Woman from Albuquerque wins on ‘Jeopardy!’

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A woman from Albuquerque used her wits to win big at “Jeopardy!.” Weckiai Rannila put her knowledge to the test on Wednesday night’s edition of the game show. Rannila, a modular engineer at Intel, was one of three contestants who appeared on the episode.

Her family, friends, co-workers, and “Jeopardy!” fans gathered at Clowndog Hot Dog Parlor in southeast Albuquerque to watch her big win. Rannila said she’s watched “Jeopardy!” her whole life and even auditioned for the teen edition at one point.

“‘Jeopardy!’ has been one of my lifelong dreams. On the show, when they did my contestant interview, I mentioned Alex Trebek was one of my first words. My family watched ‘Jeopardy!’ together every night, and I just had a little bit of a whim to try out!” said Rannila.

Rannila’s win means the previous champion Amy Hummel’s five-day winning streak has come to an end. Rannila’s next appearance will be Thursday at 6 p.m. on KRQE.

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