On Monday, July 4, “Jeopardy!” showed its purple pride — literally — and alumni took to social media, like the above post on Instagram.
College of the Holy Cross was mentioned for the 11th time in the game show’s history, this time under the category “Show Your College Colors,” according to J! Archive.com. The $600 statement, “This ‘royal’ color represents the teams of the College of the Holy Cross” referred to the school’s famous shade of purple.
Here is a complete list of Holy Cross references on the show, according to the J! Archive website.
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July 17, Telegram & Gazette: College Town: Holy Cross popular ‘Jeopardy!’ question