Lisa Verwys Jeopardy Profile: Age, Job, Family, Stats
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Lisa Verwys Jeopardy Contestant Profile
Lisa Verwys
Lisa Verwys is a technical writer based in Belgrade, Montana, appearing on Jeopardy! as a contestant identified professionally as a Technical Writer. Her career is unusually varied, combining technical communication, museum collections management, historical preservation, teaching, public outreach and digital storytelling.
Verwys works at Montana State University in Bozeman, where her more recent professional role has been classified as a Technology Writer/Content Specialist. She transitioned into technical and content writing after spending more than a decade working with the Museum of the Rockies, Montana State University’s major museum and research institution. Montana State employment records show her in technical-writing work by 2022–2023 after previously being employed as a museum registrar and collections manager.
Her earlier museum career was substantial. Verwys spent many years in the Museum of the Rockies’ Cultural History department, ultimately serving as Registrar and Collections Manager for Cultural History and as Registrar of the Division of the Humanities. In those positions, she was responsible for safeguarding, organizing, documenting and managing historically significant artifacts held by Montana State University and the museum.
One of the largest projects of her museum career came in 2017, when Verwys planned and supervised the relocation of the museum’s entire cultural-history collection. The project involved more than 300,000 artifacts and required approximately 19 weeks of physical collection movement after months of preparation. She coordinated the move while continuing her normal museum responsibilities, supervising staff and interns and maintaining public and educational programs.
That work earned Verwys significant recognition from Montana State University. In November 2018, she received a Pure Gold Award, an employee honor recognizing exceptional service and contributions to the university. Her nomination particularly emphasized her leadership, planning and problem-solving during the massive collection relocation.
Verwys was also deeply involved in museum education and teaching. She taught a Museum Practices course, supervised interns and helped train new staff. In 2018, students working with her course created an exhibition celebrating Montana State University’s 125th anniversary, selecting and interpreting artifacts representing student life and the university’s history.
Her educational work extended beyond the physical museum. Verwys created and presented installments of the Museum of the Rockies’ “Stories Behind the Objects” series, using individual artifacts and archival materials to explain broader historical subjects. Episodes associated with her explored topics including Montana State football, women’s athletics before Title IX and tuberculosis treatment in Montana.
Verwys has also been involved with historic preservation in Bozeman. She served on the Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board and was reappointed to the board by the Bozeman City Commission in 2014. That civic role complemented her professional expertise in collections, material culture and historical preservation.
Her employment history indicates that she joined the Museum of the Rockies around 2010. Montana State recognized her for five years of service in 2015 and for 10 years of service in 2020, confirming a long-term career within the university before her transition into technical writing.
Verwys attended Ripon College in Wisconsin, graduating in the Class of 2007. Alumni records later placed her in Bozeman, Montana, indicating that she had established herself in southwestern Montana relatively soon after college.
Outside her professional life, Verwys has been an enthusiastic distance runner. She was associated with the women’s running brand and community Oiselle as a Montana runner, reflecting a longstanding interest in running and endurance athletics.
| Field | Details |
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| Name | Lisa Verwys |
| Location & Residence | Belgrade, Montana, United States. Has longstanding professional and personal ties to nearby Bozeman, where she has worked at Montana State University and the Museum of the Rockies. |
| Profession & Jobs | Technical Writer / Technology Writer and Content Specialist at Montana State University. Previously spent more than a decade at the Museum of the Rockies, where she served as Registrar, Collections Manager for Cultural History and Registrar of the Division of the Humanities. Her museum responsibilities included collections management, artifact documentation, preservation, historical research, public outreach, teaching, staff and intern supervision and exhibition development. She taught a Museum Practices course and created educational content for the museum’s Stories Behind the Objects series. She has also served on the Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board. |
| Gender & Sex | Female / woman. |
| Age & Date of Birth | |
| Nationality & Ethnicity | American. White / European-American. |
| Education & School | Ripon College – Class of 2007. |
| Relationships (Married/Dating/Sexuality) & Family | |
| Biography & More Details | 2026 Jeopardy! contestant from Belgrade, Montana, introduced as a Technical Writer. Verwys has spent much of her professional career at Montana State University. She initially built a career in museum collections and historical preservation at the Museum of the Rockies, where she ultimately managed the Cultural History collection. In 2017, she planned and helped execute the relocation of more than 300,000 cultural-history artifacts, a project lasting 19 weeks and requiring extensive advance preparation. Her leadership on that project helped earn her a Montana State University Pure Gold Award in 2018. She also taught museum studies, supervised interns and helped students create exhibitions, including one marking MSU’s 125th anniversary. Her educational work included presenting historical artifacts through the museum’s Stories Behind the Objects series. By the early 2020s, Verwys transitioned into technology and technical content writing at Montana State University. She has also contributed to local historic-preservation efforts in Bozeman and is a distance-running enthusiast who has been associated with the Oiselle running community. |
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Lisa Verwys Jeopardy Results
| Friday, 13 November 2026 | Returning Champion Final Score: $TBC Round 2 Score: $TBC Round 1 Score: $TBC | Lisa Verwys Belgrade, Montana Technical Writer Final Score: $TBC Round 2 Score: $TBC Round 1 Score: $TBC | Yashas Sardesai Naperville, Illinois Student Final Score: $TBC Round 2 Score: $TBC Round 1 Score: $TBC |