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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...

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 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 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...

Northwestern student on Jeopardy: Who is Dan Donohue?

April 12, 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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