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Courtney Shah, the seven time Jeopardy! winner who went on to compete in the show’s Tournament of Champions, died at home on Tuesday after a battle with brain cancer. That, according to local radio station, KLOG, which cited confirmation from the college where Shah taught. She was 52.
Shah was best-known for her seven-game run on the show in 2021 during which she amassed a war chest of $118,558. The next year, she was a contestant in its Tournament of Champions, where she made it to the quarterfinals before being eliminated.
See below for a snippet of Final Jeopardy from her seventh win.
Shah taught U.S. and World History at Lower Columbia College in Longview, Washington.
A service celebrating Shah’s life will be held August 10, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Rose Center for the Arts on the college’s campus.
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