22 December 2016

If only she could have done as well against cancer


A few days ago, about 3 games into her winning streak, Barry stumbled on an article about this Jeopardy champion. Last night her final episode was aired. It is quite a story. Even with the adversity of her illness she still managed to win six games, and pledged her winnings to support cancer research.

‘Jeopardy!’ Run Ends for Cindy Stowell, Cancer-Stricken Champion
BY DANIEL VICTOR
Her six-game streak placed her among the year’s top performers, with more than $123,000 in winnings that she had pledged to donate to cancer research.
Or, copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://nyti.ms/2ichVVE

Here is a short video in which she tells her story.







Love,

Rebecca




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