Adrian, MI – Siena Heights University Associate Professor of English Dana Schumacher-Schmidt will appear as a contestant on the April 27 airing of the television game show “Jeopardy.”
Schumacher-Schmidt said she applied to be on the show by taking the initial 50-question test. Once she passed the test and met the minimum eligibility requirements, she was placed into a random selection process for an invitation to audition. After her virtual audition in December, she was then placed into the contestant pool and then waited to be invited to compete.
Schumacher-Schmidt said she was contacted to be on the show in late January, and flew out to the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif., in late February to do the taping.
“I did feel a little bit nervous,” said Schumacher-Schmidt of making the trip during the COVID-19 pandemic. “But I felt like it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
While Schumacher-Schmidt cannot reveal how she did on the show, she said she is thankful for the opportunity to appear. She said she watches the show “almost every day,” and while watching often texts with her mother, who lives in Florida and is also an avid fan.
Recognized by the university as the 2019-20 Eileen K. Rice Award Winner for Outstanding Teacher, she is completing her seventh year at Siena Heights. She said her position as a faculty member helped prepare her for the show.
“I’m really fortunate with the job that I have that I’m learning all the time,” Schumacher-Schmidt said. “I’m really lucky to learn about such a wide range of things on a daily basis.”
The April 27 show will feature guest host Anderson Cooper of CNN.
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