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Illinois Wesleyan librarian Abigail Mann to appear on 'Jeopardy!'

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Illinois Wesleyan University Abigail Mann will appear as a contestant on the long-running game show on Tuesday, May 28. She is pictured with host Ken Jennings.

Abigail Mann will take TV's ultimate trivia test next week as a contestant on Jeopardy!

Mann is originally from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and lives in Normal. She is a digital scholarship librarian at Illinois Wesleyan University, supporting coursework and research in the fine arts and humanities.

Mann is scheduled to compete on Tuesday, May 28. Winners continue playing each day until they are beaten by another contestant. Host Ken Jennings won 74 consecutive games and $2,520,700, making him the highest-winning Jeopardy! player on record.

Jeopardy! airs at 4:30 p.m. weekdays on WMBD-TV and can be streamed free on Pluto TV.

Lauren Warnecke is a reporter at WGLT. You can reach Lauren at lewarne@ilstu.edu.