Both of them stopped appearing after 4 consecutive wins, but then appeared again. After losing, Ryan was given a chance to try again due to an error in question writing, and Zach, as mentioned above, was delayed due to travel restrictions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Both had beaten champions with three or more wins in a row when they reappeared.
Both competed in the ToC last group of Quarterfinals, where they were crushed by the winners of other tournaments (Francois Barcomb). Both winners also finished third.
Both have come from behind wins in their regular runs. Zach had one and Ryan had three.
The ToC winner has the most prize money and the most consecutive victories among male and female ToC winners, and the participants who met in the ToC finals competed in the Regular Game (Zach - Amy Schneider and Andrew He / Ryan - James Holzhauer and Emma Boettcher).
Even though both went down to minus before the DJ round, they reversed themselves and won. Zach's first appearance, Matt's 22th game.
They went on to win over two seasons. The difference is that Zach has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Both left on Monday.
Like the contestants they competed with, they entered ToC. Brian for Zach, Jessica and Jonathan for Matt. The difference is that Zach beat the challenger, and Matt lost to both. Also, none of the opponents they competed with made it to the semifinals.
Both were thrashed by same contestant in ToC, Zach in the Quarterfinal and Matt in the Semifinal.
Both were absent due to unavoidable circumstances. Zach has won 4 in a row, Ben has won 3 in a row.
Both beat champions from Chicago, Illinois on their return. Zach beat the 7-time champion, Ben beat the 8-time champion.
During they tenure, they worked with two MCs.
Both had first place that was not a runaway in the last FJ before dropping to second. The difference was Zach Newkirk left on Monday and Ben Chan left on Tuesday.