Macon ‘Jeopardy!’ contestant wins competition on Wednesday’s episode. Here’s more.
Jeopardy! answer: She’s a Macon native, junior at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and winner of Wednesday’s Jeopardy! episode.
The correct response: Who is, Stephanie Pierson?
When she’s not busy studying for class, she’s studying up on the latest trivia for “Jeopardy!”
And it looks like all the studying has officially paid off.
In an episode televised Wednesday night, competitors faced each other in the High School Reunion Tournament. Each contestant made their first appearance on the popular game show as high school students.
Now, older and wiser, they competed again.
Pierson came out the winner of the quarterfinals, with her total at $22,801. She will now move on to the semifinals, which will air in March.
Check out the full competition schedule on the game show’s website.
This story was originally published February 23, 2023 at 10:58 AM.