April 06--Northwestern University senior Sabrina Fritz opened an early lead in Wednesday's "Jeopardy" episode when she correctly answered the first question, which was about the Cubs.
But the biomedical engineering student experienced heartbreak at the end of the game. Though she correctly answered the Final Jeopardy question about astronomy, she lost by a few dollars because returning champion Jeff Crosby also had the right answer and more money to wager.
Fritz, 23, told the Tribune it was her lifelong dream to compete on "Jeopardy." She got an invitation to audition for the quiz show on her second try. She taped Wednesday's episode Feb. 23 in Los Angeles.
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Fritz, who hails from St. Charles, Mo., led the first round but was $4,000 behind Crosby, a New York youth ministry consultant, going into Final Jeopardy. Paul Belin, a Maryland business development manager, also answered the Final Jeopardy question right.
Crosby finished the day with $21,801 to Fritz's $21,799. Belin placed third with $12,400.
Crosby, who won $8,400 in Tuesday's episode, continues on in "Jeopardy," which airs 3:30 p.m. weekdays on WLS-Ch. 7.
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