Amy Yao is a Jeopardy contestant to appear on the popular trivia game show this season. She is set to make a debut on the 31 May episode on Friday.
Jeopardy is a quiz competition show that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. The contestants are instead given general knowledge clues in the form of answers and they must identify the person, place, thing, or idea that the clue describes, phrasing each response in the form of a question.
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With a weekly audience of 23 million viewers, it is the top-rated quiz show on television. Furthermore, it has won numerous awards and distinctions over the course of more than 30 years on the air, including the 2017 Emmy for Outstanding Game Show.
Know more on the Jeopardy contestant Amy Yao’s wiki, family background, and personal and professional life details below.
Who Is Amy Yao From Jeopardy?
Yao is a plastic surgery resident from New York, New York. She is appearing as a Jeopardy contestant on the 31 May episode.
There, she is competing against a returning previous day champion Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana. Likewise, the other contestant is Josh Moss, a new business owner from Boston, Massachusetts.
Amy Yao with Jeopardy host and 74 consecutive game-winner Ken Jennings. She has fulfilled her childhood dream by appearing on the show this season. (Via Amy’s Instagram)
Adriana secured her second straight win on the 30 May episode. A two-day champion, she is returning on the upcoming episode with total winnings of $46,200.
On the other hand, Amy has been a Jeopardy fan since her childhood. She made her childhood dream come true by appearing on America’s favorite quiz show this season.
Amy Yao Wiki, Age & Family: Where Is She From?
Amy Yao has reached the age of 30 now. She was born in the year 1993 and blew out her birthday candle on the 8th of November.
As per wiki, her birthplace is China and her parents moved to the United States after her birth. Her Chinese name was 姚晔 (yáo yè), which means brilliant, bright light, incandescent. She was raised in Niskayuna, New York, and has American nationality.
Amy Yao poses with her father following her graduation from
Yao comes from a well-educated family as her father is also a doctor. Moreover, she can speak both English and Mandarin Chinese.
Following her high school graduation, she went to St. Lawrence University. She was a member of the Varsity Women’s Rowing Team at college.
In 2014, she graduated Summa cum laude with Honors with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Moreover, she earned a
What Is Amy Yao’s Actual Job?
Amy holds a job in the medical sector. She is the Resident Physician in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center in Mount Vernon, New York. Moreover, she has been working there since 2018.
Prior to that, she worked as a f
Yao was an editor-in-chief of the The Hill News at St. Lawrence University. Moreover, she was a resident interior design blogger at College Fashion which was named one of the top 50 most influential style blogs worldwide.
Is Amy Yao Married Or Dating?
Amy is unmarried at the moment. Meanwhile, she is enjoying a love life with her boyfriend Bradlee Jeffrey.
The pair have been enjoying her romance for over six years. They began their relationship in 2018.
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Bradlee is a native of Cooper City, Florida. The couple is seen hiking around the various locations of the United States.
