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Knoxville man to compete on ‘Jeopardy!’

FILE - In a Sunday, June 16, 2013 file photo, Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek speaks on stage at the 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, in Beverly Hills, Calif. "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune", in cooperation with the veterans' support campaign Got Your 6, are using the week of Nov. 9, 2015 episodes to spotlight those who have served. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) FILE - In a Sunday, June 16, 2013 file photo, Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek speaks on stage at the 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, in Beverly Hills, Calif. "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune", in cooperation with the veterans' support campaign Got Your 6, are using the week of Nov. 9, 2015 episodes to spotlight those who have served. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

By Associated Press April 6, 2017 1 min read

Knoxville Ph.D. student David Gatewood will put his brain to the test on an upcoming episode of “Jeopardy!”

Gatewood will appear on an episode airing at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 6, on WBIR-TV. He will face off against the returning champion from Wednesday’s episode and high school English teacher Maresha Mead from Alexandria, Va., according to the show’s website.