Porter Bowman of Darien appears tonight (Wednesday night) on the “Jeopardy” game show, broadcast at 7 p.m. on WABC-TV, Channel 7. He’s one of two Darien teens competing in a contest for 14- through 17-year-olds vying for a $100,000 prize.
Porter Bowman of Darien (photo from the Jeopardy! website)
Bowman is a junior at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan. Michael Borecki, a junior at Darien High School, will be appearing on the show on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The “Jeopardy! Teen Tournament,” with 15 teenage contestants, runs for two weeks, starting Wednesday night.
According to the Jeopardy! website:
- “Porter plans to build a career in politics and ‘would like to change what Americans usually associate with politicians.’ He plays poker with friends on the weekends: ‘We all enjoy fun competition!'”
- “Michael enjoys playing basketball with friends and plans to become an economist. He’s learned a lot about markets during his summer internships at financial firms.”
It was taped before a live audience at DAR [Daughters of the American Revolution] Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. earlier this year.
Michael Borecki of Darien and Alex Trebek, host of the game show. (photo from “Jeopardy!”)
Correction: Earlier versions of this article incorrectly identified Peter Bowman as “Porter.”