New Jeopardy Champ Emma Boettcher Has UNC, Orange County Ties

Posted Jun 4, 2019
Emma Boettcher has defeated reigning “Jeopardy” champion James Holzhauer after his historic run on the game show. A resident of Chicago, Boettcher works for the University of Chicago as a user experience resident librarian. Boettcher attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she worked as a library account manager. (Chapelboro.com)

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