A 12-year-old from Lapeer, Michigan...

Dan Amboy

Hi, I'm Daniel from Lapeer, Michigan, and you're watching me on jeopardy.com.

How long have you been watching Jeopardy!?
I've been watching Jeopardy! since I was five or six.

What do you like most about Jeopardy!?
Uh, what I like most about Jeopardy! is it's challenging and it's fun.

How did you find out you had been chosen as a contestant?
Well, I was at basketball camp, and, uh, I was--this news crew walked in from the Jeopardy! affiliate and told me I was going to be on Jeopardy! and they interviewed me, and I was on the news 'n' stuff, so... Yeah, that's how I found out.

Do you know what you want to be when you grow up?
I want to be an engineer, because, it's just--I'm pretty creative, and I like... I just like expressing creat--I just like being creative. Express--expressing myself, 'n'...

Be sure to tune in and root for Dan!

"He hopes to get into the best college that he can. His high honors should help. From Lapeer, Michigan, meet..."

2001 Back to School Week winner: $14,300.

Dan appeared in the following archived game:
#3925, aired 2001-09-28 Dan Amboy vs. Kate Dzurilla vs. Kristin Frankhouser 2001 Back to School Week game 5.

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