{"id":2192666,"date":"2025-12-09T19:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T19:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2192666"},"modified":"2025-12-09T19:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T19:11:10","slug":"jeopardy-champ-arrested-on-charges-of-felony-peeping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jeopardy-champ-arrested-on-charges-of-felony-peeping\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; champ arrested on charges of felony peeping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F12%2F117044747.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>This \u201cJeopardy!\u201d champ may not be returning to the Alex Trebek Stage anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>Philip Joseph \u201cJoey\u201d DeSena, who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/14\/entertainment\/jeopardy-fans-call-out-the-show-for-accepting-incorrect-answer\/\">won the hit game show twice<\/a> last year, has been arrested on two charges of felony secret peeping, according to court documents obtained by The Post.<\/p>\n<p>DeSena, 42, was taken into custody on Dec. 1, per the Currituck County Sheriff\u2019s Office in Maple, NC.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cJeopardy!\u201d champ Joey DeSena was reportedly arrested on two charges of felony secret peeping on Dec. 1, 2025. <span class=\"credit\">Currituck County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ken Jennings and Joey DeSena following DeSena\u2019s first \u201cJeopardy!\u201d win on Nov. 11, 2024. <span class=\"credit\">Jeopardy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Authorities stated that the former \u201cJeopardy!\u201d winner \u201cunlawfully, willfully, and feloniously\u201d installed \u201cany device that can be used to create photographic image, namely a camera placed in the bathroom, with the intent to capture the image of another without their consent\u201d on Oct. 10.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>DeSena posted a $5,000 bail on Dec. 3, per court records, and is scheduled to make his first appearance in Currituck County Court on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Post has reached out to Sony Pictures Television for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Joey DeSena on \u201cJeopardy\u201d in November 2024. <span class=\"credit\">Jeopardy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DeSena, a development engineer from Raleigh, first <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/14\/entertainment\/jeopardy-fans-call-out-the-show-for-accepting-incorrect-answer\/\">made waves on the long-running ABC quiz show<\/a> in November 2024 when he won two nights in a row. <\/p>\n<p>His debut episode, which premiered on Nov. 11 of last year, caused a stir among fans when the other two \u201cJeopardy!\u201d contestants tied for second and third place with $1 each, per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1161580\/jeopardy-fans-debate-unfair-tiebreaker-rule-that-baffled-many-viewers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV Insider.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DeSena, meanwhile, won $17,487 and added another $27,211 to his total on Nov. 12 before being knocked out during his third appearance. He ultimately walked away with $44,698.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Joey DeSena on \u201cJeopardy!\u201d in January 2025. <span class=\"credit\">Jeopardy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><figcaption>Joey DeSena walked away from his first \u201cJeopardy!\u201d streak with more than $40,000. <span class=\"credit\">Jeopardy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWell, the improbable mini-streak has come to an end,\u201d he wrote on social media after his loss on Nov. 13, per the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tv\/12889291\/jeopardy-women-sports-category-hurt-watch-joey-desena-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Sun<\/a>. \u201cAll the credit in this game goes to Evan and Lois, who were two amazing competitors that came to play.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt like a fan myself during Final, excited to see how the tie would break!\u201d DeSena continued at the time. \u201cI know it\u2019s been said maybe times before, but I have utmost respect for the players that can rattle off 5 wins in a tape day. That is draining!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former champ went on to call his appearance on the show a \u201cliteral dream come true\u201d and praised the \u201cJeopardy!\u201d crew and his fellow contestants.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Current host Ken Jennings on \u201cJeopardy!\u201d back in February 2004. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEvery single person on the Jeopardy crew and in the contestant pool made tape day an incredibly fun experience,\u201d DeSena wrote, \u201cand I can\u2019t thank them enough for their grace and good humor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the two-time \u201cJeopardy!\u201d champ later returned to the Ken Jennings-hosted game show to compete in the Champions Wildcard tournament on Jan. 16, 2025. <\/p>\n<p>Although DeSena made it to the semi-finals, he was defeated by Drew Goins and Jen Feldman.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Host Ken Jennings on the set of \u201cJeopardy!\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Jeopardy!<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ken Jennings after becoming host of \u201cJeopardy!\u201d in January 2021. <span class=\"credit\">Jeopardy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This wouldn\u2019t be the first time a former \u201cJeopardy!\u201d contestant <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/25\/us-news\/jeopardy-champ-and-math-teacher-at-swanky-brooklyn-private-school-busted-on-child-porn-charges\/\">made headlines for allegations<\/a> away from the game show podium.<\/p>\n<p>Winston Nguyen was sentenced to seven years in prison earlier this year after he posed as a teenager on social media to solicit explicit videos and photos from children, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/winston-nguyen-saint-anns-school-brooklyn-322f89f1b913ac4d3ea79e118d2c267a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nguyen competed on two \u201cJeopardy!\u201d episodes in 2014, winning his first match with more than $11,000.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This \u201cJeopardy!\u201d champ may not be returning to the Alex Trebek Stage anytime soon. Philip Joseph \u201cJoey\u201d DeSena, who won the hit game show twice last year, has been arrested on two charges of felony secret peeping, according to court documents obtained by The Post. 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