University of Minnesota sophomore wins ‘Jeopardy!’ College Championship
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The «Jeopardy!» College Championship has a winner.
On Friday, Nibir Sarma, a sophomore from the University of Minnesota, won the two-week tournament.
Sarma earned $100,000 and a berth against regular “Jeopardy!” winners in the annual Tournament of Champions.
This image released by Jeopardy Productions, Inc. shows host Alex Trebek and Nibir Sarma, a sophomore from Eden Prairie, Minn. (Jeopardy Productions Inc. via AP)
The Eden Prairie, Minn., native became the first winner of the tournament from a public university since 2014.
“I’m so proud and happy to represent the state of Minnesota, and also represent students at large public universities who sort of get viewed in a different way than, say, some private colleges,” Sarma, a chemical engineering major, said in a statement.
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He continued: “I really love representing my hometown college and my community.”
This image released by Jeopardy Productions, Inc. shows host Alex Trebek, center left, and Nibir Sarma, center right, a sophomore from Eden Prairie, Minnesota. (Jeopardy Productions Inc. via AP)
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Sarma beat second-place finisher Tyler Combs, a senior at Indiana University, who won $50,000, and Xiaoke Ying, a sophomore at the University of Southern California, who came in third and took home $25,000.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
