Princeton band teacher Steven Olson a 3-day champ on ‘Jeopardy!’ – Shaw Local
Steven Olson, band teacher at Princeton High School and Logan Junior High, met Jeopardy host Ken Jennings (left) when he taped a show in August in Los Angeles. Olson is a 3-day champ heading into the airing of the Wedensday’s Sept. 24 show. (Photo provided by Steven Olson)
Steven Olson, a band instructor from Princeton High School and Logan Junior High School, has won his first three games on the popular TV game show “Jeopardy!”
Olson fulfilled a lifelong dream to be invited to appear on “Jeopardy” in Los Angeles, which Shaw Local News Network was first to report Sept. 9.
He first appeared Friday, Sept. 19, winning $19,602. The PHS band surprised him by playing a rendition of the “Jeopardy!” theme song at halftime of Friday’s football game.
On Monday’s show, he finished first with a winning prize of $26,849.
In his latest show, on Tuesday, Olson ran his total up to $27,800 before settling for a first-place prize of $10,638 after losing out on $17,162 in the Final Jeopardy round.
His three-day cash prize total stands at $57,089.
Olson was scheduled to appear at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday on KWQC Channel 6 on the Princeton Comcast network.
Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL