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Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
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Kentucky professor to challenge 5-day champion on ‘Jeopardy!'
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Kentuckians watching Friday night's episode of 'Jeopardy!' are in for a treat just over a week after getting a final category clue dedicated to Lexington. According to the trivia game show's website, Professor Revell Carr will face off with Mike Budzinksi and reigning five-day champion Josh Weikert. The University of Kentucky posted on X the afternoon of Friday, March 28, asking viewers to cheer Carr on as he puts his knowledge to the test. Kentucky professor to challenge 5-day champion on 'Jeopardy!' DOGE says it's cutting nearly $130M in federal grants to Kentucky Louisville man accused of trafficking over 4 pounds of meth on I-64 in Midway Throughout Weikert's winning streak, he has gathered over $80,200. On Thursday's episode, he defeated his two opponents in a runaway with over $20,000 by the final category. Professor Carr will face off against Weikert as well as fellow newcomer Budzinski, a portfolio manager from Chicago. For more information about the show, contestants, and more, visit the 'Jeopardy!' website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Politics
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Germany positive about new Olympic bid, DOSB chief says
Germans are positive about a new Olympic bid, according to German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) president Thomas Weickert. Weikert said on Thursday at the SpoBis conference in Hamburg that the positive mood has gained momentum after the successful Paris Games last year. "We have conducted surveys. What do you think here in Germany? Do you want to have the Games again? They are always positive, over 70% at the moment," Weickert said. The DOSB has agreed in principle to tackle a new bid, for 2036, 2040 or 2044. A decision on the bidding city or region is scheduled for December at its next assembly. The cities of Hamburg and Berlin are among those interested, and Weikert defended the plan not to name a candidate but also to get the population involved. "I believe that the regions that want to apply must also send out a positive signal from the population," he said. Germany last hosted Olympics 1972 in Munich. Since then several bids have failed or stopped by referendums, including Hamburg's bid for 2024. Hamburg senator for the interior and sport, Andy Grote, nonetheless favours a new vote and said he was confident of a positive result. Grote said that all cities and regions should have a referendum at the same time. "That way we would also have a bit of of competitive idea, and you would know before you decide in favour of a city how high the approval rating actually is," he said.
