Edward Tournier Jeopardy Profile: Age, Job, Family, Stats
Find out all the Jeopardy! results for Edward Tournier, including games played, scores and competitors.
Edward Tournier Jeopardy Contestant Profile
Edward M. Tournier is an American special education teacher based in Brooklyn, New York, appearing on Jeopardy! Season 43, where the program identifies him simply as a teacher from Brooklyn. Public employment records provide considerably more detail about his career, showing that he has worked within the New York City public-school system for at least a decade.
Tournier’s primary professional specialization is special education. New York City education records list him as a Teacher – Special Education continuously across multiple years, with employment records extending from at least 2015 through 2025. This indicates a sustained career working with students who require specialized educational instruction and support.
One of the schools where Tournier is specifically documented as having taught is P.S. 147 in Brooklyn. New York City employment records identify Edward M. Tournier as a special education teacher at P.S. 147 in both 2015 and 2016. His subsequent employment continued under the New York City Department of Education’s broader administrative records.
By 2019, records list Tournier as a special education teacher under the city’s Department of Education/Education Administration, with the same occupation recurring through 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. He has additionally performed per-session teaching work, a designation used by New York City Public Schools for compensated educational work performed outside a teacher’s regular assignment or schedule. Records show him receiving per-session assignments in several recent years alongside his regular special-education position.
Tournier’s documented career therefore shows considerably more specificity than the general “teacher” description used by Jeopardy!: he is a long-serving New York City special education educator, with at least ten years of publicly documented service and a known connection to a Brooklyn public school.
| Field | Details |
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| Name | Edward M. Tournier, professionally also identified as Edward Tournier. |
| Location & Residence | Brooklyn, New York, United States. His professional career is also based in New York City, including documented employment at a Brooklyn public school. |
| Profession & Jobs | Teacher and special education teacher. Tournier has worked for the New York City public-school system/NYC Department of Education for at least a decade. Public employment records document him as a Teacher – Special Education from at least 2015 through 2025. He taught special education at P.S. 147 in Brooklyn in at least 2015 and 2016. Later records continue to identify him as a special education teacher with New York City’s Education Administration/Department of Education. He has additionally held Teacher – Per Session assignments in multiple years, representing compensated educational work performed outside his regular teaching assignment. |
| Gender & Sex | Male / man. |
| Age & Date of Birth | |
| Nationality & Ethnicity | American. |
| Education & School | |
| Relationships (Married/Dating/Sexuality) & Family | |
| Biography & More Details | 2026 Jeopardy! contestant, identified by the program as a teacher from Brooklyn, New York. His public employment history indicates that his teaching specialization is special education. He has a documented New York City public-school career stretching from at least 2015 through 2025, including early employment at P.S. 147 in Brooklyn and subsequent service within the broader NYC Department of Education system. Alongside his regular special-education teaching position, he has undertaken per-session teaching assignments in multiple years. His record indicates a sustained career of approximately a decade or more in New York City public education, particularly supporting students receiving special-education services. |
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Edward Tournier Jeopardy Results
| Wednesday, 23 September 2026 | Jennifer Leavey Originally Ashland, Massachusetts Technical Writer 2 Day Winnings of $50,801 Final Score: $3,000 Round 2 Score: $8,000 Round 1 Score: $4,400 | Emily Burnham Bangor, Maine Writer & Editor Winning Score: $17,201 Round 2 Score: $11,400 Round 1 Score: $400 | Edward Tournier Brooklyn, New York Teacher Final Score: $372 Round 2 Score: $8,600 Round 1 Score: $1,000 |