How a Rochester Woman Landed a Spot on Jeopardy’s Iconic Stage

If you had the opportunity to be on any TV game show, which one would you choose? I think Family Feud would be a blast!

Wheel of Fortune and The Price is Right would be exciting too, but according to Study Finds, Jeopardy! holds the title of America’s favorite game show. And recently, a woman from Rochester, Minnesota, got the amazing chance to play on the iconic Alex Trebek stage.

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I'm pretty good at trivia games, but I think I might get nervous and completely freeze up on national TV. How do you think you'd do?

Minnesota has actually been featured on Jeopardy! many times. At the bottom of this story, you can check out the Jeopardy! clues that mention our state, and see how many you can answer correctly.

How A Rochester, MN Woman Got On Jeopardy!

To get on Jeopardy!, a person must pass the Jeopardy! Anytime Test. The team behind the show says over 100,000 take the test each year, so everyone who passes is placed in a random drawing.

If you're selected in that drawing, you'll be invited to audition for the show. Pass the audition, and you get placed into the contestant pool. From there, you could be called to compete on Jeopardy! at any time within two years of your audition date.

A Rochester, Minnesota woman jumped through all of those hoops and will appear on Jeopardy! on October 1st.

Rochester, Minnesota Woman To Appear On Jeopardy!

The Post Bulletin first reported about the Rochester resident's moment to shine on national TV. Lisa Mueller, an anthropologist who teaches online, told the paper that the hardest part of the game is mastering the timing of the buzzer to beat the other contestants.

You can watch Lisa compete on the October 1st episode of Jeopardy!. In Rochester, it airs on KIMT at 4:30 pm.