April 9,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood resident Rebecca Rosenthal , a sophomore at Swarthmore College, competed in the “Jeopardy! College Championship” in Culver City, Calif., this spring. The College Championship tournament will air April 9-20 at 7 p.m. ABC. Rosenthal’s segment can be seen Thursday, April 12. She’s not at liberty yet to say how she fared on the show.Over the course of the two-week event, 15 of America’s sharpest students will vie for the $100,000 grand prize and a berth in the next edition of the Tournament of Champions.
Rosenthal turned 20 years old on March 12, the day the show was taped. The only child of Rick Rosenthal, a retired computer programmer,and Dori Rosenthal, a Registered Nurse, she grew up watching “Jeopardy!”
“My family has been watching ‘Jeopardy!’ forever,” Rosenthal stated. “I always play along so I was really excited to have a chance to play it on air.” ,Rosenthal told the Daily Times News
She auditioned for a slot on the show three times before becoming a contestant. After taking an online test, she was invited to an in-person audition three times, once for regular “Jeopardy!” and the other two times for the college tournament. She auditioned in person twice in New York City, and the other time in Boston. Each time that she auditioned, she was required to take another written test, different than the one that she took online, and to play a live game with other contestant wannabees.
