With Season 40 kicking off in just 6 days, I’m finally saying an official goodbye to Season 39. This week I worked hard getting all 46 weeks of contestant & host outfits posted to Instagram. I’ve also included all the contestant collages at the end of this post. Scroll through and remember all the great outfits from this season!
Where to find me in Season 40
Ah, I long for the halcyon days of yore (1 year ago) when Twitter was just bad in the regular way and not in the “a-billionaire-intentionally-vandalized-its-entire-functionality” way it is now.
I have not been posting much on Twitter, especially since it became “X”, but I’ve had a hard time leaving it completely. I think often about all the friends and experiences that I have had as a direct result of me tweeting some unnecessarily-detailed stats about Matt Amodio’s shirts almost two years ago. Getting to attend Jeopardy! Honors and be a guest on the Inside Jeopardy! podcast last year was the highlight of my entire life and none of that would have ever happened without Twitter & the Jeopardy! community there.
As followers and friends migrate to other platforms, it is unclear where activities like live-tweeting Jeopardy! are going to coalesce in the upcoming season. (It’s also slated to be an odd season, with the first few months dedicated to bringing back previous contestants from Season 37 & 38, at least until the WGA strike is resolved.)
My plan for the future is to continue writing full recaps here on Substack. This feels like a good home base for me, the format is flexible, and I like that followers can subscribe by email or easily scroll through the archives for specific episodes.
However, since writing here lacks the interaction and engagement of social media, I will continue to venture out as well. I am exploring the potential of Instagram, so you will probably see me posting there rather than Twitter for a while. I set up a Threads account but I’m mostly avoiding it until they launch the desktop/web version. You can find a full list of my social media accounts on Linktree.
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“Fave Five” Picks
Here are my top five picks of Ken’s ties, Ken’s faces, and Mayim’s outfits from Season 39. I’m working on a best-dressed list for contestants too, but there are SO many I am struggling to narrow down my picks!
Season 39 Contestants by Week
Speaking of well-dressed contestants, here are pictures of every single one! Which is your favorite?