surrounding a University of San Diego professor who debuted on"Jeopardy!" Tuesday night and took down one of the greatest players in the show's history on his way to becoming champion.
Dr. Andrew Tirrell, Ph.D., teaches political science and international relations at USD. He was the only contestant to correctly answer Final Jeopardy, which put him $14,000 clear of 21-day champion Cris Pannullo. Pannullo is 5th in all-time Jeopardy! winnings, behind greats like Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer, Matt Amodio and Amy Schneider, according toDr. Tirrell's students, fellow faculty and friends watched his legendary performance on campus.