Colby Burnett Explained
Colby Burnett is the first Jeopardy! contestant to have won both the Teachers Tournament and the Tournament of Champions. Burnett, who at the time was a teacher at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois,[1] won the Teachers Tournament in November 2012.[2] Later, in February 2013, Burnett won the show's Tournament of Champions, taking home the $250,000 grand prize. He later appeared on season 3 of TBS's reality game show King of the Nerds.[3] Governor Pat Quinn named December 18 as "Colby Burnett Day" in Illinois.[4] [5] In 2014, he competed in the Battle of the Decades, where he made the semifinals but lost his match to Roger Craig.
Education
Burnett graduated from Fenwick High School. He then went on to get his BA from Northwestern University, double majoring in History and Political Science. Then he got his MEd in Reading Teacher Education from Dominican University.[6]
Early life
Burnett grew up in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago.[7] He credits his mother with keeping him out of trouble, as well as enhancing his intellect by buying him an encyclopedia, which he has read from cover to cover. After winning Jeopardy!, Burnett bought his mom a new home in a better area of Chicago.[7] When asked what the greatest accomplishment of his life was, the Jeopardy! champion stated, "knowing a duke of Sealand."
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Burnett, Colby / My Home Page. www.fenwickfriars.com. 2015-10-30. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924011758/http://www.fenwickfriars.com/Page/1561. September 24, 2015. mdy-all.
- Web site: Oak Park teacher Colby Burnett wins Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament. Yahoo News. November 20, 2012 . 2015-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305002834/http://news.yahoo.com/video/oak-park-teacher-colby-burnett-223030861.html. March 5, 2016. live.
- Web site: King of the Nerds - King of the Nerds - Season 3 - Meet Colby - tbs. TBS. 2015-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123354/http://www.tbs.com/videos/king-of-the-nerds/season-1/extras/1437957/meet-colby.html. September 24, 2015. dead.
- Web site: Illinois.gov - Illinois Government News Network (IGNN) - Search the News Results. www3.illinois.gov. 2015-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125743/http://www3.illinois.gov/pressreleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=2&RecNum=10810. March 4, 2016. live.
- Web site: Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament: Fenwick teacher Colby Burnett wins $100,000 grand prize. tribunedigital-chicagotribune. November 20, 2012 . 2015-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20151210212059/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-11-20/news/ct-talk-jeopardy-colby-burnett-1121-20121120_1_colby-burnett-teachers-tournament-jeopardy-tournament. December 10, 2015. live.
- Web site: Colby Burnett. Linkedin. 31 May 2019.
- Web site: Teacher Blows Tournament Champs Away In 'Jeopardy!'. The Huffington Post. February 27, 2013 . 2015-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20151123142900/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/27/colby-burnett-wins-jeopar_n_2775240.html. November 23, 2015. live.
