A B.C. professor is second-guessing her lack of mountain knowledge and willingness to take risks.

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Whitney Wood, a Vancouver Island University history prof, showcased her wealth of knowledge on an episode that aired Thursday, June 23.

Wood was the first contestant to get a question right when she knew that dingoes are animals at the Perth Zoo that have bushy tails and canB次元官网网址檛 bark.

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Wood said in an e-mail interview that sheB次元官网网址檚 been a fan of Jeopardy for as long as she can remember, and even unsuccessfully auditioned for the teen tournament in 2004.

In the fall of 2019 she began the long process to try again, writing an online test, advancing to an in-person audition the following spring, and completing the rest of the process via Zoom. This past spring, she got the call to appear and then filmed her episode in late April on the Alex Trebek Stage at Sony Pictures Studios at Culver City, Calif.

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Wood, who is Canada Research Chair in the historical dimensions of womenB次元官网网址檚 health and an expert on history of gender and health, joked that in hindsight, she should have tried to learn more about mountains. She said the timing of the buzzer was difficult and something she couldnB次元官网网址檛 have really practised beforehand, and also commented that she could have made different decisions with her playing strategy.

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Earlier this year, Mattea Roach, from Toronto, won 23 straight games, the most ever by a Canadian on Jeopardy, with winnings of over $560,000.

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