She may not be approaching Ken Jennings territory, but Rachel Lindgren of Bend, Oregon, is on a "Jeopardy!" roll. Lindgren, a fire lookout, has so far won four games, racking up a total of $65,199 in winnings so far.

On Thursday's show, we'll see if Lindgren's winning streak will continue. As the Bend Bulletin reports, the 26-year-old filmed her "Jeopardy!" appearances back in October.

In early January, taping of new "Jeopardy!" episodes was put on hold while host Alex Trebek, 77, recovered from brain surgery.

In a video posted to YouTube, Trebek said that during the show's holiday break he had surgery for subdural hematoma, blood clots on the brain that resulted from a fall Trebek suffered a few months earlier.

Trebek said in the video that his prognosis is "excellent," and that he expected to be taping new "Jeopardy!" episodes soon.

On the Thursday episode, returning champion Lindgren will face two new competitors, Rosie Jonker, a literary agent from New York City and Jeff Machusko, a data analyst from Centennial, Colorado.

"Jeopardy!" began its 34th season in syndication last September and, according to the show's press materials, it's watched by 23 million viewers each week.

Since Lindgren began winning, the Bend Bulletin reports, she's been hearing from viewers who are, among other things, offering flight instruction, and proposing marriage.

Among those applauding Lindgren's achievement is Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, who tweeted about her run in classic "Jeopardy!" answer-and-question fashion.

Answer: Rachel Lindgren. Question: What Bend woman is crushing it this week on @Jeopardy?https://t.co/5GxKkLUWKr — Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) January 25, 2018

The Bend Bulletin also reports that Lindgren is a native of Carson City, Nevada, who moved to Bend about a year ago. She works as a Forest Service fire lookout and is a ticket agent at Mt. Bachelor.

"Jeopardy!" airs locally at 7 p.m. weeknights on KATU (2.)

-- Kristi Turnquist

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