Kelly Donohue is a white man from Massachusetts, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:
- He is Kevin Donohue and Paula Donohue‘s son. (a)
- He attended N. Elliot Willis Elementary School in Winthrop, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Winthrop Middle School in Winthrop and Boston College High School in Boston, Massachusetts. (a)
- He lives in Winthrop. He grew up in Point Shirley in Winthrop before moving to Cottage Park Road in Winthrop. (a)
- In 2007, he graduated from Boston College in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts with a bachelor’s degree in finance. (a)
- Upon graduating from Boston College, he started working as a bank examiner for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (a)
- He is married to Jill Donohue. She gave birth to their daughter Julia Donohue in 2016, their daughter Lily Donohue in 2018 and their son Kevin Donohue in November 2020. (a)
- In 2019, he took the online test for the quiz show “Jeopardy!” and passed. (a)
- He was supposed to travel to California, USA in March 2020 for “Jeopardy” but his appearance on the show was cancelled due to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (a)
- In January 2021, he received a call asking him to go to California in February 2021 to tape “Jeopardy!” (a)
- He was 35 years old when he became a three-time “Jeopardy!” champion in April 2021. He won $80,000 and helped raised more than $100,000 for charity. (a)
- On April 26, 2021, local supporters joined him during a “Jeopardy!” watch party at the Pleasant Park Yacht Club in Winthrop. (a)
- On April 28, 2021, more than 500 former “Jeopardy!” contestants signed an online letter, accusing him of making a white power hand signal on the show. (b)
- On April 29, 2021, he took to Facebook to deny the accusation related to a gesture he made while on “Jeopardy!” and asserted that he is not associated with racists and white supremacists. (c)
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