Chatham Graduate Returns To 'Jeopardy!' For High School Reunion

CHATHAM, NJ — A Chatham Township resident will compete on "Jeopardy!" for the second time in the high school reunion edition of the show for a grand prize of $100,000, according to a press release from "Jeopardy!"

Rhea Sinha, a recent graduate from Cornell University, is one of several former contestants invited back for a special "High School Reunion" tournament that begins this week.

On Feb. 27, 2023, Sinha will compete alongside Claire Sattler, a senior at Yale University and Rohan Kapileshwari, a senior at the University of Texas Austin.

Sinha's first appearance on "Jeopardy!" came during the 2018-19 season during the "Jeopardy! Teen Tournaments."

All 30 contestants from that season were invited back for this month's tournament, and 27 accepted the offer.

Beginning this week, the tournament will start with quarterfinal matches, with the 27 former teen contestants competing for a $100,000 grand prize and a coveted spot in the Tournament of Champions.

The tournament will include nine quarterfinal games, three semifinals and a two-day, total-point final. Here is how they break down:

• Monday, Feb. 20-Friday, Feb. 24: Quarterfinal Games 1–5.
• Monday, Feb. 27-Friday, Mar. 3: Quarterfinal Games 6–9; Semifinal Game 1
• Monday, Mar. 6-Thursday, Mar. 9: Semifinal Games 2-3; Finals Games 1-2

"Four seasons ago, Jeopardy! had so many excellent teen contestants that the show hosted two Teen Tournaments. Now, those bright young minds are older, wiser, and ready to return to the stage for a first-of-its-kind twist on the traditional college championship format," the show's producers said in an announcement.

During her previous appearance on "Jeopardy!" Sinha did not advance past the Teen Tournament quarterfinals, losing on the final Jeopardy question on the Nov. 12, 2018 episode.

"The economic bloc known as the G8 became the G7 in 2014 upon the expulsion of this country," was the final clue that led to her elimination.

Sinha bet $5,000 on her guess of "What is Germany?" but Russia was the correct answer.

Tim Cho won the episode, moving on to the semi-finals with a grand total of $33,601.

Find more information about the show and contestants, along with brackets for each part of the tournament, at jeopardy.com/contestant-zone/2023/high-school-reunion.

To watch Sinha compete in 2018, click below.