| Host | |
| Ken Jennings | |
| Contestants | |
| see below | |
| Announcer | |
| Johnny Gilbert | |
| Photo | |
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| Broadcast | |
| October 17, 2022 – October 28, 2022 | |
| Packager | |
| Sony Pictures Television | |
Contestants[]
| No. | Season | Name | Champion in original appearance | TW | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | Aaron Gulyas | Ryan Long | $2,000 | |
| 2 | Cindy Zhang | Sri Kompella | |||
| 3 | Erica Weiner-Amachi | William Chou | |||
| 4 | Jessica Stephens | Jonathan Fisher | ★ | ||
| 5 | Molly Karol | Andrew He | ★ | ||
| 6 | Renée Russell | Mattea Roach | |||
| 7 | 37 | James Fraser | Lori White | $1,000 | ★ |
| 8 | 38 | Pam Schoenberg | Amy Schneider | ||
| 9 | Tracy Pitzel | Matt Amodio |
| No. | Season | Name | Champion in original appearance | TW | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | Alicia O'Hare | Yungsheng Wang | $2,000 | |
| 2 | Do Park | Amy Schneider | |||
| 3 | 37 | Jack Weller | Brian Chang | ★ | |
| 4 | Nikkee Porcaro | Austin Weiss | |||
| 5 | 38 | Sarah Snider | Mattea Roach | ||
| 6 | Tom Philipose | Ryan Long | |||
| 7 | Jeff Smith | Kate Kohn | $1,000 | ||
| 8 | 37 | Rowan Ward | Matt Amodio | ★ | |
| 9 | 38 | Sadie Goldberger | Megan Wachspress | ★ |
Game Summary[]
| Game | Air Date | Name | Score | Name | Score | Name | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF #1 | October 17, 2022 | Cindy Zhang | $6,800 | Aaron Gulyas | $5,600 | Jessica Stephens | $20,100 | # |
| SF #2 | October 18, 2022 | Erica Weiner-Amachi | $1,800 | Tracy Pitzel | $0 | Molly Karol | $9,599 | # |
| SF #3 | October 19, 2022 | James Fraser | $31,801 | Renée Russell | -$800 | Pam Schoenberg | $9,900 | # |
| Final | October 20, 2022 | James Fraser | $30,929 | Jessica Stephens | $28,600 | Molly Karol | $15,600 | # |
| October 21, 2022 | $0 | $5,300 | $0 | # | ||||
| Total | $30,929 | $33,900 | $15,600 |
| Game | Air Date | Name | Score | Name | Score | Name | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF #1 | October 24, 2022 | Sarah Snider | $10,398 | Jeff Smith | $13,401 | Sadie Goldberger | $21,201 | # |
| SF #2 | October 25, 2022 | Tom Philipose | $6,999 | Alicia O’Hare | $0 | Jack Weller | $26,500 | # |
| SF #3 | October 26, 2022 | Nikkee Porcaro | $1,799 | Do Park | $6,399 | Rowan Ward | $36,800 | # |
| Final | October 27, 2022 | Rowan Ward | $30,000 | Jack Weller | $3,400 | Sadie Goldberger | $4,800 | # |
| October 28, 2022 | $7,799 | $0 | $0 | # | ||||
| Total | $37,799 | $3,400 | $4,800 |
Note[]
- 13 of the participants have competed with ToC entrants before in their original appearance:
- Brian Chang – Jack
- Matt Amodio – Rowan and Tracy
- Matt Amodio and Jonathan Fisher – Jessica
- Andrew He – Molly
- Amy Schneider – Pam and Do
- Mattea Roach – Renée and Sarah
- Ryan Long – Aaron and Tom
- Megan Wachspress – Sadie
- Yungsheng Wang – Alicia
- According to a Twitter account announcement, Erica Weiner-Amachi could be a replacement, and Isaac Applebaum, who originally placed 4th in the National College Championship, announced his absence and became an actual substitute. Later, Isaac qualified in the 2023 Champions Wildcard Diamond tournament, finishing as the quarterfinalist.
- This is the first tournament with Russell Norman as director.
- The ToC held in season 39 is expected to have some changes.
- This is the first tournament where Johnny Gilbert announces the contestants playing the next day.
- This time, Jessica and Rowan qualified for the ToC, setting a record for 3 people competing against Matt Amodio to advance to the ToC.[1] However, both of them came back after realizing the high wall of the ToC[2].
- Reflecting viewers' opinions that it was disappointing that champions with 1 to 3 wins were not given this opportunity after this SCT, starting from the next SCT, the ToC advancement spot for the winners of each group was replaced with a CWC advancement spot where 1 to 3 wins and non-winners of the tournament compete.
Evaluation[]
References[]
- ↑ Josh Saak, Matt's first opponent, qualified for ToC by winning the 2023 CWC Spade group.
- ↑ 11-time champion Jonathan Fisher faced the same fate, and Matt Amodio, who advanced to the bye, also failed to advance to the finals. Additionally, among the S37 players Josh Saak, Emily Sands, and Nick Cascone who advanced to the 2024 ToC through the 2023 CWC, only Emily advanced to the semifinals. As a result, S37 became a season in which not a single player made it to the ToC final following S21 and S28.
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