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TAMS student leads in ‘Jeopardy’ finals

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Published: 14 February 2012 07:18 AM

Monica Thieu, a University of North Texas student, leads after Day 1 of the two-day Jeopardy college championship finals.

Thieu, an 18-year-old Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science student, was the only one of the three contestants to correctly answer the final Jeopardy question Monday and finished with $18,000. The contestants' totals from Monday will be combined with their totals from today to determine the winner of the trophy and $100,000 prize.

The show airs at 11 a.m. on CBS.

 

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