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Southern CT State University Alumna Appears On Jeopardy! Tuesday Night, On-Campus Watch Party Set

Lydia Sekscenski, Southern CT State University class of 2024, makes her national debut as a contestant on the iconic quiz show.

Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings and contestant Lydia Sekscenski, Southern Connecticut State University alumna. (Jeopardy! photo provided by Southern Connecticut State University )

NEW HAVEN, CT— Here's the clue: Tough TV quiz show that featured a New Haven, Connecticut-based university alum.

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Southern Connecticut State University will host a campus watch party Tuesday to celebrate alumna Lydia Sekscenski, ’24, as she makes her debut on Jeopardy!.

Sekscenski, who earned a B.A. in English with a concentration in creative writing and a minor in arts administration and cultural advocacy, will be featured on the long-running quiz show airing at 7 p.m. on ABC.

The watch party will be held in Engleman Hall D264 on the SCSU campus.

The event, which starts at 6:30 p.m., will bring together students, faculty, and alumni to cheer on one of Southern’s own. And Sekscenski will be there!

Tune in Tuesday night to Jeopardy! to see how she does.

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