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A Michigan native is set to appear on Jeopardy, becoming the first contestant from our state to compete on the game show during Ken Jennings reign as interim host.
Gautham Nagesh is a native of Jackson, Michigan, and will appear on tonight s installment of the show, Jennings fifth as guest host since Alex Trebek s tragic death in November. Jeopardy airs locally at 7 pm on WNEM TV-5.
Nagesh, who now lives in East Hollywood, California, tells M-Live that his appearance on Jeopardy was fraught with false starts. He got the initial call to appear on the show when he was visiting his parents in Michigan.
A Michigan native is set to appear on Jeopardy, becoming the first contestant from our state to compete on the game show during Ken Jennings' reign as interim host.