Portland's Mira Hayward falls short in 'Jeopardy! Champions Wildcard' tourney

PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) -- Mira Hayward, a Portland podcaster and daughter of state Sen. Elizabeth Steiner, fell short in her quest to win the "Jeopardy! Champions Wildcard" tournament.

She was one of three competitors in the finals. She still won $25,000 for placing third; that gave her $62,000 combined winnings in her two appearances on the game show.

The games took place over a three-day period in Los Angeles several weeks ago.

"It was really fun," Hayward said. "Deb (Bilodeau) and Jesse (Matheny) are extremely nice people. Contestants hang out in the green room, as shows tape Wednesday to Friday. By the finals, we had spent so much time together, it was fun to be on stage with them. We were genuinely rooting for each other."

She and Matheny both had $2,800 after the first of two games Wednesday, Feb. 21 — while Bilodeau had $21,600.

Hayward, 28, played well in the Thursday, Feb. 22 second game, but missed on a "Daily Double" question in the "Double Jeopardy!" round, as she went from $5,000 to zero money.

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