Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice Matt Harvey always wanted to be on Jeopardy. Like many fans, he was sure he could outwit other contestants if he were on the stage. So one day, without telling anyone, Harvey took the gameshow’s online test to try his skills. A few months went by with no word from the show. Then out of the blue, an email: He was invited to a Zoom audition with several other Jeopardy hopefuls.
Harvey, who is also executive director of Integra Community Care, a Rhode Island ACO, performed well, and a few weeks later was asked to travel to Los Angeles for a taping. He was excited for the opportunity, but Harvey admits he found himself a little starstruck. “It’s very surreal to see [the set] in person,” he says. The game passed in the blink of an eye. “I ended up losing to a guy who won 22 games in a row, so I can’t feel that bad,” Harvey jokes. He assumed that would be the end of his Jeopardy run, but the game show gods had other plans.