Adriana Harmeyer is a Jeopardy contestant appearing on the longest-running trivia game show, this season. After keeping her appearance on the show secret for several weeks, she will debut on the show on 29 May 2024.
A trivia lover, she used to watch Jeopardy! every night while growing up. Moreover, she had taken the online test a couple of times before finally getting the opportunity this time. She did not expect anything to come out of it except it as another fun internet quiz.
Adriana Harmeyer with the 74 consecutive Jeopardy winner and host Ken Jennings, is excited for her first appearance on the show. (Via Adriana’s Facebook)
After getting a call back for a formal Jeopardy! audition, she had rounds of online tests but did not took a pressure much. She then got a final call and went to Culver City, California for the taping of the show at Sony Pictures Studios.
On appearing on the show, Harmeyer said that it was an amazing experience, one that went by very quickly. She added,
So many people are excited for me, and that’s what’s been so great since the news about my appearance on the show has come out. Every experience I have had with the Jeopardy! show and even since then have been so positive — it’s been everything I could have imagined it would be.
Adriana is very excited about her first appearance on the show. Meanwhile, her family and friends have scattered all over the country to support her with a watch party comprised of several of her colleagues.
Now, let’s get closer to Adriana Harmeyer to know her wiki, family life, and professional and personal life details below.
Who Is Adriana Harmeyer From Jeopardy?
Adriana is an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana. As a Jeopardy contestant, she is making her debut on the 29 May episode on Wednesday.
There, she will face a previous day champion, Abby Mann, and Brian O’Shea, a gifted specialist and teacher from Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Adriana Harmeyer will be competing against a one-day champion Abby Mann, and Brian O’Shea on Wednesday, 29 May 2024. (Via Jeopardy.com)
Abby emerged as a winner for the first time on the 28 May episode. A Digital Scholarship Librarian from Normal, Illinois, she will defend her victory with a total one-day winnings of $5,200.
Adriana Harmeyer Wiki, Age & Family
Harmeyer has reached the age of 34 now. She was born Adriana Michelle Maynard in the year 1989 and her birthday month is August.
Originally from West Lafayette, Indiana, she grew up with her family there. Her mother is Angela Maynard and she is accompanied by a brother named Brandt Maynard. Brandt is a graduate of Marshall University and now works as a software developer.
Harmeyer was already reading by the age of four and had an immense love for books. She used to carry a book everywhere she went. Furthermore, she took some seventh-grade classes and some eighth-grade classes the same year and then went to the ninth grade.
What Is Adriana Harmeyer’s Actual Job?
Harmeyer has been working as an archivist for university history at Purdue University since 2018. She also works as a Clinical Assistant Professor there.
Prior to that, she worked as a librarian at Allen County Public Library for three years. Likewise, she was a c
Adriana Harmeyer Husband: Who Is She Married To?
Harmeyer has been enjoying married life with her husband Neal Harmeyer. Both the couple share the same workplace.
Adriana is married to a guy named Neal Harmeyer. (Via Adriana’s Facebook)
Neal is an Associate Head of Archives and Special Collections at Purdue University. Besides, he also serves as a Clinical Associate Professor at Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies.
Adriana and her husband first met in the year 2013 and share the same love for Jeopardy. During her taping, they traveled together from Indiana to California. Moreover, her husband regularly supports from the audience. He says,
Adriana gets a big deal of joy from learning and from trivia. I have seen her in her element while doing trivia before, but this is the top of it — she is completely joyous. Watching her in that way was an absolute privilege.
The duo has even contributed to a book named Purdue at 150: A Visual History of Student Life.
