TU music students will notice a familiar face on their screens Monday night as adjunct professor Jonathan Hugendubler competes in the season 42 debut of "Jeopardy!".

Hugendubler is aiming for his second "Jeopardy!" win after coming from behind to beat super champion Scott Ricardi in the season 41 finale. At the time, Ricardi was on a 16-game winning streak—the 10th-longest in program history. Hugendubler correctly answered both daily doubles in Double Jeopardy and nabbed a question about American publisher William Randolph Hearst in Final Jeopardy to take home $23,601 in winnings—some of which he spent on attending a Dodgers game.

The whole experience was pretty surreal...you can see my shock when I realized I won.

Adjunct professor Jonathan Hugendubler

“The whole experience was pretty surreal,†Hugendubler says. “If you watch the show or the , you can see my shock when I realized I won.â€

The clip garnered more than 700,000 views and the win secured Hugendubler’s spot in Monday night’s "Jeopardy!" season opener. It will air at 7 p.m. Eastern on Fox.

Hugendubler practiced for up to 20 hours a week to prepare for the show, using flashcards and watching previous episodes to brush up on a range of trivia. In between his first and second appearances, he spent additional time practicing the buzzer and studying movie and TV show trivia, which were his weak points.

I memorized facts about so many reality shows I will never actually watch.

Adjunct professor Jonathan Hugendubler

“I memorized facts about so many reality shows I will never actually watch,†Hugendubler says.

The newly-minted adjunct professor is an accomplished saxophonist and music composer who teaches creative music technology in TU's College of Fine Arts and Communication. He became a "Jeopardy!" fan in college and signed up for his first "Jeopardy!" entrance test in 2014, repeating the show’s notoriously difficult entrance process 10 times before advancing. It's a process some TU leaders know well.

“I know firsthand the challenge of cramming for trivia that may never even come up on the show," says Melanie Perreault, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. "During my own Jeopardy! run, I spent a week becoming an ‘expert’ on opera and now can’t recall a single aria."

Perreault and others across campus expressed their support for Hugendubler.

“Best of luck to Jonathan as he takes on season 42—we’re all cheering you on here at TU!," Perreault says. "May all your knowledge and quick instincts serve you well on the 'Jeopardy!' stage.â€