Last ToC during Alex Trebek's lifetime and Last ToC in a recording system with no audience due to COVID-19.Two years later, the finalists of the ToC competition are Jeopardy! All-Star Games Wildcard Match, as part of a team, they played against themselves, Alan's team won and finished third.
This is the first ToC final in which nobody correct response during final.Buzzy is the first player to come back win despite nothing in the first game of a ToC Final.Seth is the first 10-times+ champion to not advanced in the semifinal.The participating contestants wore dark blue ribbons (the color of colon cancer awareness) in Cindy's honor Jason Sterlacci conceived of that most appropriate tribute. 6-time champion Cindy Stowell passed away prior to the airing of her Jeopardy! appearance she qualified for, and would have appeared in, this Tournament of Champions.For second time, there are two 10-times+ champions who participated in the ToC.Following S16, it is the second ToC where four other tournament winners participated.Starting with this season, the Tournament of Champions is presented by Consumer Cellular.It is also a competition that many champions with 6 or more wins in a row participated (nine competitors). For first time from unlimited rule, everybody's 5-time champion.With Alex winning, the ToC winner broke the jinx that the last regular game was unconditionally 3rd.Catherine is last participant in ToC to win one game as co-champion.It is also the last case among the 3-time champions to advance to the ToC on their own. Michael is first 3-time champion in ToC participant since S24 player Nick Swezey and Doug Hicton.First ToC with tiebreaker rule in place.