Brendan Thomas Jeopardy Profile: Age, Job, Family, Stats
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Brendan Thomas Jeopardy Contestant Profile
Brendan Thomas is a historian, editor, and researcher based in Fayetteville, Arkansas. His work blends scholarly rigor with a strong commitment to public-facing storytelling, particularly connected to the Ozarks and the American West. He describes himself as an Ozarker and has built a career around making complex academic work accessible to wider audiences. Brendan is currently the Assistant Director at the University of Arkansas’s Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, a role he began in September twenty twenty-five. He also teaches as an Adjunct Instructor at NorthWest Arkansas Community College. Before these positions, he held several editorial and research roles, including Managing Editor at Wiley, Editorial Assistant at the University of Oklahoma Press, and Research Assistant at the University of Oklahoma Western History Collections.
His academic background is extensive. Brendan is a PhD candidate in American History at the University of Oklahoma, specializing in environmental history, public history, Latin American history, and Native American and Indigenous studies. His dissertation focuses on artificial lakes and political ecology in rural America. He holds an MA in History from the University of Oklahoma and a BA in History and Native Studies from William & Mary, where he was active in several student organizations and achieved consistent academic distinction. His professional experience includes hundreds of hours of archival research, extensive copyediting, book review work, and editorial project management for scholarly journals such as Western Historical Quarterly. He has also held roles in teaching, outdoor retail, survey research, and historical interpretation.
Brendan enjoys an active lifestyle and spends much of his free time outdoors. His interests include mountain biking, running, hiking, backpacking, canoeing, kayaking, and exploring the woods. With a broad professional and academic background and strong ties to the Ozarks and the historical community, he maintains a well-rounded profile with over three hundred connections on LinkedIn. His work continues to span editing, teaching, research, and public history.
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Brendan Thomas |
| Location and Residence | Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States |
| Profession and Jobs | Historian; Assistant Director at University of Arkansas – Pryor Center; Adjunct Instructor at NorthWest Arkansas Community College; Former Managing Editor at Wiley; Editorial Assistant; Research Assistant; Graduate Teaching Assistant; Book Review Editor; Editorial Fellow; Outdoor Retail Associate; Teacher Assistant; Survey Practice RA; Orientation Interpreter |
| Gender and Sex | Male |
| Age and Date of Birth | |
| Nationality and Ethnicity | American |
| Education and School | PhD Candidate in American History, University of Oklahoma; MA in History, University of Oklahoma; BA in History and Native Studies, William & Mary |
| Relationships (Married, Dating, Sexuality) and Family | |
| Biography and More Details | Historian and editor with strong focus on environmental history, public history, Latin American history, Native American and Indigenous studies; passionate about accessible scholarship; avid outdoorsman who enjoys mountain biking, running, hiking, backpacking, canoeing, and kayaking; extensive experience in scholarly editing, book reviewing, archival research, and mentoring writers of all levels. |
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Brendan Thomas Jeopardy Results
| Monday, 1 December 2025 | Harrison Whitaker Originally Terre Haute, Indiana Researcher 14 Day Winnings of $373,999 Final Score: $7,599 Round 2 Score: $21,000 Round 1 Score: $6,600 | Brendan Thomas Fayetteville, Arkansas Historian Final Score: $7,199 Round 2 Score: $3,600 Round 1 Score: $2,800 | Libby Jones Davenport, Florida Recruiter Winning Score: $24,801 Round 2 Score: $17,200 Round 1 Score: $3,000 |