What Is… Romance? Your Guide to the ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ Contestants’ Relationships
The 2026 Jeopardy! Masters tournament is finally here! Before the first buzzer goes off, Swooon has your essential guide to everything you need to know about this season’s six Jeopardy! all-star contestants’ love lives.
Season 4 of Jeopardy! Masters, hosted by Ken Jennings, features six returning players: Yogesh Raut, Juveria Zaheer, and Victoria Groce, who qualified as the 2025 Jeopardy! Masters champion, runner-up, and third-place finalist, respectively, as well as 2026 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament winner and runner-up, Andrew He and Long Nguyen, and 2026 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions winner Paolo Pasco.
While viewers have gotten to know these contestants — and their trivia knowledge — incredibly well during their time on the show, sharing anecdotes from their private lives every episode, we can’t help but wonder what these Jeopardy! stars’ lives are like off the Alex Trebek Stage. More specifically, who’s cheering them on from the audience and helping them study by quizzing them behind the scenes?
Catch up with the six Jeopardy! Masters 2026 contestants below to find out who’s given a window into their love lives, families, and more!
Jeopardy! Masters, Season 4, Tuesday, August 25, 8/7c, ABC
Andrew He
Status: Married
During the 2023 season of Jeopardy! Masters, Andrew He shouted out his wife, Sarah, announcing that they had welcomed a son while filming the championship. He revealed, “I have a newborn son. Thanks to just everyone in the world, I guess, but especially the Jeopardy! crew.”
He told viewers, “I just want to say to Sarah, I love you so much. This is for you, and I wouldn’t be anywhere near here if not for you. So I’m gonna have to bring something nice for you and everyone.”
Yogesh Raut
Status: Unclear
The reigning Jeopardy! Masters champion keeps his love life under wraps. Hopefully, he’ll shout out someone special this time around!
Victoria Groce
Status: Married
Victoria Groce is married to Philip, a software engineer at the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute. According to her bio for The Chase, Victoria lives in Pittsburgh with Philip, their teenage daughter, and two cats.
Paolo Pasco
Status: Unclear
At just 26, Paolo Pasco has not made his relationship status known. That said, the Jeopardy! champ has made it clear that he absolutely loves crossword puzzles.
Long Nguyen
Status: Single
During a past Jeopardy! appearance, Long Nguyen revealed that his parents “consider him the black sheep in the family” because he has “no wife, no job, [and] no kids.” That said, he explained, “After I won the Second Chance Tournament, I asked my mom, ‘Am I still the black sheep?’ And she goes, ‘Well, you’re still the darkest-colored sheep.'” As Ken Jennings put it, he’s moving up in the rankings.
Juveria Zaheer
Status: Married
Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions alum Juveria Zaheer got married to Mike Collins in 2009. Juveria is also a mom, with two daughters cheering her on with her husband back home.
