As I am sure you all have seen, Alex Trebek, the longtime host of Jeopardy!, passed away a few days ago. One of my colleagues is an incredible fact finder, and he put together some trivia about Wake Forest’s history with Jeopardy! (Thank you, Rob Daniels!)
Won five straight games aired in October 1999. Under the rules of the game at the time, he was “retired” as a five-time champion but advanced to the Tournament of Champions.
Won his first TofC game but lost in the second.
Qualified for the Million Dollar Masters Tournament in 2002.
Total winnings: $84,700 with a 6-2 record.
Jelisa Castrodale (’01)
Dispatched Roger Craig, one of the biggest winners in the program’s history to date, in her first game (Sept. 21, 2010). Won $39,399. Craig had won his first six games.
Lost a close game in her second appearance.
Jim Fitzpatrick (’04)
Qualified for the College Championship and won his first game with a total of $19,000 (Nov. 13, 2003).
Lost in the semifinals (Nov. 18, 2003) and won $5,000.
Hannah Norem (JD ’23)
Advanced from the quarterfinals to the semifinals as an at-large competitor in the 2016 College Championships while representing her undergraduate school, Augustana College of South Dakota. Won $5,000.
References in Questions/Answers – Wake Forest has been referenced in a question or answer 10 times in the show’s history. Three of the references came in the 2005-06 season.
March 26, 1996
March 17, 1999
Nov. 10, 2005
May 31, 2006
June 26, 2006
April 23, 2009
Feb. 19, 2015
April 26, 2017
Oct. 11, 2017
June 7, 2018
I got an email from Student Union about many of the activities happening this week and next, including aWake All Night, which is one of Student Union’s key events, and lots of events surrounding the late great Chadwick Boseman and Black Panther. Your Deac can subscribe to their e-newsletter here or they can follow them on Facebook and Instagram for more.
I also got a notice that residents of Deacon Place got an email today about some planned work that will take place later this month, and all students with a meal plan received an invitation to take a meal plan survey (please note, this is for student feedback only).
Was in a meeting earlier today where we were talking about the ZSR Library’s hours throughout the rest of the in-person portion of the semester. As you can see in the picture below, from the main ZSR website, if you click the down arrow next to Hours Today, then click See More Hours, students can get to the full calendar.
