Over the years there have been thousands of contestants on Jeopardy from various backgrounds and circumstances. I fondly remember Eddie Timmanus who was blind. Alex Trebek gave him a braille readout card for both rounds and is given a keyboard to type out his response and wager for Final Jeopardy!
On Monday March 10 Harvey Silikovitz identified as an attorney and a karaoke singer first appeared on the show. Harvey was coping with Parkinson's Disease that was diagnosed in 2019. He first auditioned for the classic game show in 2001 — and went on to miss an additional opportunity since then. Finally, on Monday his quest to become a contestant was realized. There is a good article about him in the New York Post.
He was absolutely fantastic on Monday as he got 35 questions correct with only one miss and defeated 8-time champion Laura Faddah with a total of $23,600 I thought he would be a winner of several games, but his performance on Tuesday's show was not as good as he only got 13 correct and finished in third place with a total of $13,600.
I read a few discussions on Jeopardy boards on Facebook. Some posters felt that Harvey was fatigued in the second game as a result of his condition.
I admire Harvey for his persistence in becoming a contestant's and his fight against Parkinson's Disease. Hopefully in the future he will be invited to a Second Chance Tournament.
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