One of the nicest things about living in a small city comes in the form of seeing familiar faces on Jeopardy! The latest Charlottesvillian to have what it takes is local 11-year-old Joli Millner, a student at Burley Middle School, who will compete on a kids edition of the show tonight at 7:30 on NBC29. The Daily Progress has the whole story. Check out these so-cute-it-makes-you-sick contestant videos and photos from the show’s website.
UVA Magazine has a list of recent local contestants, including Nick Gorski, an writer at SNL Financial who was memorably upset in the show’s final rounds over the winter.
Update: Millner annihilated last night’s competition when she named two of the four states that border New Mexico—in the form of the question, of course—to win $15,000.
A show from Alex Trebek’s first season of Jeopardy! in 1984.
