Centre alum wins big on Jeopardy!

RELEASED: January 2, 2009

DANVILLE, KYScott Shive '96, of Lexington, Ky., won more than $30,000 Dec. 30 on Jeopardy!

Shive, assistant features editor for the Lexington Herald-Leader, was a double major at Centre in psychology and anthropology.

Check out Shive's first-person accounts of his Jeopardy! experience in the Herald-Leader.

Part 1: "Confidence grew after early stumble"

Part 2: "Jeopardy! reign was brief but fun"

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