5 Interesting Facts About New Jeopardy! Champ Troy Meyer

Troy Meyer is the reigning champion in the NBC quiz show, Jeopardy! He first made an appearance in the show on 19 January 2023. Since then, he has won six games in a row. Besides, Troy is a music executive based in Florida.

Now, let’s explore 5 interesting facts about the new Jeopardy! champ, Troy Meyer.

1. Troy Has Continued His Winning Streak on Jeopardy!

Troy has continued his winning streak on Jeopardy! and now has won the sixth game in a row. The Florida native won again on Thursday, 26 January 2023, and has now pushed his winning total to $214,802.

The returning champ was up against a planning consultant, John Guszkowski, and a librarian, Emma Moore. He was able to defeat his challengers and keep up his winning run.

Troy initially made his Jeopardy! debut on 19 January 2023. He was a great fan of the show from his childhood. He used to watch Jeopardy! with his mother, who passed away recently.

2. He Met His Wife on Jeopardy!

Troy also has Jeopardy! to thank for his love life. He met his now-wife, Genevieve Sheehan, through the show back in 2009.

Genevieve, an Irish-born working woman, was practicing to appear as a contestant on Jeopardy! when she met Troy in 2009. She had previously tried for Junior Jeopardy when she was 12. Unfortunately, she was unable to make it to the game show back then.

Troy met his wife Genevieve via Jeopardy! in 2009 (Source: Facebook)

Genevieve wanted to try her luck again in 2009 and she met Troy while practicing for the show online. Troy was her first online competitor and Genevieve was able to beat him.

When the pair met each other, Troy had just come out of a relationship. Meanwhile, Genevieve was already seeing someone at the moment.

Eventually, the pair started sharing messages and they fell in love. Troy then went to Boston in November 2009 to meet his future wife. He then permanently moved to Boston and started living together with Genevieve in December of the same year.