Quizzer Victoria Groce joined The Chase alongside two other contestants in 2022 after regulars Ken Jennings and Mark Labbett left the show. She was the only woman on the judging panel that season, but was arguably one of the best contestants in the world.
Continue reading “Quizzer Victoria Groce Biography” to learn more about her.
Meet Quizzer Victoria Groce on the hunt
The first season of The Chase aired on British television in 2009. By 2013, the show was airing on GSN and currently, as of March 2022, The Chase is on ABC.
However, this time, formidable quiz show host Mark Labbett, aka The Beast, will not be returning to the show. Instead, he has been replaced by new face Victoria Groce, dubbed The Queen, at Mark’s suggestion.
It has been reported that Mark Labbett was forced to leave the show after ABC decided not to renew his contract.
Additionally, Ken Jennings also voluntarily left the show along with Mark, prompting ABC to bring in two new suitors, Buzzy Cohen (The Stunner) and Brandon Blackwell (Lightning Bolt), for The Chase season 3.
The last time we saw Quizzer Victoria, she was having a Twitter exchange with Darragh Ennis after her initial tweet, “Not sure about the exact rules, but players can do a few things to put some distance between themselves and the smart bear, then release the smart bear and see if that distance stays the same.”
Darragh replied, “That’s great. From now on, The Beast is Trivia Bear as far as I’m concerned.”
Quizzer Victoria Groce Age
Quizzer Victoria Groce was 41 when she appeared on The Chase in 2022,
Her middle name is “Ann”.
Also, her last name is pronounced like “GROSS”.
Quizzer Victoria Groce Husband
Quizzer Victoria Groce and her husband, Phil Groce, have a beautiful relationship. They both have a great sense of humor and often tease each other on social media.
For example, Phil recently put it on his Twitter @PhilGroce to share promotional photos of Victoria from The Chase with the caption, “This is the look on my face when I say personal trainers should be called ‘fitness people’.”
Similarly, Quizzer Victoria once shared that she taught her husband to “run a D&D game where you do all the usual RPG stuff, BUT each member of your party is a specific member of Fleetwood Mac and you have to navigate the interpersonal relationships in that game.”
“There has been no attempt to reconcile any of this,” she added.
More about Victoria’s husband, Phil is a Cyber Defense Analyst working at the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA. His expertise lies in Machine Learning.
Interesting Facts: Quizzer Victoria’s maiden name was “Rubin”.
Is Quizzer Victoria Groce on IG?
Yes, as of May 2022 find her on Instagram @gracewithano with 62 followers. She only has one post then.
Also, here is Facebook @victoriagroce and Twitter @GraceWithAnO.
Quizzer Victoria Groce Jobs
Victoria Groce is a world-class quizzer. No doubt about it! But in addition to being the “Queen” on The Chase, Victoria is also a musician and a medical writer.
Her last job of note was writing about food allergies, celiac disease, and restrictive diets for Verywell Fit. While there, she wrote articles about restrictive diets and science articles for Gluten Free and More (formerly Living Without Magazine) and Mental Floss.
In terms of education, Victoria skipped 2 grades and graduated from high school in 2016. She then joined the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine to study — Freire’s Perspectives on Progressive and Humanistic Education: Implications for Medical Education.
Additionally, over the years, Victoria has learned 6 languages and was named the 2021 World Quiz Player of the Year and the winner of the 2021-22 Quiz World Cup.
Before The Chase, Victoria also appeared on Jeopardy! in 2005. At that time, she faced off against Stacey Swann, Ray Freson, David Madden, and Steve Kaltenbaugh.
Quizzer Victoria Groce Family
Victoria Groce comes from a family of six—her parents, Bernard and Patricia A. (Diekon) Rubin, herself, and her siblings.
Sadly, her father, Bernard J. Rubin passed away on April 30, 2018, at the age of 72.
According to Victoria, her father wanted to name her “Vito” after Vito Corleone, but since her mother disagreed, they named her Victoria.
Last we checked, Patricia was living in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina.
Talking about her siblings, Victoria has two brothers named Brian (married to Sandy), Phillip (married to Katelyn Love) and one sister named Jennifer (married to Evan Schultz).
Other potential relatives of Victoria include — Vanessa, Crystal, Jessica, and Paul Groce.
Quizzer Victoria Groce Height
Quizzer Victoria stands over 5 feet 3 inches (160 cm) tall.
In 2000, she was diagnosed with celiac disease. At the time, there was very little public information about the condition, so she began to educate herself about celiac disease and related conditions, including wheat allergy.
It’s no surprise that her freelance writing career includes restrictive diets and science articles.
Related FAQs
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Where is Quizzer Victoria Groce from?
Quizzer Victoria is from Decatur, Georgia.
But as of 2022, she resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Quizzer Victoria Groce whose birthday is it?
Her date of birth is not disclosed.
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What is Quizzer Victoria Groce’s net worth?
As of 2022, Victoria has a net worth of less than $800 thousand.