-10-biggest-winners-in-jeopardy-history) |
| Jeopardy! Masters 2024 | Champion, with 55,400 points in the two-game final; $500,000 grand prize and the Trebek Trophy[1](https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/tournament-stories/victoria-groce-wins-jeopardy-masters-2024-i-feel-luckiest-person-ever-was) |
| Jeopardy! Masters 2025 | Third place, adding $150,000[3](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2475735/the-10-biggest-winners-in-jeopardy-history) |
| Outside Jeopardy! | Winner of the 2024 World Quizzing Championships[4](https://www.allthingsquiz.com/post/interview-victoria-groce-world-champion) |
| Television | Appears with other Jeopardy! alums on The Chase[3](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2475735/the-10-biggest-winners-in-jeopardy-history) |
| Listed earnings | $772,801 in Jeopardy! competition winnings[3](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2475735/the-10-biggest-winners-in-jeopardy-history) |
## Early appearance in 2005
Groce's first run on Jeopardy! lasted a single game, but it was a consequential one: she was the player who ended the 19-game win streak of David Madden, one of the show's longest-running champions.[3](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2475735/the-10-biggest-winners-in-jeopardy-history) In her own account, she assumed she would never be invited back, believing there were "literally thousands of people with a longer Jeopardy! resume" than hers.[2](https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/tournament-stories/victoria-groce-reflects-winning-jeopardy-invitational-tournament-buzzer) In the years between appearances she competed in a large number of quiz competitions around the world.[2](https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/tournament-stories/victoria-groce-reflects-winning-jeopardy-invitational-tournament-buzzer)
## 2024 Invitational Tournament
In spring 2024, Groce was invited back to the Alex Trebek Stage for the inaugural Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament, a field that included returning Masters players [Amy Schneider](https://www.edgepedia.org/amy-schneider), Andrew He, and [Sam Buttrey](https://www.edgepedia.org/sam-buttrey).[2](https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/tournament-stories/victoria-groce-reflects-winning-jeopardy-invitational-tournament-buzzer) She won her quarterfinal against Dhruv Gaur and Ben Ingram without hitting a Daily Double, fended off Matt Jackson and Sam Buttrey in the semifinal, and beat Schneider and He in the finals, becoming the first-ever Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament champion.[2](https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/tournament-stories/victoria-groce-reflects-winning-jeopardy-invitational-tournament-buzzer) • [5](https://jeopardy.substack.com/p/who-is-victoria-groce-f15) The win paid $100,000 and earned her a place in Jeopardy! Masters.[3](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2475735/the-10-biggest-winners-in-jeopardy-history)
## Jeopardy! Masters 2024 champion
In the Masters tournament, which aired on ABC, Groce defeated reigning champion [James Holzhauer](https://www.edgepedia.org/james-holzhauer) and 2024 Tournament of Champions winner Yogesh Raut to take the title.[1](https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/tournament-stories/victoria-groce-wins-jeopardy-masters-2024-i-feel-luckiest-person-ever-was) • [6](https://www.tvinsider.com/1137380/jeopardy-masters-victoria-groce-the-chase-james-holzhauer/) In the two-game final she totaled 55,400 points against Raut's 45,910 and Holzhauer's 38,017.[1](https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/tournament-stories/victoria-groce-wins-jeopardy-masters-2024-i-feel-luckiest-person-ever-was) Holzhauer won Game One with 28,309 points to her 21,400, but in Game Two she picked up two clutch Daily Doubles and secured a runaway win.[1](https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/tournament-stories/victoria-groce-wins-jeopardy-masters-2024-i-feel-luckiest-person-ever-was)
