Curtis Parker Jeopardy Profile: Age, Job, Family, Stats
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Curtis Parker Jeopardy Contestant Profile
Curtis Parker is a researcher from Havertown, Pennsylvania, appearing on Jeopardy! with the occupation of Researcher. His professional background is in biomedical and clinical research, with experience at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), one of the major pediatric research hospitals in the United States.
Parker has worked at CHOP as a Research Technician II, beginning in approximately October 2021. His role places him within a large academic medical research environment where research technicians contribute to laboratory projects, experimental work, data collection and the day-to-day operation of research programs. His Philadelphia-based employment closely matches his longstanding ties to Havertown and Delaware County.
Before moving into full-time research, Parker worked for several years as a pharmacy technician with CVS Pharmacy, beginning around 2016 and continuing until approximately 2021. That experience gave him a healthcare-related professional background before his transition into laboratory research at CHOP.
Parker attended Haverford Senior High School, making his identification with Havertown especially well established. While in high school, he demonstrated a strong interest in current affairs and academic competition. In 2014, he represented Haverford High School in the Pennsylvania Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference and finished fourth in the Current Events open event. Two years later, in 2016, he again competed in the same statewide Current Events competition and finished eighth. That repeated success in a broad knowledge-based event provides an early connection to the skills later required on Jeopardy!.
After high school, Parker attended Swarthmore College, an academically selective liberal-arts college in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree there before beginning his professional research career. His progression from Haverford High School to Swarthmore and then to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia means much of his educational and professional life has remained concentrated in the greater Philadelphia area.
His Jeopardy! appearance therefore fits a background that combines academic achievement, current-events knowledge, healthcare experience and scientific research. Long before reaching the television quiz-show stage, Parker had already demonstrated an interest in broad factual knowledge through state-level Current Events competitions.
| Field | Details |
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| Name | Curtis Parker |
| Location & Residence | Havertown, Pennsylvania, United States. Parker has longstanding ties to Delaware County and the greater Philadelphia area. He attended Haverford Senior High School, later studied at nearby Swarthmore College and has worked professionally in Philadelphia. |
| Profession & Jobs | Researcher / Research Technician II at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), beginning around October 2021. His professional background is in biomedical/medical research within a major pediatric academic healthcare institution. Previously worked as a Pharmacy Technician at CVS Pharmacy from approximately 2016–2021. |
| Gender & Sex | Male / man. |
| Age & Date of Birth | |
| Nationality & Ethnicity | American. White / European-American. |
| Education & School | Haverford Senior High School in Havertown/Haverford Township, Pennsylvania. Later attended Swarthmore College, earning a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). While at Haverford High, Parker competed successfully in Pennsylvania FBLA Current Events contests, finishing fourth statewide in 2014 and eighth statewide in 2016. |
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| Biography & More Details | 2026 Jeopardy! contestant from Havertown, Pennsylvania, introduced as a Researcher. Parker has a background spanning healthcare and scientific research. He worked for several years as a CVS Pharmacy Technician before joining Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as a Research Technician II in 2021. He is a graduate of Haverford Senior High School and Swarthmore College. His interest in trivia and general knowledge was evident well before Jeopardy!: as a Haverford student he repeatedly placed at the Pennsylvania FBLA State Leadership Conference Current Events competition, taking fourth place in 2014 and eighth place in 2016. His combination of scientific research, healthcare experience and demonstrated strength in current affairs gives him a particularly fitting background for competitive trivia. |
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Curtis Parker Jeopardy Results
| Monday, 9 November 2026 | Betty Hume Fredericksburg, Virginia Retired Library Reference Assistant 2 Day Winnings of $27,800 Final Score: $TBC Round 2 Score: $TBC Round 1 Score: $TBC | Curtis Parker Havertown, Pennsylvania Researcher Final Score: $TBC Round 2 Score: $TBC Round 1 Score: $TBC | Siobhan Ward Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Volunteer Manager Final Score: $TBC Round 2 Score: $TBC Round 1 Score: $TBC |