Whitby’s ‘Jeopardy Queen’ is back under the bright lights tonight in the quarter-finals of the Jeopardy Masters tournament.
Juveria Zaheer, a psychiatrist and researcher with CAMH and the University of Toronto, won a wildcard tournament in early 2024 to book her ticket to the Tournament of Champions, where the road to Jeopardy glory ended in the quarter-finals on the last day of February.
This year the personable Zaheer is back for Jeopardy! Masters, an American game show hosted by Ken Jennings that features recent notable champions competing against each other in a ‘Champions League-style’ format.
Zaheer got through the knock-out stage this month to qualify for the quarters and will match up Tuesday night in the first of two matches to determine four qualifiers for the semi-finals.
Tonight’s contestants:
- Juveria Zaheer: The first contestant to win both the Second Chance competition and Champions Wildcard to advance to the Tournament of Champions. A 2025 Jeopardy Invitational tournament co-runner-up, Zaheer is the second …