Jerome Vered (born March 13, 1958) is a Studio City, California writer, publicly known for his record-setting success as a contestant on the U.S. television game show Jeopardy!
He was not used in any of that day's tapings, but he did return the next year, and became a five-day champion,[2] with winnings totaling $96,801, second to Frank Spangenberg's $102,597.
[2] In the 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions, Vered won five games to advance to a three-game final match against fellow Jeopardy!
In 2009, Vered became the first American to crack the top 10 at a World Quizzing Championship with an eighth-place finish.
[6] In 2017, he competed in a Los Angeles citywide pub tournament as part of Team of Enchantment (along with Brian Fodera, Matthew Frost, Pam Mueller, Brad Rutter and Hans von Walter), taking home his share of a $10,000 prize.