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Who Are Alan Lin’s Parents? Get to Know The Jeopardy Contestant

Alan Lin is known for his appearance on the popular trivia game show Jeopardy! He earned recogintion after appearing on the 33 season of the show in 2017.

Eventually, he became a six-day champion and bagged total winnings of $123,000. He was then elegible to compete on the 2017 Tournament of Champions. There, he ended up being a 1st runner up and earned $100,000.


Moreover, he returned on the show on the 2019 All-Star Games and played with Colby Burnett and Pam Mueller. A share of $100,000 split three ways with them.

This time, Lin is invited for the first-ever Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 2024.  In its first season, the tournament will invite champions and memorable participants from the past to compete once again.

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Alan Lin (pictured with Jeopardy host Ken Jennings) is excited to be back on the show for the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 2024. (Source: Alan’s Twitter)

The two prizes will be a $100,000 grand prize and an invitation to compete in the “Jeopardy! Masters” 2024. The contestants will compete in nine quarterfinal games, three semifinals, and a best-of-four finals series: the first champion to win two games will be crowned the first-ever Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament champion.

On the second quarterfinal episode, he will face two former contestants; Terry O’Shea, a software engineer from Brooklyn, New York, and Matt Jackson, a graduated student in Computer Science and Public Policy from Washington, D.C. 

Terry became the winner of the Jeopardy! College Championship and a semifinalist of the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions in 2014. Similarly, Matt is a 1st runner-up of the 2015 Tournament of Champions and was a member of 1st runner-up team in the 2019 All-Star Games.

Alan is excited to be back for the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament. His episdoe will air on 22 March 2024.

Get to know Jeopardy contestant Alan Lin’s Wikipedia, age, education, family, job, marital status and personal life details here.

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Alan Lin Wikipedia, Age & Family

Alan Lin has reached the age of 33 now. He was born in the year 1991 anc celebrates his birthday on 5 January every year.

As per wiki, he is originally from Santa Barbara, California and spent his early life with his family there. He is of Asian descent from his family’s side.

After middle school in Illinois, he moved to California and attended Laguna Creek High School in Elk Grove. After graduating from high school, he went to California Institute of Technology and studied computer science and neuroscience. He participated in in Quiz bowl competitions as a student at Caltech.

Lin says that he watched Jeopardy! for years and has always wanted to be a contestant. He prepared for three months to prepare for Jeopardy for the first time. He has comparatively a good knowledge on sports and movies.

Alan Lin Job: What Does He Do Now?

Alan is a software engineer by job based in Los Angeles California. He has been holding the job for nearly a decade.

As per wiki sources, he worked at Green Hills Software after graduating from college. He has been working part-time remotely as a software engineer in Santa Barbara.

Is Alan Lin Married Now?

Alan has yet to reveal a details regarding his personal life. There are no information regarding his marital status in the media.

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The Jeopardy contestant only shares his academic and professional life while talking in media interviews. He seems to be enjoying is personal life in private so far.