{"id":3825,"date":"2017-09-11T12:52:54","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T16:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/?page_id=3825"},"modified":"2021-08-16T11:23:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T15:23:53","slug":"computer-science-alumni-uses-university-skills-to-win-big-on-jeopardy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/news\/computer-science-alumni-uses-university-skills-to-win-big-on-jeopardy\/","title":{"rendered":"Computer Science Alumni Uses University Skills to Win Big on Jeopardy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Computer Science Alumni Uses University Skills to Win Big on Jeopardy<\/h2>\n

School of Computer Science alumni Grant McSheffrey has rose to game show stardom after a weeklong appearance on Jeopardy, winning a total of $70,000 U.S.<\/p>\n

In an interview with journalist Elizabeth Howell for the Carleton Newsroom, McSheffrey explained how his years studying computer science came to his aid on the famous game show.<\/p>\n

\u201cProgramming is a lot about looking at a jumble of stuff, trying to pull out the important bits and putting them back together in a way that makes sense\u2026In a lot of ways Jeopardy is the same\u201d, Howell quotes McSheffery.<\/p>\n

McSheffrey also opened up to Howell about his time at Carleton and what he\u2019d gained from studying in the School of Computer Science program.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt didn\u2019t seem to be as structured or rigid as some of the other university programs. Carleton, they did new things \u2013 such as object-oriented programming \u2013 before anybody else. \u201d<\/p>\n

McSheffrey also told Howell his time at Carleton gave him valuable connections in the industry that lead to him finding out about an open position at IMB from a fellow student who encouraged him to apply for it.<\/p>\n

Read more about McSheffrey\u2019s big win, what he gained from his 10 years studying at Carleton and where he is working now, in the article on Carleton Newsroom <\/a>(March 2017).<\/p>\n

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