

Q: How did you prepare for your Jeopardy debut?Ī: I prepared for my Jeopardy appearance in a few ways. I had a chance to talk to LaMagna and learn about his experiences on America’s favorite quiz show.Ī: I wouldn’t call myself a buff, but I did have an ability growing up to remember small details.

His impressive performance on Jeopardy is quite an inspiration to aspiring scholars at FTHS. LaMagna’s reign came to an end on October 27 th. He was quizzed on subjects such as adjectives, college team names, yoga poses, Vouge, world literature, African American firsts, characters based on real people, libraries, and many others. On October 24, he proved to be victorious once again, beating out competitors Amy Thon and Sam Heft-Luthy. He won the first round and moved on to the next day as the reigning champion from the previous day. initials, Canals, Winston Churchill and many more on the first day, and won $17,800. LaMagna answered questioned about Alaskan plant life, U.S. LaMagna debuted on Jeopardy on October 23, where he competed against contestants Ali Palmer and Angela Chuang. After graduating from Georgetown University, he went head to head with some of the nation’s most intelligent scholars. Matthew LaMagna, a Freehold Township alumnus from the class of 2007, has finally checked off a long standing item on his bucket list: competing on the popular trivia game show, Jeopardy.Īs a member of Freehold Township’s forensics team, LaMagna did Lincoln-Doulgas Debate, Public Forum Debate and Extemporaneous Speaking to help the team.
