CLEVELAND, Ohio — Northeast Ohioans will have an opportunity to see one of our own compete for dollars on the game show “Jeopardy.” Terry Heard Jr., an Akron resident, will field questions from the show’s host, Alex Trebek, at 7:30 p.m. Friday on WOIO Channel 19.

Past Cleveland-area contestants have included Andrew Pau, who won a few games and later participated in the Tournament of Champions, and Steven Oppenheim, a one-time “Jeopardy” champion.

Heard is an aircraft maintainer in Akron. Trebek, who was diagnosed with cancer last March, plans to exit the show soon. A date for his departure has not been announced.