Spain Park High School (Hoover, Al.) junior Kevin Yang chosen for Jeopardy! tournament

HOOVER, Al.
A 16-year-old junior at Spain Park High School in Hoover has been selected to participate in the Jeopardy! Teen Tournament next week in Culver City, Calif.

Kevin Yang

Jeopardy! officials announced today that Kevin Yang is one of 15 teens chosen from among 20,000 contestants to participate in the tournament at Sony Pictures Studios.
Yang's family plans to leave for California on Sunday. The tournament is scheduled to air on TV April 30-May 11.
"It's awesome," Yang said of being selected. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Yang said he auditioned for the show this past July in Kentucky. About 30 other contestants were chosen for that audition as well.
Yang said he began watching Jeopardy! in elementary school and has been a fan ever since.
"I didn't always understand it, and I was wondering how they knew all of this, but I've gotten better at it," he said.
Yang said he has been prepping for the show by going over old Jeopardy! archive questions. Being a member of the Spain Park Scholars Bowl team has helped him prepare as well, he said.
The grand prize for the tournament is $75,000 in cash. Yang said he's not certain he will be able to give away the results of the show before it airs.