This is Day 7 of 14 in the Season 39 Champions Wildcard (Group 2)
- Wildcard Group 2 runs February 5th - 22nd
- Contestants are listed here
- This will be followed by the Tournament of Champions.
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Long Nguyen
During this season of returning-contestant tournaments, I’ve really enjoyed comparing contestant outfits to their previous looks. Long’s outfit is similar to his previous ones - a neutral button down shirt. I like that he matched his grey undershirt to his grey shirt.
Original appearance details:
- first episode 3/14/23
- lost to Stephen Webb (alongside Jessica Ashooh)
- returned to & won Season 39 Second Chance Week 4 (1/11/24, 1/12/24, 1/15/24)
Kat Jepson
Kat is just the coolest, I loved her excited anecdote about seeing a cool insect (the Beautiful Wood-Nymph.) She kept her hair the same color as before, an amazing shade of teal, and wore a similar style outfit but different glasses this time!
I made sure to grab a screenshot showing her hands because (like Dan yesterday), Kat has some excellent accessories. Her tattoos also look very interesting, though I didn’t stop long enough to identify them.
Original appearance details:
- first episode 4/11/23
- won 1 game (vs. Robbi Ramirez & Mark Sutch)
- lost to Ben Chan (alongside Laura Caton)
Nicole Rudolph
Nicole wore floral prints in her original appearances, and switched to solid colors tonight. I LOVE a bright blazer, you can not go wrong with a solid-colored, vibrant blazer on Jeopardy. Good job, Nicole.
Original appearance details:
- first episode 3/27/23
- won 1 game (vs. Tamara Ghattas & Kevin Manning)
- lost to Lisa Sriken (alongside Mara Lasko)
Ken Jennings
Ken has three or four ties that are so similar to this, but I think this is a new pattern. Yes, I am still painstakingly updating my spreadsheet every episode to keep track! He has quite the collection of ties now (about 120 different ones by my count!), though he probably has a few decades before his wardrobe rivals Alex Trebek’s (who reportedly had over 300 ties in his Jeopardy! closet.)
Team shirts are available in my Etsy for most of the 27 upcoming ToC contestants!
If you’re a ToC (or JIT or Masters) contestant and you want me to make a shirt design, get in touch with me!