Here are today’s contestants as we begin the two-day final of the College Championship: Tyler, a senior at Indiana U., was an undergrad teaching assistant; Nibir, a sophomore at U. of Minnesota, is involved with STEM; Xiaoke, a sophomore at … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Apr. 16 – College Championship day nine

Here are today’s contestants as we conclude round two of the College Championship: Nathaniel, a sophomore at Yale, has taken up curling; Marshall, a sophomore at U. of Texas – Austin, whose teacher inspired Lin-Manuel Miranda; and Xiaoke, a sophomore … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Apr. 15 – College Championship day eight

Here are today’s contestants as round two of the College Championship continues: Joe, a junior at Hendrix, plays 7 country music-inspired instruments; Londyn, a sophomore at U. of Mississippi, will be studying in Morocco; and Nibir, a sophomore at U. … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Apr. 14 – College Championship day seven

Here are today’s contestants as we start round two of the College Championship: Tyler, a senior at Indiana U., presented a policy paper to the European Union; Kayla, a sophomore at U. of Florida, took a class in Kafka; and … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Apr. 13 – College Championship day six

Here are today’s College Championship contestants: Nibir, a sophomore from U. of Minnesota, plays clarinet in a pep band; Natalie, a junior at Liberty U., volunteers in a retirement home; and Tyler, a senior at Indiana U., studies the Russian … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Apr. 10

Here are today’s College Championship contestants: Xiaoke, a sophomore at USC, preferred auto racing to seeing the Great Wall again; Beni, a freshman at Northwestern, is working on wheelchair leg rest levers; and Joe, a junior at Hendrix, studied film … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Apr. 9 – College Championship day four

Here are today’s College Championship contestants: Kylie, a senior at Penn State, tried out for the show on a whim; Londyn, a sophomore at U. of Mississippi, is open to any opportunities that come her way; and Alistair, a sophomore … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Apr. 8 – College Championship day three

Here are today’s College Championship contestants: Nathaniel, a sophomore at Yale, changed his major five times; Kayla, a sophomore at U. of Florida, a chemistry major who volunteered at a Spanish hospital; and Sophie, a junior at Florida State, picks … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Apr. 7 – College Championship day two

Welcome to the 2020 College Championship, today featuring these contestants: Sirad, a senior from Princeton, is studying a lot of things; Emma, a senior from Carnegie Mellon, aims to become a field engineer; and Marshall, a sophomore from University of … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Apr. 6 – College Championship day one

Introducing today’s contestants: Shanon, a librarian from California, competes in making gingerbread houses; Jeff, a data analyst-accordion teacher from Tennessee, was a touring background musician; and Felicity, a screenwriter from California, was serenaded by a Japanese accountant-opera singer. Felicity entered … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Apr. 3

Introducing today’s contestants: Felicity, a screenwriter from California, does a podcast about Western movies; Tiffany, a physician’s assistant from Maine, auditioned more than once to get on the show; and Hemant, a blogger from Illinois, isn’t quite as famous as … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Apr. 2

Introducing today’s contestants: Kami, an education advocate from Missouri, plays Irish sports; Hemant, a blogger from Illinois, tried to sell his soul on eBay; and Leanne, a legal secretary from New York, did opera using cat puppets. Leanne entered the … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Apr. 1 – repost

Introducing today’s contestants: Leanne, a legal secretary from New York, can handle a German longsword; J.R., a dean of students from Massachusetts, is a five-time karaoke champ for no money; and Kyle, a political recruiter-trainer from Ohio, studied in Cape … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Mar. 31

Introducing today’s contestants: Monya, a health journalist from California, interned in the morgue; Kyle, a political recruiter-trainer from Ohio, builds scale models of old fighter planes; and Khalilah, an attorney from Virginia, whose 2-year-old prefers the bar to the library. … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Mar. 30

Introducing today’s contestants: Khalilah, an attorney from Virginia, studied and traveled in Germany; Matt, an account coordinator from Minnesota, throws a chilly Berlin Wall party; and Susan, a fundraising researcher from California, camped in a Volkswagen bus all over Europe. … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Mar. 27

Introducing today’s contestants: Evan, a beverage packing specialist from British Columbia, met his wife at McGill during the run of Ken Jennings; Susan, a fundraising researcher from California, has seen five solar eclipses all around the world; and Adam, a … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Mar. 26

Introducing today’s contestants: Adam, a law student from Massachusetts, wants to own a hot dog stand; Rachel, a software analyst from Michigan, whose grandfather was a “Name That Tune” champ; and Nick, a financial analyst from Wisconsin, had a family … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Mar. 25

Introducing today’s contestants: Nick, a financial analyst from Wisconsin, tries not to get confused with another Nick; Lindsay, a prospect research strategist from Washington state, held a wombat; and Kimberly, a writer-editor from Pennsylvania, lives in a Victorian house, which … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Mar. 24

Introducing today’s contestants: Vikram, a Congressional aide from Washington, D.C., was in the picture during a meeting with Mark Sanford; Kimberly, a writer-editor from Pennsylvania, isn’t good at camping; and Michonne, a staff attorney from California, whose classmates dressed as … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Mar. 23

Today’s contestants are: Abhijit, a software developer from Washington, D.C., did “Scuba Diving for Dummies”; Katy, an attorney from California, interned on SNL in set design; and Michonne, a staff attorney from California, was “Alexis Trebek”. Michonne entered the game … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Mar. 20

Introducing today’s contestants: Aaron, a Navy JAG officer from Virginia, discussed Bears football with President Obama; Michonne, a staff attorney from California, has attended 218 concerts, including 19 by Fall Out Boy; and Andrea, a research compliance manager from Maryland, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Mar. 19