The Jeopardy! Professors Tournament has crowned its inaugural winner! Sam Buttrey, an Associate Professor of Operations Research at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, took home the grand prize of $100,000 and the title of the debut tournament’s champion. Placing second in the competition, which aired Friday, December 17, was American River College History Professor, Ed Hashima, with Alisa Hove, a Botany Professor at Warren Wilson College, coming in third, taking home $50,000 and $25,000, respectively. The tournament, which began on December 6, saw 15 college and university professors from around the country go head-to-head in tournament-style play. “This has been the greatest time, and to come out ahead of all these other great players is something I’ll remember forever,” Buttrey said in a statement about his victory. “The group was uniformly so smart, charming, and warm, and there’s been a real feeling of camaraderie from the very beginning.” As victor of the tournament,...
- 12/18/2021
- TV Insider
And the winner is…. Sam Buttrey, an Associate Professor of Operations Research at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, has come out on top of Jeopardy!‘s inaugural Professors Tournament, earning the $100,000 grand prize. Ed Hashima, a Professor of History at American River College in Sacramento, CA, placed second and earned $50,000; Alisa Hove, a Professor of Botany at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, Nc, came in third, taking home $25,000.
“This has been the greatest time, and to come out ahead of all these other great players is something I’ll remember forever,” said Buttrey. “The group was uniformly so smart, charming, and warm, and there’s been a real feeling of camaraderie from the very beginning.”
As Professors Tournament champ, Buttrey has earned an automatic berth in Jeopardy!’s prestigious Tournament of Champions. He’ll be facing recent super-streakers Matt Amodio, Jonathan Fisher, and current 13-game champion Amy Schneider.
“This has been the greatest time, and to come out ahead of all these other great players is something I’ll remember forever,” said Buttrey. “The group was uniformly so smart, charming, and warm, and there’s been a real feeling of camaraderie from the very beginning.”
As Professors Tournament champ, Buttrey has earned an automatic berth in Jeopardy!’s prestigious Tournament of Champions. He’ll be facing recent super-streakers Matt Amodio, Jonathan Fisher, and current 13-game champion Amy Schneider.
- 12/18/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Now we know who’s going to the head of the class: Jeopardy!‘s first-ever Professors Tournament wrapped up on Friday with Sam Buttrey taking home the grand prize.
Buttrey, an associate professor of operations research at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, won Friday’s edition of the syndicated game show, earning the $100,000 first-place prize money. Ed Hashima, a history professor at American River College in Sacramento, California, placed second and earned $50,000, while Alisa Hove, a botany professor at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina, came in third and took home $25,000.
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Buttrey, an associate professor of operations research at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, won Friday’s edition of the syndicated game show, earning the $100,000 first-place prize money. Ed Hashima, a history professor at American River College in Sacramento, California, placed second and earned $50,000, while Alisa Hove, a botany professor at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina, came in third and took home $25,000.
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- 12/18/2021
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