Why so many 'Jeopardy!' champions are computer scientists

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Why so many 'Jeopardy!' champions are computer scientists
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What do champions Amy Schneider, Ken Jennings and Matt Amodio have in common?

"Jeopardy!" champion Amy Schneider studied computer science and works as a programmer. Is that the key to her success?Succeeding as a contestant on"Jeopardy!" requires a breadth of knowledge that spans from ancient history to the latest pop culture. One might then think that the best contestants would be those who have studied a wide range of subjects, masters of none whose college years were defined by a grab bag of liberal arts courses.

And of course, Ken Jennings, winner of 74 consecutive matches and current host of the show, worked as a software developer during his epic streak. . “There’s two advantages. From the computing and analytics side of things, if you consider clues and responses to be bits of data, [computer engineers] are already used to processing large amounts of data.

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