DeKalb MIT student is on 'Jeopardy!'

An MIT senior from Decatur is soon to be featured on “Jeopardy!”

Lilly Chin’s episode airs Monday night on NBC at 7:30 p.m.

Chin isn’t the first local to appear on “America’s Favorite Quiz Show.”

But she has work to do to catch up to the last notable run by a Georgian.

Last year, University of Georgia PhD candidate Seth Wilson won 12 games in a row, a historic winning streak that was among the show's longest.

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Atlanta finally has new tree protection rules. Some say it’s not enough.

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City Council signs over air rights for state Capitol skybridge

Feds say Georgia tax preparer’s fraud likely cost the U.S. millions

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DeKalb MIT student is on ‘Jeopardy!’

Atlanta finally has new tree protection rules. Some say it’s not enough.

City Council signs over air rights for state Capitol skybridge

Feds say Georgia tax preparer’s fraud likely cost the U.S. millions

Atlanta finally has new tree protection rules. Some say it’s not enough.

City Council signs over air rights for state Capitol skybridge

Feds say Georgia tax preparer’s fraud likely cost the U.S. millions

Juneteenth Atlanta fest goes on despite near-cancellation amid ‘DEI attack’

Study finds high ‘forever chemical’ levels in some Georgia residents’ blood

27-year-old drowns in Lake Lanier amid birthday celebration