Trebek pays tribute to ‘Jeopardy’ champ
Cindy Stowell died shortly before her episodes aired.
“Jeopardy!” contestant Cindy Stowell completed her remarkable run during Wednesday night’s episode, winning six games and $103,801 in prize money.
The 41-year-old Austin, Texas, science content developer, who competed while battling Stage 4 cancer, died shortly before the first of her seven episodes aired.
“For the past six ‘Jeopardy!’ programs, you folks have been get- ting to know the talented champion Cindy Stowell. Appearing on the show was the fulfillment of a lifelong ambition for that lady,” host Alex Trebek said at the conclusion of Wednesday’s episode. “What you did not know is that when we taped these programs with her a few weeks ago, she was suffering from Stage 4 cancer, and sadly, on Dec. 5, Cindy Stowell passed away. So from all of us here at ‘Jeopardy!,’ our sincere condolences to her family and her friends.”
Staffers sent advance copies of the first three episodes to Stowell while she was in the hospi-
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