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ICYMI: Long Islander Falls Short On Jeopardy!

Long Beach's Alicia O'Hare trailed the defending champion by just $1,000 heading into Final Jeopardy on July 6.

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A Long Islander had a strong performance, but came up short last week on Jeopardy!
A Long Islander had a strong performance, but came up short last week on Jeopardy! (Shutterstock / Ryan J. Thompson)

LONG BEACH, NY — A social worker from Long Beach was close to becoming Jeopardy! last week. Despite answering Final Jeopardy correctly and amassing more than $24,000, she couldn't dethrone the champion Yungsheng Wang.

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