UNDERGRADUATE FROM ST.LOUIS'
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY WINS $100,000 GRAND PRIZE IN THE
2010 'JEOPARDY!' COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP

Watch the exclusive post-game interview here!

(CULVER CITY, CA, February 12, 2010) -- Nick Yozamp, a 20-year-old Biology major at Washington University in St. Louis, took first place in the 2010 Jeopardy! College Championship taking home $100,000 in cash winnings.  The St. Cloud Minn. native emerged victorious after the two-week competition by outplaying 14 undergraduates from across the country, Yozamp is the first-ever Battling Bear from Washington University to win the prestigious title.

“I’ve watched hundreds of contestants being introduced on Jeopardy! from home, but to actually be one of those contestants was simply amazing,” said Yozamp.  “Seeing Alex Trebek in person walk through the set’s glass doors and greet each of us was a moment that has been permanently etched in my mind.”

When asked about his plans for the cash prize, Yozamp replied, “I am already planning on going to Nice, France, this summer as part of a study-abroad program at my school.  My winnings will certainly pay for this trip!  I intend to save the rest of my earnings for medical school; the $100,000 will go a long way in paying for the tuition.”

Ryan Stoffers, a sophomore at University of California, Los Angeles, finished second in the competition, winning $50,000.  Third place winner Surya Sabhapathy, a senior at University of Michigan,won $26,600. 

Jeopardy!, the winner of 28 Emmy awards since its debut in 1984, was inducted into the Guinness Book of World Records for the most awards won by a TV Game Show. The series is the #1-rated quiz show in syndication with nearly 9 million daily viewers. Jeopardy! is produced by Sony Pictures Television, a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company. It is distributed domestically by CBS Television Distribution and internationally by CBS Television International, both units of CBS Corp. 

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