Who Is Josh Heit From Jeopardy? Explore His Wiki & Family Life

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Josh Heit is appearing as a contestant on the 40th season of the longest-running quiz game show, Jeopardy! His debut episode airs on 21 June 2024 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.

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.

Now, let’s get acquainted with Jeopardy contestant Josh Heit, his wiki, family, education, job & personal life details are below.

Who Is Josh Heit From Jeopardy?

Josh is a government relations professional from Silver Spring, Maryland. As a new Jeopardy contestant, he is making his first appearance on the 21 June episode on Friday.

There, he is facing a returning previous-day champion Drew Basile, and Richelle Brown, a substitute teacher from Alexandria, Virginia.

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Josh Heit (pictured with Jeopardy host Ken Jennings) is competing against returning two-day champion Drew Basile, and Richelle Brown on the 21 June episode of Jeopardy!

Drew is now a two-day champion who secured his second straight win on the 20 June episode. On his Jeopardy debut on 19 June, he ended the winning streak of 15-time champion Adriana Harmeyer. Furthermore, he is returning in the upcoming episode with total winnings of $33,282.

Where Is Josh Heit From?

Heit hails from Silver Spring, Maryland, where he spent his early life with his family. He was born Joshua Holden Heit to his parents in July of 1983.

As of now, he is 40 years old. He pursued his high school education he went to. There, he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and History, graduating in 2005. Furthermore, he also went to Sydney, Australia to study at the Australian Catholic University.

Josh is an art lover and serves as a board member and Membership chair for the Alexandria Arts Alliance. He is also an Advisory Board Member for the Alexandria Choral Society and led its Strategic Planning Committee.


Besides, he sits as co-chair of a reading committee at

What Is Josh Heit Doing Now?

Josh is a director of NADA PAC at the National Automobile Dealers Association. He has been serving there since October 2013.

There, he previously served as a Grassroots and Political Coordinator from 2007 to 2013. He joined the National Automobile Dealers Association as a staff assistant in 2005.

Is Josh Heit Married Or Dating?

Josh is unmarried at the moment. However, he is off the market as per wiki sources.


The Jeopardy contestant is enjoying a love life with his girlfriend but he has kept his dating life private. His girlfriend’s stepmother Dodi Borsay Horowitz even wished him best luck on his first Jeopardy appearance.

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