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This UT research assistant hopes to win it big on 'Jeopardy!’ Wednesday ... Who is John Presloid?

John Presloid, a research assistant with the University of Toledo Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, will be cheered on by the Rocket community, starting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek and UT research assistant John Presloid pose on set. Presloid makes his 'Jeopardy!' debut on Wednesday.

TOLEDO (WTOL) - A University of Toledo alumnus and current employee has showed off his smarts four days straights on “Jeopardy!”

John Presloid, a research assistant with the University of Toledo Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, won on Wednesday, Thursday Friday and Monday’s episode of the show. This means, Presloid will be back on Tuesday episode of the show at 7:30 p.m. for a chance to win again.

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John Presloid, a research assistant in our Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, will compete this week on @Jeopardy!

Join us in cheering on John. Tune in Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. @WTOL11Toledo. https://t.co/3dkhkIZxql #UToledoMed pic.twitter.com/FUpmRrSCr6
— UToledo Medicine (@UToledoMed) January 15, 2019

Presloid earned his bachelor’s degree in pharmacology from UT in 2004 and a master of science degree in biomedicine in 2008.

For the past four years, he’s worked in the lab of Dr. Mark Wooten, UT professor of medical microbiology and immunology, who studies Lyme disease and melioidosis, a bacterial infection common in tropical climates.

You can continue watch “Jeopardy!” Tuesday night for his third appearance at 7:30 p.m. on WTOL 11.