Across the competition she notched five runaway games and 257 correct responses.[1](https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/tournament-stories/victoria-groce-wins-jeopardy-masters-2024-i-feel-luckiest-person-ever-was) The championship carried a $500,000 grand prize and the Trebek Trophy, with Raut earning $250,000 for second and Holzhauer $150,000 for third; all three received automatic entry into the following year's Masters.[1](https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/tournament-stories/victoria-groce-wins-jeopardy-masters-2024-i-feel-luckiest-person-ever-was) Her official tournament record shows 22 matches played with 12 first-place finishes and a 92 percent correct-response rate in the quarterfinal stage.[7](https://www.jeopardy.com/track/2024/masters)
## Later career
Groce returned as defending champion at Jeopardy! Masters 2025, where the field expanded to nine players competing for a $500,000 grand prize.[8](https://www.whattowatch.com/features/jeopardy-masters-2025-leaderboard-where-does-each-contestant-stand-in-the-jeopardy-tournament) She again reached the final against Yogesh Raut and Juveria Zaheer, but Raut won with a comeback in the final game, leaving Groce in third place and adding $150,000 to her total.[8](https://www.whattowatch.com/features/jeopardy-masters-2025-leaderboard-where-does-each-contestant-stand-in-the-jeopardy-tournament) • [3](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2475735/the-10-biggest-winners-in-jeopardy-history) Her 2025 tournament statistics included 231 correct answers at an 89 percent accuracy rate and a Daily Double conversion of 86 percent (12 of 14).[8](https://www.whattowatch.com/features/jeopardy-masters-2025-leaderboard-where-does-each-contestant-stand-in-the-jeopardy-tournament)
Outside Jeopardy!, she won the 2024 World Quizzing Championships, a title she discussed in an interview with the quiz publication All Things Quiz.[4](https://www.allthingsquiz.com/post/interview-victoria-groce-world-champion) She appears with other Jeopardy! alums on the game show The Chase, and a Georgia native, she has been profiled in her home state's press about her Masters win.[3](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2475735/the-10-biggest-winners-in-jeopardy-history) • [9](https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/georgia-entertainment-scene/georgia-native-victoria-groce-on-how-she-won-2024-jeopardy-masters/UOTISZ5ZKZHWZEXD77MLP6YT2I/) Jeopardy!'s champions archive lists her cumulative winnings at $1,022,801 alongside her $500,000 Masters prize.[10](https://www.jeopardy.com/track/champion-archive?page=1)
## References
1. [Victoria Groce Wins Jeopardy! Masters 2024, J!Buzz, Jeopardy.com](https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/tournament-stories/victoria-groce-wins-jeopardy-masters-2024-i-feel-luckiest-person-ever-was)
2. [Victoria Groce Reflects on Winning the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament, J!Buzz, Jeopardy.com](https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/tournament-stories/victoria-groce-reflects-winning-jeopardy-invitational-tournament-buzzer)
3. [The 10 Biggest Winners In Jeopardy History, CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2475735/the-10-biggest-winners-in-jeopardy-history)
4. [Interview - Victoria Groce, World Champion, All Things Quiz](https://www.allthingsquiz.com/post/interview-victoria-groce-world-champion)
5. [Who is Victoria Groce?, Inside Jeopardy! Substack](https://jeopardy.substack.com/p/who-is-victoria-groce-f15)
6. ['Jeopardy!': Victoria Groce Gets Candid About Her Life After 'Masters' Win, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/1137380/jeopardy-masters-victoria-groce-the-chase-james-holzhauer/)
7. [2024 Jeopardy! Masters, Jeopardy.com](https://www.jeopardy.com/track/2024/masters)
8. [Jeopardy! Masters 2025 leaderboard: who won and final stats, What to Watch](https://www.whattowatch.com/features/jeopardy-masters-2025-leaderboard-where-does-each-contestant-stand-in-the-jeopardy-tournament)
9. [Georgia native Victoria Groce reveals how she won 2024 Jeopardy! Masters tournament, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution](https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/georgia-entertainment-scene/georgia-native-victoria-groce-on-how-she-won-2024-jeopardy-masters/UOTISZ5ZKZHWZEXD77MLP6YT2I/)
10. [Champions Archive, Jeopardy.com](https://www.jeopardy.com/track/champion-archive?page=1)
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