5 Things to know about Jeopardy's star player Mark Fitzpatrick

Jeopardy fans must know how reigning champion Mark Fitzpatrick rose to fame with his performance on the game show. Seeing his impressive performance, fans have been rooting for him to become a Tournament of Champions (ToC) qualifier.

Mark Fitzpatrick was rocking the October 9, 2024, episode’s game; he was on a three-day strike at around $58,000. Despite his concerns of “running out of luck,” Mark indeed left his “mark” on the iconic Jeopardy game show.

The show's website shows Mark with an “On a Roll” tag, which also mentions his “4 Games Won” on his profile.

The official synopsis for the iconic game show reads,

"Contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers and must phrase their responses in the form of a question to win varying amounts of money."

5 Things about Mark Fitzpatrick: The star Jeopardy! player

For all the trivia show fans, here are all the details regarding the recently acclaimed Jeopardy star player, Mark Fitzpatrick.

1) Mark lives in Mexico City

Mark Fitzpatrick hails from Riverside, Connecticut. However, as he revealed on the show, he is currently based far away from his hometown. After recently moving to Mexico City, Mexico, Mark is currently living there.

2) Bachelor's and Master's Degree info

Mark’s professional profile at his workplace describes him as Head of Insurance at MoneyGeek. Coming to his education, Mark has studied Master in Economics and International Relations at Johns Hopkins University. His bachelor's was from Boston College.

3) Expertise in Insurance and Economics

The game show's star player has expertise in insurance and economics. Since October 2020, Mark has been working as a Senior Content Manager and is currently employed at MoneyGeek.com.

4) Fan of "British Accent"

Not many fans know that Mark Fitzpatrick used to have a British accent. As revealed during his second game, Mark shared his fascination for the British accent while he was in his pre-teen era.

Additionally, the champion revealed that Brooklyn Nets is his favorite team when it comes to sports. He has been a pro-basketball fan for years, as shared by Mark himself during his third game.

5) Exploring ferries and train rides

During one of the games, Mark opened up and shared how he ended up taking a trip on a “European” train. So what happened was Mark wasn’t aware of some German trains that move through the ferry boats.

After learning of the same, he also experienced a “classic American” jibe from a fellow passenger.

Mark Fitzpatrick on Jeopardy!

On the October 9 episode of Jeopardy, Mark was on a winning streak of three days where he made $58,000. Later, he won a few more questions against new competitors, including Colleen Kelly and Robert Franke. For that, after tripling the number of total correct answers, Mark became the next-highest player on the show.

For the final question, Mark gained a considerable amount of $23,000. On the other hand, his competitor Franke won $6,200, and Kelly won $5,600. Hence, getting the final clue right was not of utmost importance to Mark.

Later, Mark got on his 4-day winning streak and reached $81,600. This amount has made Mark quite the popular name in the households. As of now, the star player is almost there to become the Jeopardy! Season 41’s first ToC, i.e., Tournament of Champions qualifier player.

Fans must have witnessed how another star player, Ryan Manton, lost to Mark Fitzpatrick, which ended Ryan’s winning streak. Some fans who supported Ryan for his gameplay were unhappy about how things turned out between the two.