This Stanford senior hopes to beat out 14 other undergraduates from across the country to win a $100,000 cash prize. Who is Jeopardy! 2007 College Championship contestant Craig Boge? Correct.

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Alvin Chow

Craig Boge, senior, is scheduled to compete in College Jeopardy.

Boge will represent Stanford at the annual Jeopardy! college tournament during this weekend’s live taping at the University of Southern California. The tournament will air between April 30 and May 11.

“It’s still surreal to think about it,” said Boge, who said he has joked for years about appearing on Jeopardy!

He said he has watched the trivia show since early childhood, before deciding to apply for the 2006 college tournament, which fellow Stanford Quiz Bowl member Nico Martinez ‘07 won.

Boge applied again last fall, completing a timed online exam followed by a live audition that included a mock game and interview. In March, he learned he had won a spot on the show.

In preparation for this weekend’s competition, the human biology major is beefing up on “fuzzy” trivia in such areas as literature, history, art and music. But he is not cramming too hard.

“I’m mainly trying to keep my sanity” Boge said, “and not overload myself with information.”

Martinez said Boge has a great shot to win the tournament.

“Craig is a really smart guy,” Martinez said. “Even if he doesn’t win, it just means that the other players got lucky or felt more comfortable up there. Either way, it’s a great honor to be selected for the show.”

Martinez also offered some words of advice for Boge.

“Just try to enjoy the moment because the game goes by really fast,” he said. “After you get over the first few minutes of being on camera, you start to have a lot of fun with it. It’s a lot of fun to see something you know and to try to buzz in.”

Martinez said he used the money he won last year for spring break trips and an engagement ring for his fiancee, Rebecca Garza ‘06, to whom he proposed in March.