JEOPARDY!’s Adriana Harmeyer shattered the stereotype that surrounds her and revealed why she doesn’t like watching the show.
The West Virginia native crushed the competition, enjoying a 13-day winning streak.
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Adriana spoke with The Parthenon about Appalachian stereotypes surrounding education and the skills she faces.
“They’re wrong, like, they’re completely wrong. Personally, I don’t see any reason to let things stop me,” she said.
“There are great people everywhere and I hope more people try to do things that interest them.”
Danger! films its episodes in advance, which means Adriana has returned to work as an archivist at Purdue University in Indiana while the show airs.
“I don’t like seeing and hearing myself,” she admitted.
“But I feel like since everyone is watching and they’re going to talk to me about it, I want to refresh my memory.
“I’ve done enough of them that my recording memory is a little fuzzy.”
On Friday, June 14, Adriana won US$299,000 in the quiz competition.
Last week, she was praised for her “refreshing” strategy on the game show.
Adriana plays the game the old-fashioned way, approaching the clues on the board from top to bottom.
Producer Sarah Whitcomb Foss and former contestant Buzzy Cohen discussed Adriana’s winning streak on Inside Jeopardy! podcast.
“Yeah, we haven’t had anyone who plays as straight as Adriana yet,” Buzzy said.
“I know Alex [Trebek] He would have loved a player like Adriana because there was nothing he appreciated more than a player who ranked a category in order,” Sarah added.
“It was refreshing to see that and see her be so successful at it, and I wanted to know what a category meant before I got to the meat of the tracks.”
Host Ken Jennings, who replaced the late host Alex, previously noted that Adriana plays “ordering the categories.”
Danger! Host timeline
Danger! has had a tumultuous history regarding hosts following the death of the iconic Alex Trebek in 2020. Here are every host since the game show’s inception in 1964.
Art Fleming – from 1964 to 1975, he was the original host of the daytime version of Jeopardy! on NBC.
Alex Trebek – From 1984 to 2020, the late, great Alex hosted the modern iteration of Jeopardy! for 36 years until his death from pancreatic cancer.
Guest Hosts – 2020 to 2021, Jeopardy! tested a series of guest hosts for one- or two-week stints, including Anderson Cooper, LaVar Burton and Aaron Rodgers.
Mike Richards – 2021, he was named host for a week before resigning amid controversy. He was the show’s executive producer at the time.
Mayim Bialik – 2021 to 2023, when Mike was announced as the show’s new host, Mayim was chosen to host tournaments and primetime specials.
Mayim and Ken Jennings – 2022 to 2023, 74-time champion Ken (the winningest contestant of all time) joined Mayim as guest host and they shared hosting duties.
Ken Jennings – 2023 to present. Last December, Mayim announced on Instagram that she would “no longer” host Jeopardy! After a long hiatus, having defended the writers’ strike, Ken was named sole host.
Ken now runs all editions of Jeopardy! including Celebrity Jeopardy!, the late night show and other primetime specials such as Masters.
In a post-game clip, Adriana said she “likes to know what the category means” before “getting into the meat of the tracks.”
His tactics did not go unnoticed by viewers at home.
Fans have noticed that she tends to rely on getting correct answers and is not “aggressive with her bets” in Daily Doubles.
“By Double Jeopardy, it was pretty clear that she could beat the other contestants in knowledge or the buzzer, or both. Therefore, she can hedge her bets a little on DDs,” one of them noted.
“Adriana is a sneaky and ice-cold player,” added another.
“She’s not hunting DD much and she’s not very aggressive with her bets.”
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