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Kaberi Chakrabarty a Sator Sanchez Elementary school teacher’s achievement in Merv Griffin’s game show
Ever wondered what would happen if our teachers took the GK quiz? Let us tell you more about it.
Remember how we had our teachers hosting quiz contests in classroom to test our knowledge? Lets reverse the concept now. Has anyone ever thought how amazing it would be to see our teachers taking a quiz contest? The answer is, yes!
Merv Griffin, hosts an American television game show called Jeopardy. The show features a quiz competition with a twist- here, the contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers and must phrase their responses in the form of questions.
This time, Merv invited 15 teachers who began the two-week tournament which started from May 6. and was called "The Teacher's Tournament."
So, how did the Tourney play out?
Joliet teacher Kaberi Chakrabarty who works at Sator Sanchez Elementary school had reached the final round with 2 of her competitors.
Chakrabarty earned $4,600 on Thursday's episode. Jason Sterlacci, New Jersey English teacher led the round with $22,601, while Des Moines English teacher Jill Gilbert placed second with $10,000.
In the end, Chakrabarty took home second prize in the final round of the "Jeopardy" teachers tournament, which aired Friday.
New Jersey English teacher Jason Sterlacci won the competition, the $100,000 prize and a spot in the quiz show's Tournament of Champions. The winner was decided after the total scores from Thursday's and Friday's episodes were added together.
In a statement, Chakrabarty said;
"I was just so excited to be there, I almost didn't care which place I took. I found that I got a little more comfortable as I went along. I had hoped to make it that far, but I had told myself that I was going to be happy with the results no matter what," she said.
She also said she plans to use the prize money to buy science experiment kits, musical instruments and math blocks to help her students learn English.
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