Matthew Marcus Jeopardy Contestant Statistics & Bio

Find out everything you need to know about Matthew Marcus, a Jeopardy Contestant first appearing on Season 39 of the show airing on February 2, 2023!

Matthew Marcus Biography & Profession

Matthew Marcus is a Software Developer from Portland, Oregon.

NameMatthew Marcus
ResidencePortland, Oregon
Moved to London at an early age
ProfessionSoftware Developer
Senior Software Engineer at Glu Mobile from April 2021 to present

Former Jobs
  • Backend Engineer at Wag Labs Inc. from Feb 2019 – Apr 2021
  • Symfony Developer at VIPR Ltd from Apr 2018 – Dec 2018
  • Senior Web Developer at Beggars Group UK from Jun 2011 – Jan 2018
Nationality/EthnicityAmerican
Moved to England at an early age
EducationUniversity of Oxford – Master of Arts – MA, Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (1992 – 1997)
Biography/More DetailsEnjoys participating in Zoom live readings of Shakespeare plays with friends. The bloodiest, most violent plays, like Titus Andronicus, are their favourites.

He chose to attend Oxford’s Magdalen College as an admirer of Oscar Wilde and enrolled in classes with remarkably similar syllabi, such as “Literae Humaniores”.

Said cryptic crosswords was good Jeopardy! preparation and finished second in a London Times contest.

Inspired to do crosswords by his uncle and grandfather and named his daughter after Magdalen College in Oxford.

Once spent 76 hours on a Greyhound bus and knows his U.S. southern state bus stations.

 

Matthew Marcus Jeopardy Results & Statistics

Looking to find out how Matthew Marcus 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, 23 February 2024Emily Sands
Project Manager
Chanhassen, Minnesota

Winning Score: $21,800
Round 2 Score: $21,800
Round 1 Score: $4,800
Suresh Krishnan
Networking Engineer
Suwanee, Georgia

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $0
Round 1 Score: $200
Matthew Marcus
Portland, Oregon
Software Developer & Substitute Teacher

Final Score: $14,799
Round 2 Score: $7,400
Round 1 Score: $1,000
Wednesday, 8 February 2023Matthew Marcus
Portland, Oregon
Software Developer
4 Day Winnings of $114,200

Final Score: $15,500
Round 2 Score: $13,000
Round 1 Score: $5,000
Becky Molder
Salt Lake City, Utah
Social Media Specialist

Final Score: $100
Round 2 Score: $5,200
Round 1 Score: $1,600
Dan Wohl
Forest Hills, New York
High School History Teacher

Winning Score: $26,799
Round 2 Score: $26,400
Round 1 Score: $6,000
Tuesday, 7 February 2023Matthew Marcus
Portland, Oregon
Software Developer
3 Day Winnings of $87,400

Winning Score: $26,800
Round 2 Score: $19,800
Round 1 Score: $5,400
Carolyn Shivers
Grand Island, New York
Associate Professor

Final Score: $19,801
Round 2 Score: $10,800
Round 1 Score: $7,200
Greg Snyder
Las Vegas, Nevada
Call Center Manager

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $13,000
Round 1 Score: $5,200
Monday, 6 February 2023Matthew Marcus
Portland, Oregon
Software Developer
2 Day Winnings of $66,000

Winning Score: $21,400
Round 2 Score: $13,400
Round 1 Score: $3,800
Tanya Parrott
Gainesville, Virginia
Librarian

Final Score: $10,601
Round 2 Score: $10,600
Round 1 Score: $4,200
Jesse Lampert
Los Angeles, California
Sales Executive

Final Score: $9,199
Round 2 Score: $4,600
Round 1 Score: $3,400
Friday, 3 February 2023Matthew Marcus
Portland, Oregon
Software Developer
1 Day Winnings of $42,200

Winning Score: $23,800
Round 2 Score: $28,800
Round 1 Score: $8,600
Andrew Bembenek
Los Angeles, California
Construction Project Manager

Final Score: $23,598
Round 2 Score: $11,800
Round 1 Score: $4,600
Ricky A. Rivera II
Chicago, Illinois
Employee Stock Ownership Plans Analyst

Final Score: $22,400
Round 2 Score: $11,200
Round 1 Score: $3,400
Thursday, 2 February 2023Patti Palmer
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Bookseller & Retired Teacher
1 Day Winnings of $32,200

Final Score: $18,400
Round 2 Score: $9,400
Round 1 Score: $2,200
Anita Perala
Jersey City, New Jersey
Product Management Consultant

Final Score: $18,801
Round 2 Score: $10,800
Round 1 Score: $4,000
Matthew Marcus
Portland, Oregon
Software Developer

Winning Score: $42,200
Round 2 Score: $32,200
Round 1 Score: $6,600

Matthew Marcus Jeopardy Videos & Highlights

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