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PA students to compete in ’Jeopardy!’ College Championship

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“Jeopardy!” is geared up and ready to go for its 10-day College Championship special -- and two students from Pennsylvania schools are in that lineup!

Starting Monday, April 6, 15 of America’s sharpest students will compete for the ultimate prize of $100,000 and a berth in the next Tournament of Champions.

April 6 will feature a Carnegie Mellon University senior and April 8 will feature a Penn State senior.

Below is the list of week on contestants:

Monday, April 6

Marshall Comeaux, a sophomore at the University of Texas (Austin, Texas) from Dallas, Texas.

Emma Farrell, a senior at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pa.) from Telford, Pa.

Sirad Hassan, a senior at Princeton University (Princeton, N.J.) from Frederick, Md.

Tuesday, April 7

Sophie Casarico, a junior at Florida State University (Tallahassee, Fla.) from St. Augustine, Fla.

Kayla Kalhor, a sophomore at the University of Florida (Gainesville, Fla.) from Longwood, Fla.

Nathaniel Miller, a sophomore at Yale University (New Haven, Conn.) from Miami, Fla.

Wednesday, April 8

Alistair Gray, a sophomore at the University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, Calif.) from Sunnyvale, Calif.

Londyn Lorenz, a sophomore at the University of Mississippi (Oxford, Miss.) from Perryville, Mo.

Kylie Weaver, a senior at Penn State (State College, Pa.) from McLean, Va.

Thursday, April 9

Joe Coker, a junior at Hendrix College (Conway, Ark.) from Conway, Ark.

Beni Keown, a freshman at Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) from Evanston, Ill.

Xiaoke Ying, a sophomore at the University of Southern California (Los Angeles, Calif.) from Arcadia, Calif.

Friday, April 10

Tyler Combs, a senior at Indiana University (Bloomington, Ind.) from Greenfield, Ind.

Natalie Hathcote, a junior at Liberty University (Lynchburg, Va.) from Parker, Colo.

Nibir Sarma, a sophomore at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minn.) from Eden Prairie, Minn.

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