' Jeopardy! Taps Buzzy Cohen As Host For 2021 Tournament Of Champions'. ^ Alexandra Del Rosario (April 14, 2021).'People are losing their minds over this 'Jeopardy!' champion'. 'We need to talk about Buzzy Cohen, divisive reigning Jeopardy! champ'. 'Confident 9-day Jeopardy! champion causes divide among viewers'. ^ 'Talking Jeopardy!, Mental Illness and Living with Loss'.^ 'The Buzz Behind Jeopardy's Austin 'Buzzy' Cohen CC'07'.'Career Day Returns to Pingry with Keynote Speaker Buzzy Cohen '03'. 'Buzzy Cohen '03 Wins 'Jeopardy!' Tournament'. Township native Austin 'Buzzy' Cohen says he applied to be on the hit quiz show, Jeopardy! on a whim. 'Former Millburn resident is current champion on Jeopardy!'. This is Jeopardy!: The Story of America's Favorite Quiz Show Personal life Ĭohen has been married to Elisha Levin since 2011. Fellow Chaser James Holzhauer described Cohen's playing style and persona as 'happy-go-lucky', compared to Holzhauer's own cutthroat, villain-like role. Ĭohen joined the cast of the American version of The Chase in 2022, joining as a Chaser as a replacement for the departing Ken Jennings. In April and May 2020, Cohen appeared on the revival of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire on ABC as a lifeline for comedian Hannibal Burress. Since April 2023, Cohen began hosting a podcast about the quiz show entitled This is Jeopardy!: The Story of America's Favorite Quiz Show for Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television. On September 29, 2022, Cohen hosted the inaugural Jeopardy! Honors event alongside Sarah Whitcomb Foss. In September 2022, Cohen appeared as a Clue Giver in the category 'Fashion with Buzzy Cohen' during the Triple Jeopardy! round on the first episode Celebrity Jeopardy! on ABC. Since 2022, Cohen has appeared as a recurring guest on the Inside Jeopardy! podcast hosted by current Jeopardy! showrunners Michael Davies and Sarah Whitcomb Foss. His team went home with $75,000 after losing the wild card match.įollowing Trebek's death, Cohen hosted the May 2021 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, being the youngest Jeopardy! host at age 36. He later returned for the 2017 Tournament of Champions, which he won, collecting the grand prize of $250,000.Ĭohen appeared again in the 2019 Jeopardy! All-Star Games relay tournament. Many of his victories were guaranteed victories, which allowed Cohen to wager nothing and use his final response to make sarcastic remarks toward Alex Trebek, a humorous style that earned Cohen both praise and disdain from Jeopardy! fans. Career Jeopardy! appearances Ĭohen won $164,603 over nine games in April and May 2016. He graduated from the Pingry School in 2003, and graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University with a BA in music in 2007. Cohen was the winner of the 2017 Tournament of Champions and later appeared in the All-Star Games in 2019 and as a guest host for the show's 2021 Tournament of Champions following longtime host Alex Trebek's death.Ĭohen grew up in Millburn, New Jersey. Austin David ' Buzzy' Cohen (born March 5, 1985) is a recording music industry executive and trivia enthusiast from Los Angeles, California, best known for his association with the game show Jeopardy!.

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