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North student moves on in 'Jeopardy!' Teen Tournament
Thursday, November 13, 2008 2:05 AM EST


On ‘Jeopardy!’ North Attleboro resident Karan Tahkar poses with ‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek during the quiz show program’s Teen Tournament. (Submitted by Jeopardy! Productions Inc)




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NORTH ATTLEBORO - A North Attleboro youngster is a semifinalist in the Jeopardy! Teen Tournament.

Karan Takhar easily won a round which aired on Wednesday, earning $26,401. His closest competitor had $8,000.

The 17-year-old student at the Wheeler School in Providence was ahead by $5,000 going into Final Jeopardy!

The category was "Word Origins."

The question asked which branch of mathematics comes from the Greek word for reunite.
The answer: algebra.

During the interview session with host Alex Trebek, Takhar was asked about his showing at the International Geography Bee in 2005, where he finished second.

There is no word when Takhar will next appear on the popular game show.
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Hojo20 wrote on Nov 13, 2008 2:04 PM:

" Hi Rachel, Sorry about the lapse in grammar. I always have trouble proofreading the the square box, which is why a sometimes err on my grammar or spelling. "

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saywhat wrote on Nov 13, 2008 1:54 PM:

" Just when I had hope for our country we are confronted with the likes of Hojo and tahraann. You two should keep your racist comments to yourselves. Isn't there a Klan meeting you're both late for? "

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Rachel wrote on Nov 13, 2008 1:33 PM:

" Ding, ding, ding- another genius! Hojo, perhaps you should also hit the books a bit harder and learn to differentiate the proper usage of "your" versus "you're" (I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that there was supposed to be a noun in the second half of YOUR part (b) after the word "some").

And for the record, I would always root for a local kid to win, regardless of whether or not he or she looks like the "All-American" stereotype you have in your head, over others to whom I have no connection. "

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Hojo20 wrote on Nov 13, 2008 12:08 PM:

" Who would you rather root for? (a) An All-American girl or (b) a kid that obviously needs to spend some away from studying.

Life is short Karan, don't waste it studying for all these useless competitions. You're parents aren't raising you correctly. "

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Rachel wrote on Nov 13, 2008 11:39 AM:

" Tahraann, perhaps you need to hit the books a little bit more yourself and learn how to spell properly.

hojo, please tell me you are just some idiotic teenager and not an adult- otherwise you are just a plain loser for checking out the teenage girls on Jeopardy. Yuck! "

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spookey wrote on Nov 13, 2008 10:33 AM:

" enough with the racial slurs. this young man is very bright, and deserved every cent he earned. i for one enjoyed the show. "

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tahraann wrote on Nov 13, 2008 10:11 AM:

" of corse he is not a white kid. no white kids grow up to be smart. "

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Hojo20 wrote on Nov 13, 2008 7:54 AM:

" I was hoping he'd lose. The girl he beat was cute. I'd rather see her than watch an Indian kid. "

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