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Rogers, a Pound Ridge native, is competing in the finals of the "Jeopardy!" Tournament of Champions, a two-night event. After the first night, Rogers who graduate from Fox Lane High School, trails Alan Lin, $8,800 to $6,500.
Going into "Final Jeopardy!" Rogers trailed Lin $14,400 to $10,000. He led after single "Jeopardy!" with $4,800. The winner of the "Jeopardy!" Tournament of Champions receives $250,000.
The "Final Jeopardy!" clue was: When Time Magazine named it Invention of the Year in 2007, it was described as too slow, too big, pretty & touchy-feely
The correct answer was "What is the iPhone?" Rogers initially wrote iPhone but crossed it out and put iPad, costing him $3,500. The other two contestants got the question wrong.
The "Jeopardy!" champion, had become a national sensation during his time on the show for his outfits, antics, and hatred of the band, Eagles.
For previous stories on Rogers, click here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.
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