Kara Peruccio, a professor of history and gender studies at the University of Maine, won $12,400 on the show Friday.

Jeopardy! fans are blaming the writers for a category that turned into a disaster for the contestants. The players went zero ...

Which Mainer got to live out her dream of being a contestant on Jeopardy? That would be, "Who is Kara Peruccio?" On Friday, ...

Sometimes, Jeopardy! has a legacy contestant, meaning someone in a person’s family has competed on the game show before, but ...

A Double Jeopardy! category stumped all three contestants as they did not any of the category's five clues right.

Maine (WABI) - A University of Maine faculty member placed third on Monday night’s ‘Jeopardy!’. Kara Peruccio competed for ...

University of Maine Professor Kara Peruccio finished out her run on Jeopardy Monday night with a third place finish.

Maine (WABI) -A University of Maine faculty member is the newest ‘Jeopardy!’ champion. Friday Kara Peruccio took home the win ...

A familiar face in Orono made a big impression Friday night on a famous game show. U-Maine Professor Kara Peruccio took on ...

one of America’s most beloved Q&A game shows? The answer: Kara Peruccio. Peruccio, an assistant professor in the Department of History and the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program ...

He faced off against Zach Dickstein, from Chicago, Illinois, and Kara Peruccio, from Bangor, Maine. Peruccio revealed that not only does she have a twin, but her twin also competed on Jeopardy!