Woman who learned English from Jeopardy! becomes contestant
A woman who learned English as a child by watching Jeopardy! has fulfilled her dream by becoming a contestant on the game show.
Although she came in second place, she said:"I feel like I won the lottery just by being on the show." She said she began watching the show when she was a child and had just moved to Canada with her family. She did not speak a word of English, and watching Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, which played back-to-back every weekday, helped her figure out some of the language's trickier quirks, like the difference between minute and minute .
She has since gone on to earn her Master's degree in public administration, and now works for the city of Calgary.She was initially encouraged to try out for the show by a friend she and her husband had made while playing trivia on board a cruise ship.
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