What’s… strolling down the aisle quickly? On the Wednesday, Could 28, episode of Jeopardy! Masters, Isaac Hirsch revealed what he plans to do together with his winnings — purchase an engagement ring for his girlfriend.
Hirsch, a buyer assist staff lead, shared that his girlfriend, Victoria Gould, helped him put together for Masters, and in return, he’s going to purchase her a hoop.
“Isaac Hirsch has made it to the semi-finals,” host Ken Jennings mentioned. “Which implies it doesn’t matter what occurs in his spherical, you’re assured a reasonably good-sized prize. And I perceive you’ve thought of what you need to do with that.”
“I hear engagement rings are costly,” Hirsch mentioned. “Actually, I’ve been serious about it for some time and the dialogue has at all times been, ‘After this Jeopardy! factor, we’re going to exit and do it’, after which there’s one other Jeopardy! factor, after which extra. However, after this one, we’re going to do it.”
Jennings mentioned that Gould is aware of about it so nothing was spoiled and that Hirsch’s announcement wasn’t an official engagement.
They’ve been collectively for six years. On the finish of his recreation, Hirsch walked away in third place with $7,398, a reasonably good down cost on a hoop, alongside together with his different Jeopardy! winnings and revenue. He’s set to earn more money when he returns for a semi-final recreation on Tuesday, June 3 in opposition to Victoria Groce and Juveria Zaheer. Then, recreation 4 will encompass Zaheer, Hirsch, and Yogesh Raut.
Gould is a manufacturing supervisor of animation at WB Footage, in keeping with her LinkedIn. She additionally used to work at DreamWorks and Nickelodeon. Hirsch’s girlfriend bought her Bachelors Diploma in Leisure Artwork and Animation at California State College, Fullerton. Gould is a 2015 24 Hours Animation Contest Winner.
Hirsch posts Gould typically on his Instagram, sharing cute photographs of the 2 of them at totally different outings, together with weddings, anniversaries, events, and extra. The newest one was from December 2024 when he posted about their anniversary.
“Barely belated anniversary dinner final night time— 6 years! Unbelievable! Really feel extremely lucky to be with somebody who’s so variety, lovely, and good. She’s the one one who may make me snug sufficient with a public show of affection to submit this,” he captioned the submit.
The primary time he shared a photograph of them collectively was throughout an April 2019 marriage ceremony with the straightforward caption, “I went to a marriage.” This was early of their relationship as they’ve been collectively for six-and-a-half-years.
It isn’t clear how the 2 of them met. Hirsch moved to Los Angeles, California, in 2016, the place Gould is from, so their paths intertwined there someway. Hirsch’s earlier relationship historical past is unknown to the general public.
Jeopardy! Masters, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9/8c, ABC, subsequent day on Hulu