Brayden Smith: Last News

“Jeopardy!” has a new champion of champions.

“Jeopardy!” is honouring the memory of Brayden Smith, who sadly passed away back in February. 

Jeopardy! paid tribute today to five-time champ Brayden Smith, honoring the late 24-year-old “Billy Buzzsaw” with a video and on-air acknowledgement as part of the game show’s Tournament of Champions.

Brayden Smith was a five-time “Jeopardy!” champion, who appeared on the show in some of Alex Trebek’s (1940–2020) last episodes.Smith appeared on “Jeopardy!” six times in December 2020, winning handily in his first five appearances. A trivia whiz who was the captain of his high school’s quiz bowl team, Smith fulfilled a lifelong dream when he appeared on “Jeopardy!” He took home $115,798 over the course of his five wins.

Brayden Smith, the 24-year-old five-time Jeopardy! winner whose death was announced by family last week, had undergone surgery for an undisclosed condition in the days before his Feb. 5 passing, a local CBS station in his hometown of Las Vegas reports.

Jeopardy champion Brayden Smith sadly passed away last week, which was a shock to many fans.

This is awful…

TMZ he died following a "medical emergency".An obituary for Brayden read that he had lived a "lifelong dream" after competing on the gameshow, later described as one of "Alex's Last Great Champion".Brayden had graduated from the University of Nevada in Las Vegas with a degree in economics just last year and was hoping to attend law school with hopes of becoming an attorney for the government.Before his tragic death, he had been working as an intern at the Cato Institute, Washington DC looking into criminal justice reform cases.The late star is survived by his parents, Scott and Debbie as well as three brothers, Bryce, 26, Brock, 18, and Brody, 15.His family and friends have rallied around to establish the Brayden Smith Memorial Fund which

A shocking loss. Recent Jeopardy! winner Brayden Smith has died of unknown causes at 24.

Brayden Smith, who just last month was featured in a special Jeopardy! video tribute to the late Alex Trebek, died unexpectedly Feb. 5 in Las Vegas. He was 24.

"Jeopardy!" champ Jayden Smith has died at the age of 24. The news was announced on Twitter by his mother Debbie alongside a photo of Smith on the popular game show's iconic set.

Brayden Smith, a recent contestant on Jeopardy who was a five-day champion, has died at the young age of 24.

champion during Alex Trebek's era, has died. He was 24.Smith died Friday morning in Las Vegas, Nevada, per an obituary posted on the Las Vegas Review Journal.

Trebek’s final episodes he filmed before losing his battle with pancreatic cancer, died at age 24.“The ‘Jeopardy!’ family is heartbroken by the tragic loss of Brayden Smith,” the show said in a statement. “He was kind, funny and absolutely brilliant.

Five time “Jeopardy!” winner Brayden Smith has died.

Alex Trebek, in a beautiful way on Monday's The game show is currently airing the last episodes that Trebek recorded before his death in November, and Reynolds' film,, was included in the trivia category «The Movies.» The actor himself made a cameo on the show and later tweeted about the moment, which was filmed in 2019. «I'm Ryan Reynolds.

Alex Trebek left a deep and lasting impression on one of the last “Jeopardy!” contestants he ever worked with.

“Jeopardy!” fans are celebrating a contestant’s three-show run this week, although their reverie has been bittersweet.