Today is the last day of quarterfinals, Day 9 of 14 in the Season 39 Champions Wildcard (Group 1)
- Wildcard Group 1 runs January 16th - February 2nd
- Wildcard Group 2 runs February 5th - 22nd
- Contestants are listed here.
- This will be followed by the Tournament of Champions.
I’m posting occasionally on various social media, but this newsletter is the best place to find daily recaps, photos, and announcements.
Tamara Ghattas
Tamara just has the best vibes. I love this cute print so much! And her geometric glasses are iconic.
I found the same print on ModCloth but it’s not the same style.
Original appearance details:
- first episode 3/24/23
- won 1 game (vs. Alec Chao & Michael Murphy)
- lost to Nicole Rudolph (alongside Kevin Manning)
Michael Menkhus
Michael changed up his look a little from his first appearance! He wore sweaters last time, but is wearing a suit today — complete with pocket square and lapel pin! The pin looks like an adorable corgi, but my googling isn’t finding an exact match.
UPDATE: Thanks Michael for letting me know this is a corgi holding a knife, from Hot Topic (sadly, out of stock)
Aww, hi to Michael fiancée in the audience! Super cute purple hair and glasses.
Original appearance details:
- first episode 9/22/22
- won 2 games (vs. Martha Bath & Lynda Tsuboi, vs. Jenny Dally & Navid Mehrjou)
- lost to David Sibley (alongside Sue Adams)
Ittai Sopher
Ittai KILLED IT in this red double-breasted jacket! He had a good variety of colors in his original run too, but none as eye-catching as this. You love to see it.
Original appearance details:
- first episode 7/12/23
- won 2 games (vs. Justin White & Mia McGill, vs. Kathy Barkey & Dennis Leung)
- lost to Daniel Moore (alongside Allison Madson)
Ken Jennings
This is the first time Ken has worn this tie during the regular show this season! He wore it twice last season and once during Celebrity Jeopardy. It has a very retro vibe, I’m actually wondering if it may be one of Alex Trebek’s ties passed down to Ken. (I need to get started cataloging old episodes from Pluto so I can cross-reference Alex’s ties!)
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I just added a BUNCH of 2024 ToC team shirts to the inventory (if you’ve qualified for the ToC and I haven’t designed your shirt yet, get in touch with me!)