Cubberley sixth-grader wins So Cal Jeopardy tournament

Dominating students in sixth, seventh and eighth grade, Jacob Bower, a Cubberley K-8 School sixth-grader, won the 2014-15 Southern California Jeopardy tournament, which took place June 13 at Hamilton Middle School in Long Beach. Bower was the first sixth-grader to win the honor, beating out school champions from nine other Southern California schools, according to Jim Birge, who organizes the events. The runner-up was also a sixth-grader— Caleb Marsh of Hughes Middle School. Gavin Rissling, a seventh-grader from St. Edward Parish School in Dana Point, placed third in the tournament.
The Final Jeopardy category was “Recent News.” The final clue was: “On March 19, the environmentally sensitive coastline of this Southern California city fell victim to a 100,000-gallon oil spill.”

Only Bower replied with, “What is Santa Barbara?” thus earning him the title.
Birge said there are many schools looking for sponsors, and he asks that any businesses, individuals or estates interested in sponsoring a school’s Jeopardy tournament contact him at (562) 599-9073 or jimthejeopardyguy@yahoo.com .
Source: Jim Birge