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Mississippi State student wins 'Jeopardy!'
Culver City, Calif. | May 17, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Joey Beachum, a 22-year-old political science major at Mississippi State University, has won first place in the 2008 Jeopardy! College Championship. Beachum took home $100,000 in cash, representatives for the game show said Friday. He was declared the winner after a two-week competition during which he outscored 14 other U.S. undergraduates. The experience was nothing short of an amazing once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Beachum said in a statement, adding that a highlight was having his fiancee, Nicole Dilg, in the audience for his moment of victory. Right before the final scores were revealed, I looked out into the crowd and saw Nicole watching me live my dream -- I will never forget that, Beachum said. A native of Tupelo, Miss., Beachum is a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force through AFROTC. Asked what he'll do with his winnings, Beachum said: We have a wedding coming up in a couple of years, so I definitely need to save for that. However, we do have a beach trip planned. Danielle Zsenek, a senior at Marquette University, finished second, winning $50,000. Andrew Chung, a sophomore at Harvey Mudd College, came in third and went home with $25,000. (UPI)
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