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Minnesota substitute teacher competing in finals of Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions
Sam Kavanaugh returns to the show after winning five games and $156,202.
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Sam Kavanaugh, originally from Carlton, Minnesota, on
Jeopardy! in 2019, during which he won five games and $156,202.
Kavanaugh, who graduated from Carleton College in 2013 and now is a substitute teacher based in Minneapolis, returned to the popular gameshow s stage for the annual tournament that started with 15 prior winners competing for $250,000 grand prize.
According to Pine Knot News, the COVID-19 pandemic left Kavanaugh jobless, so he went full Olympic mode to train for his return to
Jeopardy!
And so far it s paid off. The quarterfinals for the Tournament of Champions began May 17, with Kavanaugh first competing in an episode that aired May 21. In the game, Kavanaugh was in a close second and it all came down to Final Jeopardy, where he pulled ahead by $341, winning $22,801, to secure his spot