A Judaic teacher trainer from Far Rockaway, New York...

Gitta Neufeld

Hey New York, I'm Gitta Neufeld from Far Rockaway. I'm a teacher trainer. See if I can get the answers right, on Jeopardy!

[2011-01-25 Winner's Circle interview]
How does it feel to be the new Jeopardy! champion?
Feels awesome--almost as good as when the Yankees win the pennant!

Does your job give you an advantage when playing Jeopardy!?
When that category came up for me as a Judaic studies teacher trainer, I said, "Thank you, God, and thank you Mom!" [Laughs]

How did you prepare for your appearance on Jeopardy!?
Preparing to come out here involved a lot of studying--um, watching Jeopardy! a lot, which meant I didn't do dishes because I was watching Jeopardy! [Laughs] And, uh, just reading the paper all the time.

Any messages to the folks back home?
I want to say thank you to my husband for not telling me that I was crazy, and to my kids for not telling anybody that I was going to be on the show 'til I embarrass myself.

Season 27 1-time champion: $18,300 + $2,000.

Name pronounced like "GEE-ta NOO-feld".

Won $53,100 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire January 15, 2013.

Gitta appeared in the following 2 archived games:
#6073, aired 2011-01-26 Gitta Neufeld vs. Tom Jennings vs. Ryan Nelson IBM Challenge mini-documentary: "What is a Grand Challenge?"
#6072, aired 2011-01-25 Amanda Sonmor vs. Abie Hadjitarkhani vs. Gitta Neufeld

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