Nils Cousin is going appear as a contestant on the 40th season of the syndicated quiz game show, Jeopardy! His debut episode airs on 1 May 2024.
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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It is the top-rated TV quiz show with a weekly audience of over 20 million viewers. The show has won 43 Emmy Awards and holds the Guinness World Records title for the most Emmy Awards won by a TV game show. Moreover, it has been hosted by Ken Jennings since the death of Alex Trebek in 2020.
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Meet Nils Cousin From Jeopardy
Nils Cousin is an attorney from Washington, D.C. He will appear as a Jeopardy contestant on the week 34 game this season.
There, he will face a returning champion Amy Hummel, an ER doctor from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The other contestant is Weckiai Rannila, an engineer from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Nils Cousin will face a four-day champion Amy Hummels, and Weckiai Rannila, an engineer from Albuquerque, New Mexico on the 1 May 2024 Jeopardy episode. (Via Jeopardy.com)
Amy became a four-day champion after wining the 30 April 2024 episode, She has now amassed a total winnings of $85,794.
Cousin is excited for his debut on the show. His episode will air on 1 May 2024.
Nils Cousin Wiki, Age & Bio
Nils Cousin has reached the age of 45 now. He was born in the year 1979 and blows out his birthday candle in October every year.
Originally from Washington, D.C., he spent his early life with his family there. He pursued his high school education there and then went to Emory University.
There, he obtained a BA in Mathematics and Political science, graduating in the year 2000. He graduated cum laude with a Juris Doctor degree in Law from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2006. Moreover, he obtained his Master of Law with a distinction from Georgetown University Law Center in 2007.
Nils Cousin Is An Attorney By Job
Nils is an attorney by job based in Washington, D.C. He now serves as a principle ain PwC’s Washington National Tax Services office and is a member of the International Tax Services group.
There, he specializes on a variety of international tax issues, with particular emphasis on inbound structuring, tax treaties, section 892 (taxation of foreign governments), redomiciliations, and the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Previously, he served as the director from 2016 to 2023.
Prior to joining PwC in 2010, he was an Attorney-Adviser to Judge Joseph Gale of the United States Tax Court. He also served an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center, where he taught a class on U.S. Taxation of Foreign Persons’ U.S. Income.
Besides, he is a co-author of the BNA portfolio on FATCA. He appeared on the Cross-Border Tax Talks podcast to discuss U.S. tax treaties back in October 2023.
Nils Cousin Wife: Is He A Married Man?
Nils seems to be a married man. He has shared a picture with a lady who is presumed to be his wife on his Facebook.
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Similarly, he has also shared a picture of the same lady on his Instagram. The couple is believed to have been together for more than a decade.
Nevertheless, he has yet to disclose his wife and married life to the media. He seems to be carrying out both his professional and personal life in a balanced way so far.