Monica Thieu, an 18-year-old sophomore in the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the University of North Texas, has won the Jeopardy! College Championship.
Thieu went into today's competition, the second day in the two-day finals, in first place with $18,000. She answered the final question correctly, and her total was combined with Monday's to make her the overall winner.
She takes home the grand prize of $100,000 and a small trophy.
The Jeopardy! College Championship began Feb. 1 with 15 contestants, whittled down from more than 12,000 hopefuls from around the country.
