Ellsworth High music teacher finishes 3rd on ‘Jeopardy!’
A music teacher at Ellsworth High School finished last on “Jeopardy!” Monday night with a final total of $1,399.
Going into the ‘Final Jeopardy!,’ Jamie Calandro was in second place with $4,800.
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He wagered $3,401, enough to overtake the first-place contestant if they had wagered nothing or answered incorrectly.
He answered incorrectly, while the other two contestants got the right answer.
The question was “to honor the 126th birthday of this Nobel Prize winner, a Google Doodle featured a cat and a feline ghost.”
The answer was “Who Is Erwin Schrödinger?” but Calandro answered “Who is Lewis Carroll.”
Other Mainers have recently taken the “Jeopardy!” stage and won.
On an episode aired last month, UMaine alum and former Bangor Daily News reporter and editor Emily Burnham became a Jeopardy! champion.
Jason Singer, a former Portland Press Herald reporter and editor, became a two-time champion, winning on back-to-back episodes aired last year.
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Salomé Cloteaux is a community reporter covering Scarborough and Westbrook. She was born in France but lived in Indiana for most of her life before moving to Portland in November 2025. Salomé has a degree. More by Salomé Cloteaux
