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I’ve been doing something quite unusual the past few days.<\/p>\n

I\u00a0have been\u00a0planning my days around a TV game show. “Jeopardy!” airs in Amarillo on KFDA NewsChannel 10 every weekday afternoon at 4:30. I’m planning to tune in once again Monday to see how a young woman from Austin does on her fifth appearance as a contestant.<\/p>\n

Cindy Stowell has won more than $100,000 while dispatching opponents over the course of four days. Her back story is astonishing to the max.<\/p>\n

Stowell has died. She left this world on Dec. 5, about a week before her appearance on “Jeopardy!” was to begin airing. She competed while suffering from cancer. She knew<\/em> she had little time to live. So did a few program staffers and the show’s\u00a0 host, Alex Trebek.<\/p>\n

Stowell agreed to donate her winnings to cancer-related research charities.<\/p>\n

“Jeopardy!” producers aren’t divulging how much longer Stowell will be on the show; as the champ, she competes until someone beats her.<\/p>\n

The New York Times reported today that this show — already immensely popular — has developed a unique following as the nation watches this amazing, brave young computer programmer compete in the amazing brain-teaser game.<\/p>\n

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As the Times reported: While it\u2019s not unusual for the show to establish back stories for the contestants, the viewers\u2019 knowledge of Ms. Stowell\u2019s condition ‘is to share a sad secret with her,’ Seth Rosenthal wrote at SB Nation<\/span><\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201c’I sit in awe of a brilliant woman earning every last dollar she can for the causes dearest to her; building a sum of infinite potential in the face of her own finality,’ he said. ‘I have never rooted harder for anyone to win anything.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Neither have many of us. This story breaks my heart and lifts my spirits … all at once. Amazing!<\/p>\n\n

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