A Second 'Jeopardy!' Win For Decatur's Claudia Stucke

DECATUR, GA -- Decatur's Claudia Stucke is fast becoming the "Jeopardy!" queen of comebacks.

For the second episode in a row, Stucke jumped from second place going into Final Jeopardy to take the victory on Wednesday night's episode of the popular quiz show.

She'll return as defending champion on Thursday night's show, with a two-day winnings total of $30,600.

Wednesday night, Stucke had $11,800 entering Final Jeopardy, trailing Jen Kadzie, a technical service manager from Chicago, with $16,400.

In the category of 21st Century News, the final clue was this: "Russia took out $200 million in insurance, anticipating any damage that might be caused by this in 2001."

Unfortunately, nobody knew the answer.

Kadzie guessed "Olympics." Stucke tried "Chernobyl." Contestant Jessica Kiefer went with "asteroid."

The correct response? The Mir space station crashing.

Fortunately for Decatur's own, Stucke wagered a grand total of $0. That left her at $11,800, allowing her to leapfrog Kadzie, who bet $7,201.

Stucke will seek to defend her title Thursday against Vivek Srikrishnan, a graduate student from State College, Pennsylvania, and Sarah Thompson, an art history professor from Rochester, New York.

"Jeopardy!" airs at 7:30 p.m. in metro Atlanta on 11 Alive, WXIA-TV.

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