| 词条 | Colby Burnett |
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| name = Colby Burnett | birth_place = Chicago, IL | known_for = Jeopardy! King of the Nerds | employer = Fenwick High School | image = | caption = | occupation = Former World History instructor at Fenwick High School }}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] EducationBurnett 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 lifeBurnett 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.[8] 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."[9] References1. ^{{Cite web|title = Burnett, Colby / My Home Page|url = http://www.fenwickfriars.com/Page/1561|website = www.fenwickfriars.com|accessdate = 2015-10-30|deadurl = yes|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924011758/http://www.fenwickfriars.com/Page/1561|archivedate = September 24, 2015|df = mdy-all}} {{S-start}}{{succession box|before=Patrick Quinn|title=Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament winner|years=2012|after=John Pearson}}{{succession box|before=Roger Craig|title=Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions winner|years=2013|after=Ben Ingram}}{{S-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Burnett, Colby}}2. ^{{Cite web|title = Oak Park teacher Colby Burnett wins Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament|url = https://news.yahoo.com/video/oak-park-teacher-colby-burnett-223030861.html|website = Yahoo News|accessdate = 2015-10-30}} 3. ^{{Cite web|title = King of the Nerds - King of the Nerds - Season 3 - Meet Colby - tbs|url = http://www.tbs.com/videos/king-of-the-nerds/season-1/extras/1437957/meet-colby.html|website = TBS|accessdate = 2015-10-30}} 4. ^{{Cite web|title = Illinois.gov - Illinois Government News Network (IGNN) - Search the News Results|url = http://www3.illinois.gov/pressreleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=2&RecNum=10810|website = www3.illinois.gov|accessdate = 2015-10-30}} 5. ^{{Cite web|title = Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament: Fenwick teacher Colby Burnett wins $100,000 grand prize|url = http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-11-20/news/ct-talk-jeopardy-colby-burnett-1121-20121120_1_colby-burnett-teachers-tournament-jeopardy-tournament|website = tribunedigital-chicagotribune|accessdate = 2015-10-30}} 6. ^https://www.linkedin.com/in/colby-burnett-7687928b 7. ^1 {{Cite web|title = Teacher Blows Tournament Champs Away In 'Jeopardy!'|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/27/colby-burnett-wins-jeopar_n_2775240.html|website = The Huffington Post|accessdate = 2015-10-30}} 8. ^{{Citation|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOKTECT_9ao|accessdate = 2015-10-30}} 9. ^{{Citation|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nov4IuCAvb0|accessdate = 2015-10-31}} 9 : Jeopardy! contestants|Living people|Northwestern University alumni|Participants in American reality television series|People from Chicago|Year of birth missing (living people)|American schoolteachers|Educators from Illinois|21st-century American educators |
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