Word: melia
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Daniel F. Melia '66 took home $100,000 after winning the final round of Jeopardy!'s Tournament of Champions, which aired last Friday...
...Melia currently teaches rhetoric and Celtic languages at the University of California at Berkeley...
Although "biblical death penalties," "medieval best-sellers," and "word origins" were some of his strongest categories, a broad base of general knowledge was what helped him the most, Melia said...
...Melia said he acquired much of this trivia knowledge in his days as a Harvard student. His work at the Fogg Museum as an undergraduate was particularly useful, he said...
...money winners of each season face each other at the Tournament to compete for a $100,000 prize. In addition to Ulm, this year's group of "Champions" includes two other Harvard affiliates: Dan F. Melia '66, who advanced to the final round, and Arthur M. Philips '90, who lost in quarterfinals...