This Week’s Contestants (Season 36, Week 37)

New Jeopardy! episodes resume today! It is week number 37 of Season 36! Your returning champion is Jesse Laymon of Long Island City, New York. Please stay home unless you absolutely have to, practice social distancing, and watch Jeopardy!

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Here you’ll find Matt Carberry’s analysis, updated weekly, of the media markets that this season’s Jeopardy! contestants represent!

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Jesse Laymon
Long Island City, New York
Jesse Laymon on Jeopardy!
Ben Scripps
Cadillac, Michigan
Ben Scripps on Jeopardy!
Megan Elliott
Redlands, California
Megan Elliott on Jeopardy!


Tiffany Vicars
Louisville, Kentucky
Tiffany Vicars on Jeopardy!
Jackie Wong
New York, New York
Jackie Wong on Jeopardy!
Nathan Berger
Portland, Maine
Nathan Berger on Jeopardy!
Rachel Keen
Washington, D.C.
Rachel Keen on Jeopardy!


Michelle Kanter Cohen
Silver Spring, Maryland
Michelle Kanter Cohen on Jeopardy!
Shawn Buell
Zachary, Louisiana
Shawn Buell on Jeopardy!
Morgan Wilbanks
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Morgan Wilbanks on Jeopardy!
Charles Cato
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Charles Cato on Jeopardy!

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Contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com