“Jeopardy!”‘s newest champ has a lot to celebrate. Christine Whelchel won her first game on Wednesday with $34,000 but being “cancer free” was even more of a celebration.
Whelchel told host Ken Jennings how she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer while auditioning for the show the year prior. READ MORE: ‘Jeopardy!’ Star Amy Schneider Engaged To Girlfriend Genevieve Davis “I was diagnosed in March of 2021, and one of the first things I did a couple of weeks after being diagnosed was take the ‘Jeopardy!’ test,” Whelchel said. “And I ended up getting my audition the night before my surgery in May.” “Well, evidently the audition went well!
You’re here. And I hope the surgery [went well], too,” Jenning said. “Everything else went well and I’m cancer-free as of right now,” Whelchel beamed. READ MORE: ‘Jeopardy!’ Fans Furious As Mayim Bialik Makes Minor Change To Show The Twitter account for “Jeopardy!” also celebrated Whelchel. “Cancer-free and now on Jeopardy!
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