“Working at Spherion helped prepare me to be on Jeopardy! by training my brain to juggle lots of information at once,” Emmie said. “I’ve had practice maintaining poise in a fast-moving environment thanks to Spherion Jacksonville, so being on stage and maintaining composure wasn’t as hard as it could have been.”

Although she cannot divulge which questions were part of her game, the answers, or how much she won until the episode airs, Emmie can say she won something: The winner advances to the next game with the amount they earn (and eventually takes home their cumulative score) while the runner-up takes home $2,000 and the third-place finisher banks $1,000. Emmie plans to use her winnings to pay off some of her student loans and to buy a wheelchair for her two-legged dog, Bunny.

Her favorite part of the experience? All of it! “I cannot pick out a favorite part,” she mused. “I’m still elated that I can say, ‘I’ve been on a game of Jeopardy!; I stood on the stage; I spoke to Ken Jennings!”

Emmie’s show airs Thursday, July 21. Check your local TV listings for the specific time and channel to watch. Emmie’s family has planned a big watch party at one of her favorite sports bars to watch her big moment. The episode will be available on YouTube after the initial air date.

*July 22nd Update: Emmie won her first game on July 21! Although she took a cautious approach to the game in the first round, she built up her score in the second round based on her knowledge of pop culture and language. For the Final Jeopardy question, she relied on her passion for astronomy to correctly answer, "The brightest star of this constellation is Deneb Algedi, or "Kid's Tail," with "What is Capricorn?" Emmie finished the game in first place with $21,200.

She competed again on the July 22 broadcast and placed third. Emmie's total 2-day winnings reached $22,100. While her run on Jeopardy is complete, we could not be more proud of her!

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