Updated: Alum Aims High on College Jeopardy, Makes Semifinals

[Update] Siddharth Chandrasekhar’s segment will be broadcast tonight, Wednesday, Nov. 17. Viewers in the Bay Area or Philadelphia can watch at 7 pm on ABC. Otherwise check out local listings at http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/jeopardy/showguide/whentowatch/
Sidharth adds: “Thanks for all the good wishes from the last match and I hope you enjoy yourselves as much with this one too.”

Nov. 10, 2010
Siddharth Chandrasekhar ’07, graduating from the University of Pennsylvania this spring, made the semifinals in the 2010 College Jeopardy Championships. Chandrasekhar was on the Harker Quiz Kids and Science Bowl teams and was one of 15 who made the championship rounds. Chandrasekhar won in the first round, which aired Nov. 8, and the finals will be broadcast the following week, Nov. 15-19. The whole family, including brother Suraj, grade 9, attended the October 18 taping of the contest. “It was a great experience for all of us,” said his mother, Sukanya Chandrasekhar. “We are proud of him!”