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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


LTE: Who is Alex Trebek?

November 13, 2020

To be a Jeopardy! contestant is to permanently shift what trivia questions you answer. Sure, people will still ask you random trivia, but upon finding out that you were on Jeopardy!, they will inevitably...

Brandon Brooks (Weinberg ‘04) poses with ‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek. Brooks competed for three days, completing two come-from-behind victories.

NU alum surprises himself with two-day ‘Jeopardy!’ streak

January 18, 2018

Brandon Brooks (Weinberg ‘04) didn’t expect to win. After a come-from-behind victory on the popular quiz show “Jeopardy!” on a Jan. 5 episode, Brooks, the defending champion, went into Final...

McCormick senior Sabrina Fritz with “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek on set. Fritz will appear on an episode of the quiz game show Wednesday afternoon.

McCormick senior to appear on “Jeopardy!” Wednesday afternoon

April 6, 2016

When McCormick senior Sabrina Fritz got the call, she went straight to her friend Kyle Condron’s apartment. “I heard the doorbell, and she was just standing there,” said Condron, a McCormick...

Communication junior Dan Donohue finished third in his episode of the “Jeopardy! College Championship” which aired Tuesday, but his score of $14,000 could still qualify him for the next round. Viewers will find out by Friday whether Donohue has advanced to the semifinals.

Communication junior finishes third on ‘Jeopardy!’ college show, still has shot at semis

May 7, 2013

Dan Donohue finished third in Tuesday's episode of "Jeopardy! College Championship," but the Communication junior's score may land him one of four wild-card spots in the competition's semifinals. Donohue...

Communication junior Dan Donohue competed on "Jeopardy!" this week. The episode will air in May.

Northwestern student on Jeopardy: Who is Dan Donohue?

April 11, 2013

Competing on “Jeopardy!” is no trivial affair, but for Northwestern Quizbowl president Dan Donohue, it is only fitting. The Communication junior traveled to Los Angeles last week to represent NU...

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