Scarlett Sims, right, of Oak Ridge is pictured above with Alex Trebek, host of the television quiz show “Jeopardy!” (Photo courtesy Jeopardy Productions Inc.)
The “Jeopardy!” run of Scarlett Sims of Oak Ridge ended on Friday.
Sims, a stay-at-home mom, ended the 12-game winning streak of New York City bartender Austin Rogers on Thursday, when she won $33,000, according to WBIR-TV of Knoxville, which broadcasts the show.
She missed the Final Jeopardy question Friday, ending the second night with $400, WBIR reported.
Sims told the television station that she plans to donate part of her winnings to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Sims has said that competing on the television quiz show had been a life-long dream.
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