{"id":81823,"date":"2018-04-20T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=81823"},"modified":"2022-03-21T12:45:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T16:45:16","slug":"ucf-student-compete-monday-jeopardy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-student-compete-monday-jeopardy\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Student Hannah Sage Finishes 3rd in Jeopardy! College Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sophomore Hannah Sage finished in third place at the\u00a0Jeopardy! College Championship\u00a0finals, collecting $25,000. Over the course of the weeklong\u00a0competition, she defeated students from Darmouth College, Oklahoma University, Rochester Institute of Technology and Stanford University to advance to the finals.<\/p>\n
\u201cI never would have imagined I would\u2019ve made it to the finals and was so happy that I did,\u201d she says. \u201cNo matter what happened during those two matches, I was extremely excited about whatever the outcome would be and was just proud of myself for having accomplished so much.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI am very proud to be a Knight and to represent one of the few public universities in the tournament this year,\u201d Sage says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Representing one of only three public universities in the competition, Sage says she was thrilled to share her love for UCF on a national scale.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am very proud to be a Knight and to represent one of the few public universities in the tournament this year,\u201d says Sage. \u201cI am showing that no matter what school you go to, you can accomplish whatever goals you have and can even exceed them.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Road to Jeopardy!<\/h2>\n