Ittai Sopher Jeopardy Contestant Stats & Bio: Age, Job

Find out everything you need to know about Ittai Sopher, a Jeopardy Contestant appearing on Season 39 of the show airing on July 12, 2023!

Ittai Sopher Jeopardy Contestant Profile – Biography & Profession

Ittai Sopher is a Digital Journalist & News Producer from New Orleans, Louisiana.

NameIttai Sopher
Location & ResidenceNew Orleans, Louisiana
Profession & JobsDigital Journalist & News Producer

  • News Producer
    WWL-TV Channel 4, New Orleans
    Jun 2022 – Present
  • Arizona Public Media
    • Production Assistant
      Dec 2021 – Apr 2022
    • Field Technician – “Arizona 360”
      Aug 2021 – Feb 2022
  • News Team Staff Researcher
    Ballotpedia
    Sep 2020 – Nov 2020
Gender & SexMale
Age & Date of Birth26 (born February 1997)
Nationality & EthnicityAmerican
White Ethnicity
Jewish Background
Education & School
  • SAR High School
  • Pitzer College
    Bachelor of Arts – BA Political Studies
    2015 – 2019
  • Universidad San Francisco de Quito
    Intercultural Exchange Program Latin-American Politics
    2017 – 2017
  • University of Arizona
    Master’s degree Journalism
    2021 – 2023
Relationships (Married/Dating/Sexuality) & Family
  • Jonathan Sopher and Avira Sopher (parents)
  • Ehud Sopher, Matan McGiver Johnson Sopher, Levi Sopher (brothers)
Biography & More Details
  • Studied abroad in Ecuador at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito
  • Played a Boy Scout on Boardwalk Empire
  • Has a fat wallet exploding with foreign currency
Social Media

Ittai Sopher, aged 26, a Jeopardy contestant scheduled to appear on Season 39 of the show, hails from New Orleans, Louisiana. He works as a Digital Journalist and News Producer.

Ittai Sopher is a male individual of American nationality. In terms of professional experience, Ittai currently serves as a News Producer at WWL-TV Channel 4 in New Orleans since June 2022. Prior to that, he worked as a Production Assistant at Arizona Public Media from December 2021 to April 2022. He also held the position of Field Technician for the program “Arizona 360” from August 2021 to February 2022. Ittai gained additional experience as a News Team Staff Researcher at Ballotpedia from September 2020 to November 2020.

In terms of education, Ittai Sopher holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Studies from Pitzer College, which he obtained from 2015 to 2019. He also participated in an Intercultural Exchange Program focused on Latin-American Politics at Universidad San Francisco de Quito in 2017. Currently, he is pursuing a Master’s degree in Journalism at the University of Arizona, which is expected to be completed between 2021 and 2023.

Ittai Sopher Jeopardy Results & Statistics

Looking to find out how Ittai Sopher did on Jeopardy tonight? Scroll down below to find out their final scores after each round as well as their competitor results!

Returning ChampionContestantContestant
Friday, 26 January 2024Tamara Ghattas
Chicago, Illinois
Editor

Final Score: $8,500
Round 2 Score: $8,500
Round 1 Score: $5,000
Michael Menkhus
Kansas City, Missouri
Data Analyst

Winning Score: $20,800
Round 2 Score: $20,800
Round 1 Score: $8,000
Ittai Sopher
New Orleans, Louisiana
News Producer & Journalist

Final Score: $6,001
Round 2 Score: $5,400
Round 1 Score: $3,000
Friday, 14 July 2023Ittai Sopher
Digital Journalist & News Producer
New Orleans, Louisiana
2 Day Winnings of $26,202

Final Score: $11,000
Round 2 Score: $6,000
Round 1 Score: $1,200
Daniel Moore
Contract Compliance Analyst
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Winning Score: $25,000
Round 2 Score: $29,000
Round 1 Score: $9,200
Allison Madson
Health Policy Professional
Reston, Virginia

Final Score: $12,383
Round 2 Score: $12,200
Round 1 Score: $3,000
Thursday, 13 July 2023Ittai Sopher
Digital Journalist & News Producer
New Orleans, Louisiana
1 Day Winnings of $12,401

Winning Score: $13,801
Round 2 Score: $13,500
Round 1 Score: $4,000
Kathy Barkey
Engineer
Kingston, New York

Final Score: $9,900
Round 2 Score: $6,600
Round 1 Score: $5,000
Dennis Leung
Biotech Scientist
Half Moon Bay, California

Final Score: $599
Round 2 Score: $13,800
Round 1 Score: $9,400
Wednesday, 12 July 2023Justin White
Director of Orchestra Personnel
Overland Park, Kansas
1 Day Winnings of $14,701

Final Score: $9,314
Round 2 Score: $4,800
Round 1 Score: $3,400
Ittai Sopher
Digital Journalist & News Producer
New Orleans, Louisiana

Winning Score: $12,401
Round 2 Score: $6,600
Round 1 Score: $5,800
Mia McGill
Communications Specialist
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Final Score: $12,200
Round 2 Score: $6,200
Round 1 Score: $4,200

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