Local student to compete on ‘Jeopardy!’

Generation Z, meet JEOPARDY!

The Teen Tournament is back, and Maya Wright, a senior from Peachtree City, is set to compete. Starting Wednesday, 15 students between the ages of 14-17 will compete over the course of the two-week event.

The winner will be com- peting for bragging rights — and a $100,000 grand prize.

Maya is a senior at East Coweta High School.

The show hosted by Alex Trebek is in its 35th season.

“It was an unforgettable experience,” Maya said. “I’ve been a huge fan of the show and watching since I was 5 years old, and to see everything in real life was surreal.”

Maya wants to be a medi- cal scientist and said Emory University will be her top choice for college.

“Maya is a competitor, and she’s been competing in academic bowls,” said her father, Marcus Wright. “... To be there in the studio audience was awesome.”

Here is the complete roster of Teen Tournament contes- tants, in alphabetical order:

■ Emma Arnold, a junior from Owings Mills, Md.

■ Maggie Brown, a sophomore from Pensacola, Fla.

■ Tim Cho, a senior from Champaign, Ill.

■ Jack Izzo, a senior from San Diego, Calif.

■ Rohan Kapileshwari, a senior from Winston-Salem, N.C.

■ Rotimi Kukoyi, a freshman from Hoover, Ala.

■ Anish Maddipoti, a junior from Austin, Texas

■ Dan Oxman, a senior from South Orange, N.J.

■ Isabella Pagano, a freshman from Libertyville, Ill.

■ Caleb Richmond, a sophomore from Bedford, N.H.

■ Audrey Satchivi, a senior from Carmel, Ind.

■ Claire Sattler, a senior from Bonita Springs, Fla.

■ Autumn Shelton, a junior from Lamar, Mo.

■ Rhea Sinha, a senior from Chatham, N.J.

■ Maya Wright, a senior from Peachtree City, Ga.

CONTRIBUTED BY CAROL KAELSON Maya Wright, a senior from Peachtree City, will compete in the teen tournament of “Jeopardy!”