Monday 5/15/23 Jeopardy! Fashion Recap

Hannah Wilson vs. Ben Chan vs. Wendy Swanson

May 15, 2023

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This must be a holdover from Jeopardy! Masters (this taped the week after the first week of Masters taped), though they put the blue striped backdrop back versus the Masters starry night sky. (One of the most surprising things about seeing a Jeopardy! taping in person was realizing how three-dimensional the background set pieces are! Each of those colorful hills is a few inches thick!)

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Hannah Wilson

This outfit is cute, if a little color-averse! Hannah is wearing her hair up, glasses, and beaded earrings like she wore in her first 3 episodes (last week’s episodes she wore her hair down, no glasses, and no earrings.)

Ben Chan

a philosophy professor from Green Bay, WI

Ben is BACK! He is wearing the grey blazer he wore on Day 1 & 3 (back in April!) and a purplish-blue shirt he has not worn on the show before, as well as his signature clear-framed glasses.

Wendy Swanson

I always enjoy a colorful jacket or sweater over a black shirt! Love this shade of pink especially. Wendy is wearing a very cool beaded necklace tonight.

Mayim Bialik

Mayim wore this dress last season, but this is the first time she has worn it belted! I actually love the addition of the belt. The dress is a similar style to her blue dress she wore without a blazer two weeks ago.

I’ve been meaning to post this once Mayim started hosting again and keep forgetting to grab the link! A LOT of people ask me what Mayim’s pin represents (and yes, she wears it in every episode she hosts!) Here’s a closer picture and the extent of my previous research on it.

BUT someone was smart enough to go straight to the source and ask the folks in the know at Inside Jeopardy! rather than some rando on the internet like me! Listen here around the 23:50 mark to hear producer Sarah Foss explain the origin and meaning of Mayim’s pin.