Carson City area native wins again on long running game-show, 'Jeopardy'
Two-day ‘Jeopardy’ Champion and Carson City area native, Rachel Lindgren is on a winning streak.
The Carson High School and UNR graduate was victorious Monday, on the game-show ‘Jeopardy’ for the second consecutive day.
Friday, Lindgren came out on top beating the former two-day Champion with a total of $24,800. Now, Lindgren is a two-day Champion after winning again Monday, and will continue showcasing her trivia knowledge in her third appearance on Tuesday evening.
The next episode featuring Lindgren, who is working currently as a fire lookout in Bend, Oregon is airing Tuesday night on ABC's Northern Nevada affiliate KOLO Channel 8 at 7 p.m. Locals can tune in Tuesday, at 4 p.m. to catch the rerun of Monday night’s show.
It was a tight matchup for much of the contest between Lindgren and fellow contestant Adrianne, an office assistant from Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
"Adrianne was really good, definitely a strong competitor and she knew a lot of stuff that I didn't," said Lindgren. "Good competition is always fun."
After Lindgren hit the third Daily Double, she took a commanding lead with $14,600 to Adrianne’s $8,700. The question was, “Broken down into hue, saturation and brightness, it can be defined as the sensation felt as waves of light hit the retina.” Lindgren took a quick pause, then gave the correct answer with a smile. “What is color?”
The third contestant, Gerard, a retired mental health professional from Northampton, MA had a tougher go at it heading into Final Jeopardy with $1,700.
Each contestant answered Final Jeopardy correctly, and with Lindgren wagering enough to cover double of Adrianne’s score, she took the game improving her total to $17,401 — a two-day total of $42,201.
"It's interesting to see how all these games went," said Lindgren. "I didn't even know I almost had a runaway this past game. I feel better now, going into Tuesday."
What: ‘Jeopardy”
Where: Channel 8 - ABC’s Northern Nevada affiliate, KOLO
When: Tuesday, 7 p.m. (Tune in at 4 p.m. for a rerun of Monday’s episode.)
Go here for the CarsonNow.org interview with Rachel Lindgren, and go here for a recap of Friday’s episode.