Today is Day 8 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.
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Johanna Stoberock
I love the color of Johanna’s shirt! When I saw her promo photo, the first thing I noticed was that she matched Ken’s tie.
Johanna also had great color choices in her original episodes!
Original appearance details:
- first episode 4/25/23
- won 1 game (vs. Dillon Hupp & Ian Marquand)
- lost to Jesse Matheny (alongside Liz Everhart)
Connor Sears
Connor almost matches Johanna, but his shirt is a shade redder. He wore mostly shades of blue in his original run, so this is a nice contrast. (Also, and I mean this in the most complimentary way, the beard makes Wildcard Connor looks like he came from an alternate universe to hunt down Original Connor.)
Original appearance details:
- first episode 1/9/23
- won 2 games (vs. Patrick Curran & Kelly Mraz, vs. Max Davison & Suzanne Zgraggen)
- lost to Yogesh Raut (alongside Andrew Whatley)
Alec Chao
This sweater IS green right?? It keeps changing from green to grey when I look at it. (Remember the viral blue/black vs white/gold dress picture? I feel like I relive that every time I try to figure out if something is green or grey.) Anyways, I like it! It looks cozy. I liked Alec’s sweaters in his original episodes, too (yes, even the quarter zip!)
Original appearance details:
- first episode 3/23/23
- won 1 game (vs. Melissa Klapper & Daisy Donohue)
- lost to Tamara Ghattas (alongside Michael Murphy)
Ken Jennings
Another three-peat! This is the 3rd time Ken has worn this paisley tie this season. It’s one of my favorites!
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