Answer: She's a DeKalb County sophomore competing for $75,000 on national television tonight.
Question: Who is Kailyn LaPorte, a 15-year-old from Chamblee Charter School?
LaPorte made it to the finals of "Jeopardy! Teen Tournament." The show airs tonight at 7:30 p.m. on WATL, myATLtv.
LaPorte's Facebook profile page shows a picture of her on the set of the popular game show. Chamblee Charter is a magnet school for high achievers in DeKalb.
Brandon Welch, a 17-year-old senior at Gwinnett's Grayson High School also competed in the tournament and won $35,200. The annual teen competition began on Feb. 17 and is hosted by Alex Trebek. -ANGELA TUCK
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The U.S. Department of Justice this week declined to seek the death penalty against two alleged members of the MS-13 gang who were indicted last year on federal racketeering charges, lawyers said Wednesday.
The Justice Department had deemed Miguel Alvarado-Linares, also known as "Joker," and Ernesto Escobar, known as "Pink Panther," eligible for the death penalty. But after a review, the agency declined to pursue it, federal defender Jeff Ertel, who represents Alvarado-Linares, and Escobar's lawyer, Michael Trost, said. The indictment accuses 26 alleged MS-13 members of violence in Gwinnett and DeKalb counties, including seven slayings dating back to October 2006. -BILL RANKIN
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