"I would not begrudge them" - Isaac Hirsch on Jeopardy! Masters not bringing him back again potentially

Isaac Hirsch rocked the Jeopardy! Masters season 3 and had a blast. He took home around $100,000 during the 2025 tournament and came in 4th place.

According to Isaac, this was better than what he had expected from himself. In an Instagram post, the star reveals that he was hoping to get a 5th spot, but getting a 4th one exceeded his expectations.

This is not the first time that fans have heard Isaac's name related to Jeopardy! Previously, he has won ten regular games in 2024.

However, on the topic of him coming back to Jeopardy! Masters, Isaac felt a bit dicey. He said he felt that the producers would not call him back anytime soon after the huge prize money that he had just won. Writing a post on Instagram after bagging the 4th position, Isaac wrote,

"Obviously, losing a bunch of games in not-particularly-competitive fashion isn't exactly the most fun you can have on the Alex Trebek stage, but I still had a few good moments over the course of the tournament. I had told people going in that the absolute best-case scenario for me would be something like fifth place, so we exceeded the absolute best-case scenario!"

Adding, he said,

"I'm incredibly grateful to the folks over there for letting me play some more Jeopardy. It's a rare privilege to have played as many games as I have at this point, so I would not begrudge them if they didn't bring me back for a long, long while."

Isaac Hirsch thanks Jeopardy! Masters on his Instagram post

Given the fact that this was not the first time on Jeopardy! Masters that Isaac appeared on the franchise, continuing on his Instagram post, he thanked all the contestants whom he had met before, along with the ones that he hadn't yet.

Isaac then expressed his appreciation towards the three contestants who ranked before him on the show.

Adding, he talked about the support of his family that was extended towards him during the whole time he was on Jeopardy! Masters. Joking, Isaac said that among his friends and known ones, his teachers and coaches are the ones who are mainly responsible for the knowledge that he retains in his "rapidly deteriorating brain."

Ending the post, Isaac then mentioned his girlfriend Victoria, whose support was never-ending towards his win. He says that she sat through so many of his shows in the studio that at this point, she can "probably help them make the show."

Isaac explained that he couldn't have done it all without her. He wrote,

"But of course, the biggest supporter I have is my wonderful girlfriend Victoria, who has sat through so much in-studio Jeopardy over the past year that she could probably help them make the show at this point... I couldn't have done any of this without her, and I hope I have repaid her in some small part by talking about how much I love her in public. (Gross!)"

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All episodes of Jeopardy! Masters can be watched online via Hulu.

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