Soddy-Daisy resident Sallie Rawlston, 11, was a recent contestant on kids “Jeopardy!” placing second in the game show. The show she participated in was filmed on Feb. 4, 2013, and aired on July 30, 2013.Nerves were never a problem for 10-year-old Sallie Rawlston, not while the cameras were on her, the buzzer was in her hands and “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek was standing a few feet away, firing questions.
Not even when she got her first question wrong.
“I just thought, ‘Oh, well,’ ” says Sallie, of Soddy-Daisy. “I was a little slow after that but when I started getting it right, I was on a roll. Within five minutes, I went from $2,000 to $11,800 and was in the lead for a few minutes.”
Sallie, who’s now 11, appeared Tuesday night on “Jeopardy!” as part of the weeklong Kids Week Tournament. When all was said and done in the game show episode, which was filmed in February, she came in second and won $2,000.
“I was 10 years old and I won $2,000,” says Sallie, who is a sixth-grader at Soddy-Daisy Middle School. “How many 10-year-olds have $2,000? I had fun.”