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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: April 9, 2018
Update: Rishab Jain won in his first appearance in the Jeopardy! College Championship. on Wednesday, April 11 He now advances to the semifinals on Wednesday, April 18. Watch his behind-the-scenes postgame video.
From April 11, 2018:
Rishab Jain, a first-year student studying materials science and engineering at Georgia Tech is competing in the 2018 edition of the Jeopardy! College Championship, which begins airing Monday, April 9. Jain was one of just 15 college students from across the country selected to hold a buzzer for this special collegiate version of America's longest-running quiz show.
Jain is one of just three freshman competing. The winner receives $100,000 and a guaranteed spot in Jeopardy's Tournament of Champions.
In 2013, Georgia Tech student Kristen Jolley finished third on College Jeopardy.