{"666047":{"#nid":"666047","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Computer Science Major to Appear on \u2018Jeopardy!\u2019","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThird-year computer science major Sreekar Madabushi will star in today\u0026rsquo;s episode of the quiz show \u003Cem\u003EJeopardy!\u003C\/em\u003E. Madabushi was invited back for Jeopardy!\u0026rsquo;s High School Reunion Tournament, after appearing in the 2019 Teen Tournament with 26 other contestants.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMadabushi grew up with an interest in trivia, inspired in part by his family\u0026rsquo;s tradition of sitting together each night to watch Jeopardy!. And, in early 2019, he decided on a whim to take the \u003Cem\u003EJeopardy!\u003C\/em\u003E online aptitude test. To his surprise, he was invited to audition a few months later.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMadabushi was one of around 300 students chosen for this opportunity in San Francisco. 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