Staten Island teacher — a Monsignor Farrell alum — wins ‘Jeopardy!’ with Princess Diana stumper

Rocco Graziano, a substitute teacher from Staten Island, and Monsignor Farrell High School alumnus, emerged as the latest Jeopardy! champion after an impressive performance on the June 26 episode.

Spoiler alert for June 26 Jeopardy! episode: Despite an unexpected Final Jeopardy outcome where none of the contestants knew the clue about Princess Diana, Graziano’s smart gameplay and conservative wager earned him the win.

But first, here’s a little background about Graziano. The Jeopardy champ graduated Farrell in 2016 on academic scholarship and went on to study at Georgetown University’s prestigious Walsh School of Foreign Service, where he earned a B.S. in European History with a minor in German…

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