It’s Day 6 of the Finals! Since this is a “first to 3 wins” format, it may end tonight or tomorrow - DON’T READ THE REST if you don’t want to know how tonight’s game turns out.
After that, we’ll move on to the JIT (Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament) featuring great players from Jeopardy! history. The lineup just dropped recently and it is INCREDIBLE.
I’m posting occasionally on various social media (mostly Instagram right now), but this newsletter is the best place to find daily recaps, photos, and announcements.
Spoilers below!
Yogesh Raut
I thought Yogesh would wear his navy shirt for the 2nd time, but instead he wore the maroon shirt for the 3rd time! (I know, this is so interesting.) The final score for this tournament is maroon shirt = 3x, blue shirt = 2, light blue (checkered) shirt = 2, navy shirt = 1. I’d love to see Yogesh add teal and/or purple to his wardrobe at Masters!
Outfits in his original run:
Outfits in this tournament so far:
Troy Meyer
Troy wore this outfit in the 2nd day of the Finals, when he talked about his late mother buying him the cardigan. (Side note, almost every one of Troy’s anecdotes has made me cry!) The lavender shirt with the black & white cardigan is a fun contrast. (I feel like this also would have worked with the black turtleneck, so good mix & match options!) REALLY hoping this is not the last we see of Troy (maybe JIT 2025?)
ALSO Troy’s tie in Day 1 of the Finals of this tournament is the only time ANY of these three contestants have worn a tie (in this tournament OR in their original runs!) Nice work, Troy :)
Outfits in his original run:
Outfits in this tournament so far:
Ben Chan
Ben hasn’t worn this particular combo together yet, though he has worn both pieces in other outfits. He’s got his Zippin Pippin pin back on tonight, and his floral (?) pocket square.
Outfits in his original run:
Outfits so far in this tournament:
Ken Jennings
The JIT starts tomorrow! The first episode will be Dan Pawson vs. Pam Mueller vs. Andrew He. Can’t wait to see some of my favorite contestants return in this tournament!
JeoparDAY is coming up and if you’re planning to take the Anytime Test, 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")
Just listed Team Victoria shirts for the JIT! And if you have too many favorite contestants (like me), there are also Team Everyone shirts.
(If you’re in the JIT and there’s time before your final episode, get in touch with me to order shirts!)