New 'Jeopardy!' Champ Was Going Through Breast Cancer Treatments While Auditioning for the Show
Photo: JeopardyChristine Whelchel has come a long way in just a year.The Spring Hill, Tennessee resident is the newestJeopardy!champion and won $34,000 in her first game, which aired Wednesday night. But she has even more to celebrate. As Whelchel told host Ken Jennings, she’s now “cancer-free"after undergoing treatmentfor breast cancer while she auditionedfor the show.“I was diagnosed in March of 2021, and one of the first things I did a couple of weeks after being diagnosed was take theJeopardy!...