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Here's How Returning Jeopardy! Champion From Maryland Fared In Second Show
She flew too close to the sun.
There is a new Jeopardy! champion after a librarian from Maryland fell to a Seattle software engineer in her second show.
Mikey McCullough, a metadata librarian and data curator at the National Agricultural Library in Beltsville landed in third place on Wednesday's show, one day after earning championship status with a $18,200 win.
McCullough ended the show on Wednesday, Nov. 20 with a $2,000 total, behind a writer from Los Angeles, who finished with $3,000 and new champion Mehal Shah's $9,799.
She had an outside shot going into the Final Jeopardy question, …
Here's How Maryland Librarian Fared In Memorable Jeopardy Showdown
A librarian from Maryland is moving on after coming out on top in a memorable Jeopardy! episode.
Mikey McCullough, a librarian from Baltimore, was the big winner on Tuesday's episode with $18,200, but it was Texas teacher Chris Burge ($3,000) who made headlines, revealing an ongoing cancer battle live on the show.
McCullough, a data curator at the National Agricultural Library in Beltsville, topped Burge and Paul Clauson ($2,000), a tax analyst from Michigan.
She moves on to test her knowledge on Wednesday, Nov. 20 against a Los Angeles writer and software engineer from Seattle.
It …
Retired Butcher Gets Prime Cut With $100K Maryland Lottery Win At 7-Eleven
A retired butcher from Beltsville got lucky not once, but six times on Maryland Lottery winnings over the weekend, officials say.
The butcher spent a small chunk of change in hindsight of his winnings on six different lottery games during a stop to the 7-Eleven at 11422 Cherry Hill Road on Sunday, June 12, according to the Maryland Lottery.
“That day, I spent about $50 on FAST PLAY playing the I Heart Cash, Payday, MONOPOLY™ Properties, World Championship Poker, Blackjack and High Roller Blackjack games,” the winner said. “I won on all of them.”
His biggest prize came from the progres…
Pair Wanted Brutal Attack Of Elderly Man Busted In Maryland Hotel Room: Police
Suspects caught on video brutally beating an 80-year-old man in Beltsville have been arrested, authorities say.
Julias Wright, 25, of Fort Washington, and Christina Felder, 44, of Beltsville were found in a Howard County hotel room Friday, June 10 after allegedly attacking the elderly victim on the 11300 block of Cherry Hill Road, around 7:30 p.m., Thursday June 2, Prince George's Police say.
Felder and the victim got into a dispute after the victim was accused of damaging Felder's car door while opening his door. Felder then called Wright to the scene who then started beating t…
