Fort Thomas Teen Competes on 'Jeopardy!'

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Via Kiesewetter- Eileen Bunch of Fort Thomas finished third in her "Jeopardy!" teen tournament debut, likely eliminating her from the two-week contest.

Bunch 15, who will be a sophomore this fall at Villa Madonna Academy in Villa Hills, finished with $2,799 after correctly answering the final "Jeopardy!" question. Nikki Aria, a high school junior from Worthington, Ohio, missed the final question and ended with$1 more at $2,800.


Bunch, the second-youngest of the 15 contestants, lost to William Golden of Houston, Texas, the youngest. He was a 13-year-old seventh grader when the show was taped in March; he'll be in eighth grade this fall.

Holden was in the lead most of the game, and won with $16,200.
The two-week $75,000 teen tournament began Monday. It continues weekdays on WXIX-TV (7:30 p.m, Channel 19) through Friday, August 1.