A student from Carnegie Mellon won the Jeopardy! College Tournament this year. Kermin Fleming makes us alumni proud.
Note the excessively nerdy headline on the CMU page linked to above.
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“Though most people believe the secret to Jeopardy success is mastering the buzzer, Fleming said that the key to his victory was simply his knowledge of the material.”
I’m pretty sure I could win if I just pressed the button quickly.