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From: Columbia Daily Tribune
Date: 20071113
Author:JANESE HEAVIN

"Who is Jonathan Swift?"

The name of the English-language writer who ended Chris Mazurek's two-day run on "Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions."

Mazurek, the Columbia College assistant psychology professor who netted more than $76,000 on a four-day "Jeopardy!" streak last year, incorrectly answered the Final Jeopardy! question yesterday: "In his journal of 1710 to 1713, he referred to himself as `Presto.' "

Instead of Swift, Mazurek answered, "Ben Franklin," losing $8,001 and his lead over competitor Doug Hicton, a Canadian composer.

"I had thought I'd gotten over losing until I saw it last ...

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