Defense News in Brief: NPS Professor Wins Big in “Jeopardy!” Professors Tournament Final

Source: United States Navy

Who is Dr. Sam Buttrey?

The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) professor will forever be memorialized as a trivia answer – phrased, of course, in the form of a question – for avid fans of the hit TV quiz show “Jeopardy!”

Buttrey, an associate professor in NPS’ Operations Research department, was the big winner in the inaugural “Jeopardy!” Professors Tournament, which was recorded in Los Angeles earlier this fall and televised Dec. 6-17.