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Stamford Teacher Wins Jeopardy Quarterfinal Round
Stamford teacher Benjamin Schwartz is still in the running for a $100,000 grand prize.
STAMFORD, CT — Stamford middle school teacher and Fairfield native Benjamin Schwartz will advance as a semifinalist after winning the quarterfinal round of the Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament Friday night. Schwartz is still in the running for the $100,000 grand prize.
Schwartz risked all his $9,000 on a Daily Double and came out with $18,000 to give him a commanding lead.
He went into the final Jeopardy round with $22,000, which was more than double his next closest contestant. Even so he got the final Jeopardy question right, only risking $1.
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Schwartz told host Alex Trebek he was a big hip hop rap fan and often freestyles with his students at King School to keep them engaged.
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Schwartz is a Fairfield Warde High School graduate, teaches English at King School in Stamford and also works at a non-profit REACH Prep. He started watching Jeopardy when he was 8-years-old with his grandmother and has been an avid fan ever since.
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