Purdue grad appears on 'Jeopardy!'
July 9, 2015
"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek with Purdue graduate Sawyer Morgan |
Purdue alumnus Sawyer Morgan has won $13,590 during a two-day appearance on the popular game show "Jeopardy!"
Morgan, who graduated in May in chemical engineering, took an online test for the show in January 2014 and then completed a 50-question written test and practice game during a follow-up audition in Chicago. He received the invitation to compete on "Jeopardy!" in March and traveled to Los Angeles to film in April.
Morgan won $11,590 during Tuesday's (July 8) show before taking $2,000 in second place on Wednesday (July 8).