It’s Day 13 of the Jeopardy Invitational Tournament! (The first day of the finals.) This is a new format for the finals — “first to two wins”! Similar to the ToC “first to three” (but shorter), this will consist of two, three, or four games.
And then the long-awaited regular games return!
Amy Schneider
This may be one of my favorite of Amy’s outfits in all of her appearances!! The colors are simply stunning. Plus, the keyhole neckline + ruching/gathering at the waist are beautiful details.
I found Amy’s dress on Amazon.
Victoria Groce
Wow, I love the bright, bold contrast of this design! If there’s one thing you can be sure of when you see Victoria on TV, it’s that she is going to wear something amazing (well, also that she’ll answer a lot of hard trivia questions correctly!)
I’m happy she got a chance to explain her necklace during her anecdote, because I *immediately* wondered what it was. (See below for link)
I tracked down Victoria’s dress on ebay.
And I’m pretty sure the necklace is this endorphin choker from Made with Molecules. (They also have a BUNCH of other molecular structure jewelry, including a caffeine necklace that I suspect is the one Victoria wore in the quarterfinals.)
Sorry, I ran out of time to sleuth Victoria’s glasses tonight - I’ll add info here later if I come back to it.
EDIT: Victoria let me know these are an older Francis Klein style (Bercy). Victoria’s are black/grey, but here is an ebay listing for a blue pair.
Andrew He
“And you look amazingly… comfortable!”
haha j/k I love Andrew’s cashmere long sleeve polo (he wore it previously in the 2022 ToC.) It’s just very neutral compared to his opponents’ colorful outfits tonight.
Andrew’s sense of humor was on full display tonight with his participant ribbon anecdote. (I hope he did give one to Ken!)
Ken Jennings
When Ken wore this tie during Celebrity Jeopardy, I thought it was clusters of flowers. But upon closer inspection, it looks like clusters of paisleys. I love the color!
Michael Davies is at the head of the judges table tonight! During most games, I think he is in the control room rather than at the table. But occasionally (maybe mostly important events like JIT or Masters?) we see him sitting at the table during the FJ bumper.
Just listed a new mug in the shop!
JeoparDAY has passed, but if you’re planning to take the Anytime Test soon, I have some resources for you!
Jeopardy has a Youtube Playlist with previous contestant tests from 2017-2020. I recently put some time into creating this spreadsheet to grade my answers and check my score while practicing with those videos. Feel free to make a copy and use it for yourself! There is a separate tab for each video test.
watch the test video with the spreadsheet side-by-side
type your answers into the spreadsheet
when you're done, unhide the answer column
check the boxes for correct answers
the sheet will calculate your score (35+ is widely rumored to be "passing")
Victoria’s glasses are Francis Klein. The pair she wore today is a little older, but I believe the pair she wore yesterday (blue with ginormous jewels, as befits a queen) is Eagle Exceptional.