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‘Jeopardy! Champion Tristan Williams Speaks Out About Being Compared to Woody From ‘Toy Story’

After his fifth win, Jeopardy fans compared champion Tristan Williams to Woody from Toy Story on social media. Williams told the Lincoln Journal Star, "Woody is a great, great character. It's an awesome thing to be tied to."
A self-described 'trivia nerd,' Williams grew up watching Jeopardy and playing Trivial Pursuit with family. He submitted applications for 16 years before finally getting on the show.
During the Final Jeopardy round on May 14, he was the only contestant to correctly answer a question about John Mellencamp's song Jack and Diane. As a child, his mom quizzed him on 1980s CDs.
Despite being a new father, Williams revealed his 'nightmare' categories were vocabulary and child parenting. He shared that the latter is 'even more intimidating' as a parent to a baby girl.
On the way to his eighth game, Williams is not saying 'So long, partner' just yet. His run continues on Jeopardy, which streams next day on Hulu.

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