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WPI Student On Jeopardy! 2018 College Championship
A student at WPI is representing the school in the college championships on Jeopardy!
WORCESTER, MA—A student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is representing the college on Jeopardy! 2018 college championship series.
Alli Ross ’20 has apparently had her sights set on being a Jeopardy! contestant since she was a child, according to WPI. Ross, who is from Shrewsbury, took an online test when she was only 10 to get on a TV trivia program. She got the audition.
She took an online test for the College Tournament as a freshman, but wasn't selected. Last November, she tried again, and the biology and biotechnology major was picked to represent WPI in the 2018 College Championship, which was taped in Los Angeles on March 12 and 13.
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“Jeopardy!” College Championship airs weeknights April 9 through 20 at 7:30 p.m. on WBZ-TV, Channel 4. Ross's appearance is televised Friday, April 13.
Read the full story and interview with Ross from WPI's Daily Herd.
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Photo used via permission, WPI
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