Who Is Seth Politano’s Gay Partner? Meet The Jeopardy Contestant
Published Date: 31 Mar, 2026 Updated date: 31 Mar, 2026
By
Daniel Roffer
Seth Politano is thrilled that his lifelong dream has finally become reality as he is taking on the Jeopardy stage for the first time this season. As a contestant, he will make his debut on the 31st March episode.
Who is Seth Politano, and is he married to his partner? Know about his marital status, wiki, age, education, and professional life details below.
Seth Politano is a new contestant to appear on the 42nd season of the longest-running trivia game show Jeopardy! He will make his television debut on the 31st March episode on Tuesday.
As per the show’s format, he will take on the stage against a returning champion, Jamie Ding, and another new contestant, Kimberly Ayers, a college professor from San Marcos, California.
Jamie recorded his 12th straight win on the 30 March episode, scoring $22,620 after the final round. Moreover, he moved up to 16th on the all-time regular-season money list and is also now tied for 16th place on the all-time wins list for the long-running game show.
The Lawrenceville, New Jersey-based bureaucrat and law student made his total winnings of $314,440.
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Seth Politano Age, Wiki & Education
Politano has reached the age of 48 now. He was born Seth Anthony Politano in the year 1978.
Moreover, he celebrates his birthday with his family and friends on 31st March, which makes his birth sign Aries. He was raised by his parents in Yonkers, New York.
Seth attended Gorton High School, from where he graduated in 1996. He then went to Brandeis University and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, Biology, and Film Studies in 2000.
Additionally, he earned a medical degree in Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy from Nova Southeastern University in 2005. There, he earned the Outstanding Graduating Student in Research Award and the Chancellor’s List Award.
Currently, he is studying a Master’s in Medical Education at the University of Oxford.
Seth Politano Job Details
Politano has been serving as a faculty/content advisor of Internal Medicine at Sketchy since November 2023. Likewise, he holds a full-time job as an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences.
Prior to that, he was an associate program director and associate clinical professor of medicine at Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.
Seth has also worked at McGovern Medical School for more than two years. There, he served as a chief medical resident and an associate program director/assistant professor of clinical medicine.
In July 2024, he earned a Golden Apple Teaching Award from the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. He also won the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award/Gold Humanism from the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
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Who Is Seth Politano’s Gay Partner?
Seth is an openly gay man. He is vocal about his sexual orientation.
The Jeopardy contestant has been enjoying a married life with his gay partner, John Tegzes. The duo tied the wedding knot on 17 May 2023, and have been inseparable since then.
John is a Dean for the College of Veterinary Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences. He is the author of hundreds of peer-reviewed publications and is a national leader in the veterinary medicine profession.