Evelyn Lamb is a mathematician, freelance science writer and podcaster from Houston, Texas, appearing on Jeopardy! as a Math & Science Writer. Her career is unusual because she has both the credentials of an...
Daniel Ransom is an academic librarian and information-literacy specialist from San Francisco, California, appearing on Jeopardy! as a contestant in October 2026. Although the game show identifies him simply as a librarian, his professional...
Megan Whelan is a managing editor originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who appears on the October 12, 2026 episode of Jeopardy!. Her professional background is in editorial management, a field requiring organization, communication, attention to...
The Final Jeopardy clue for Monday, October 12, 2026, appeared in the category “2026 Farewells” and read: “On his passing in 2026, England’s The Guardian noted he found ‘freedom & fulfilment amid the blue...
The Final Jeopardy clue for Friday, October 9, 2026, appeared in the category “1990s Nonfiction Bestsellers” and read: “This word began the titles of 2 bestsellers from the same man; one of the books...
Some Jeopardy! contestants have extensive public résumés. Kendra Kendell is more private. The show identifies her as a Payroll Analyst originally from Aurora, Colorado. Those two details provide the clearest picture currently available: her...
Ancient Greece. German beer. Competitive swimming. Museum work. Any one of those could easily appear as a Jeopardy! category. Dan Perkey has substantial experience with all of them. The brewer originally from Pittsburgh has...
Thursday, October 8, 2026’s Final Jeopardy clue came from the category “The 15th Century”: “‘The eye of the East & of all Christendom has been destroyed…O Lady of the 7 Hills’ is from a...
Hospital software is rarely noticed when it works. When it fails, however, the consequences can be serious. Lou Williamson has built a career around the kind of technology that clinicians rely on every day....
Some filmmakers focus on fiction. Others specialize in advertising. Greg Monson has built a career translating information and experiences into visual stories across a much wider range of subjects. One project involved atmospheric chemistry....
