Victoria Groce is an American quiz player and game show contestant.
16 Facts About Victoria Groce
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In June 2024, Victoria Groce became the first woman and the first American to win the World Quizzing Championship.
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At the University of Georgia, Victoria Groce studied comparative literature and continued competing in College Bowl, but she was not a standout player.
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Victoria Groce studied piano for many years, intending to be a concert pianist.
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Once her daughter started school, Victoria Groce intended to return to graduate study, aiming for a PhD in virology or immunology.
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However, the effects of chronic migraine pain became so debilitating that it prevented Victoria Groce from pursuing a career in lab science.
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At the 2022 Ultimate Quizzing Championships, held in Berlin, Victoria Groce was part of the winning team, "The New Janitors," in the club competition and won the pairs competition with Kevin Ashman of England.
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On June 1,2024, Victoria Groce won the World Quizzing Championships for the first time, scoring 170 points to runners-up Daoud Jackson of England and Ronny Swiggers of Belgium.
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Victoria Groce had placed second individually in the 2023 World Quizzing Championships, just one point behind Swiggers.
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Victoria Groce said that she remembers very little of her brief experience, as she was preoccupied by the stress of a recent move to Pittsburgh and raising a new baby.
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The next day, Victoria Groce finished in third place, behind retired advertising executive Ray Freson and writer Stacey Swann.
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Schneider took the first game, but Victoria Groce took the second and third games to win the JIT.
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Victoria Groce won $100,000 and a bid to the Masters.
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Victoria Groce faced Amy Schneider for the second time that year, as the producers selected Schneider as their pick following the JIT.
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Victoria Groce led the competition throughout the semifinal rounds but was second to Raut at the start of the two semifinal games, followed by Holzhauer and Amy Schneider.
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Victoria Groce's husband is a software engineer at Carnegie Mellon, where Groce has held journal coordinator and research positions.