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Fairfield County Man Appears As Contestant On Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament Fairfield County Man Appears As Contestant On Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament
Fairfield County Man Appears As Contestant On Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament A seventh-grade teacher in Westchester who lives in Fairfield County showed off his smarts on Jeopardy!, the popular television game show. Norwalk resident Peter Gouveia, who teaches at Rye Middle School, was a contestant in the Jeopardy!!’s Teachers Tournament that aired this past week. Gouveia was chosen out of nearly 100,000 applicants after taking an online test a year ago and auditioning for the show in Boston in January. He was one of just 15 educators chosen to appear on the show during the teachers’ tournament. The episode of Jeopardy! Gouveia was on taped in California early …

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by Zak Failla
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Stamford Middle School Teacher Scores Big Win On 'Jeopardy!' Stamford Middle School Teacher Scores Big Win On 'Jeopardy!'
Stamford Middle School Teacher Scores Big Win On 'Jeopardy!' A Stamford middle school teacher has a shot at winning a $100,000 after earning a spot on the "Teachers Tournament" of "Jeopardy!". King School English teacher Ben Schwartz placed first in the quarterfinals of the show.s special edition which aired on Friday, May 10, by winning $22,001. Friday's win secures Schwartz a spot in the semifinals, which airs on Tuesday, May 14, she says. The winners of the three semifinal matches, May 13 to 15, will face off in a two-day final Thursday, May 16, and Friday, May 17, said Susie Eun, the show's publicity manager. The teacher with the highest score i…

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by Kathy Reakes