Carlton grad Sam Kavanaugh squeaked into the semifinal round of the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament this week by just $1 last Thursday.

Watch him compete to get to the championship round at 4:30 p.m. today, April 3, either from home or at the Streetcar Kitchen and Pub in Carlton, where family, friends and fans also gathered last week for a watch party.

Kavanaugh had his first run of wins on Jeopardy! in 2019, when he won five straight games and $156,202 during Season 35. Kavanaugh then won the 2021 Jeopardy Tournament of Champions.

Read the full story in this week's Pine Knot News.