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Discuss “Carnegie Mellon alum makes Jeopardy! history”

Answer: Carnegie Mellon alumnus and creator of Jeopardy! history. Question: Who is Scott Weiss?

In the final round of his last game, Weiss, a contestant on three games of the popular television game show Jeopardy!, the last of which aired on March 16, bet such that he and the other two contestants would tie for first place, something that has never occurred in the history of the show’s 43 years.

All three concluded the show with $16,000 in prize money. In addition, they were required to play a fourth game that would serve as a tie-breaker.

Weiss surpassed his closest opponent’s score by more than double on the show that aired on Wednesday (March 14) and had an easy win on his second day (March 15), before making it to the historic show...

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