Tournament Stories
02.20.2023
After a few years away from the Alex Trebek Stage, 27 former teen contestants have returned to face off in the Jeopardy! High School Reunion Tournament. Learn more about the players who are vying for the $100,000 grand prize and a spot in the next Tournament of Champions in the roster below.
Claire Sattler
Hometown: Bonita Springs, Florida
School: Senior at Yale University
How she’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: GROWNISH
On her tournament strategy: “My strategy this time is to just have a good time, relax, and let come what may.”
Audrey Satchivi
Hometown: Carmel, Indiana
School: Senior at Indiana University-Bloomington
How she’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: CONTROLLED CHAOS
On her tournament strategy: “I think knowing how nervous I was the last time was something that helped me go into this game. So, I practiced a lot of yoga beforehand just to keep calm. That’s really my number one thing: Keep calm.”
Lucas Miner
Hometown: Miami, Florida
School: Junior at Yale University
How he’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: BEFORE & AFTER
On his tournament strategy: “My main strategy is to have fun and keep calm and play the game.”
Avi Gupta
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
School: Senior at Stanford University
How he’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: POTPOURRI
On his tournament approach: “I think the gameplay of Jeopardy! has changed a lot since the last time we did this with James Holzhauer and with all these other great champions. So, I would hope that I could learn a little bit from their example – even if I don’t have their knowledge base. But in terms of finding those Daily Doubles early, betting big, and trusting my knowledge that I’ve accrued over the past four years.”
Stephanie Pierson
Hometown: Macon, Georgia
School: Junior at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill How she’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: CHANGES
How she’s approaching the tournament: “I don’t really have much of a strategy. I'm just trying to have fun with it and not psych myself out too much.”
Ryan Presler
Hometown: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
School: Senior at Brandon Valley High School
How he’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: BEFORE & AFTER
On his tournament strategy: “I plan to just go in and have fun because I already lived the dream four years ago. So this is just extra.”
Rhea Sinha
Hometown: Chatham, New Jersey
School: Cornell University Graduate
How she’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: THE WONDER YEARS
On her tournament strategy: “Last time the buzzer really got me, so I tried practicing a lot at home. I'm hoping that helps me – and just try to stay calm, cool and collected.”
Dan Oxman
Hometown: South Orange, New Jersey
School: Senior at the University of Maryland
How he’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: POTENT POTABLES
How he’s approaching the tournament: “Last time I was really focused on winning and making a ton of money. But now I’m just here to have fun, see my friends, and have a good time.”
Isabella Pagano
Hometown: Libertyville, Illinois
School: First-year student at Caltech
How she’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
How she’s approaching the tournament: “I want to be more confident and comfortable this time around.”
Hannah Nekritz
Hometown: Stamford, Connecticut
School: Senior at Brandeis University
How she’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: RHYME TIME
How she’s approaching the tournament: “I plan on having some fun, learning some new things, and answering some questions.”
Rohit Kataria
Hometown: Wheelersburg, Ohio
School: Junior at Vanderbilt University
How he’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: CHANGE
On his tournament strategy: “From an internal perspective, I took myself way too seriously last time. Now, I'm just ready to have fun.”
Jack Izzo
Hometown: San Diego, California
School: Senior at Northwestern University
How he’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: BEFORE & AFTER
How he's approaching the tournament: “Last time, I was really nervous in my first game and then I was almost too relaxed in my second game. So, this time I am going to just try to stay focused and have fun.”
Maya Wright
Hometown: Peachtree City, Georgia
School: Senior at Emory University
How she’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: COLLEGE LIFE
On her tournament strategy: “I’ll just try to be better about buzzer timing and not second guess myself because that hesitation will eat up precious time.”
Rohan Kapileshwari
Hometown: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
School: Senior at the University of Texas at Austin
How he’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: POTPOURRI WITH A COLLEGE SPIN
On his tournament strategy: “I think my strategy is going to be about being a lot more deliberate in what I do.”
Anish Maddipoti
Hometown: Austin, Texas
School: Junior at the University of Texas at Austin
How he’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: WHIRLWINDS OF GROWTH
On his tournament strategy: “I’m going to make sure my timing is good and that my risks are associated with where I am in the game.”
Eesha Sohail
Hometown: Bakersfield, California
School: UCLA Graduate
How she’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: BEFORE & AFTER
On her tournament strategy: “Buzzer timing is definitely something I want to work on — but also just making sure that I am concentrating on the game and remembering the title of the category is going to be key.”
Alison Purcell
Hometown: Bellaire, Texas
School: Senior at the University of Texas at Austin
How she’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: VERBS OF HAPPINESS
On her tournament strategy: “Two things I wish I knew coming into it last time were that the clues only take up the smaller frame of the screen and that buzzer technique is half the game. So, I am going to really try to work on those two things.”
Caleb Richmond
Hometown: Bedford, New Hampshire
School: Sophomore at Georgetown University
How he’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: POTPOURRI
How he's approaching the tournament: “You have to focus on things like buzzer timing, and moving around the board and wagering. So, obviously your general knowledge and how much you know is still a really big part of that, but it’s just so much more expansive now.”
Teagan O’Sullivan
Hometown: Watertown, Massachusetts
School: First-year student at American University
How she’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: UNPREDICTABLE EVENTS
How she’s approaching the tournament: “I know what to expect now. I know what buzzer strategies are. I know the betting strategies. I know the clue-exploring strategies. So, I think I have a little bit more of a strong base in that – just knowing the game and how it’s played is what I’m going off of now.”
Sreekar Madabushi
Hometown: Basking Ridge, New Jersey
School: Junior at the Georgia Institute of Technology
How he’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: SLEEPING IN MY BEDROOM
On his tournament approach: “Last time I was a little risk averse. I’m really just going to do my best, go out there and buzz as fast as possible, and don’t be risk averse when it comes to wagering Daily Doubles and Final Jeopardy!.”
Jackson Jones
Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
School: Junior at Vanderbilt University
How he’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: BEFORE & AFTER
On his tournament approach: “This time I know who I’m playing against and that changes a lot about how I’m preparing and trying to compete.”
Tim Cho
Hometown: Champaign, Illinois
School: Senior at Columbia University
How he’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: IN & OUT OF A MAJOR
On his tournament strategy: “I need to be calm and good on the buzzer.”
Maggie Brown
Hometown: Pensacola, Florida
School: Sophomore at the University of West Florida
How she’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: TRAVELING
On her tournament strategy: “My strategy is not to panic and just answer what I know.”
Justin Bolsen
Hometown: Canton, Georgia
School: First-year student at Brown University
How he’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: FUN & EXCITEMENT
On his tournament strategy: “My strategy going in is to be super calm and composed because I got really nervous last time.”
Shriya Yarlagadda
Hometown: Grand Blanc, Michigan
School: Sophomore at Harvard University
How she’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: BEFORE & AFTER
On her tournament strategy: “I think last time I took it a lot more seriously than I should have. I think this time my strategy is going to be to just enjoy it.”
Autumn Shelton
Hometown: Lamar, Missouri
School: Junior at Princeton University
How she’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: CHAOS YET AT THE END BEAUTIFUL
How she's approaching the tournament: “I think last time I took it very seriously and this time I recognize what a privilege it is to be on Jeopardy!. But at the same time I just plan on enjoying this moment and the people.”
Audrey Sarin
Hometown: Seattle, Washington
School: Senior at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
How she’d sum up the last four years in a single Jeopardy! category: PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES
On her tournament strategy: “I plan to take each question as it comes to me and hopefully be a little quicker on the buzzer.”
- Jeopardy! High School Reunion Tournament
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