Little Rock Student Competing in Jeopardy! Teen Tournament
by Blair Neel on 7/29/2014 12:30pm
You don't want to miss Jeopardy this week: Cooper Lair, a 15-year-old student at Little Rock Christian Academy, is a competitor in the Jeopardy! Teen Tournament.
Lair made it to the final 15 from 300,000 contestants, and bested his competitors in the quarterfinals. Lair's semifinal match airs today, July 29, at 2 p.m. on KATV Channel 7. He'll face off against two other contestants, an MIT-bound teen from New York and a Chicago-area student who boasts perfect ACT and SAT scores.
If Lair wins this round, he'll advance to the two-day final airing July 31 and Aug. 1. The winner of the tournament will take home the $75,000 grand prize.
For more on the Jeopardy! Teen Tournament, click here.