A woman who died of cancer just days before her appearance on Jeopardy! aired won six contests in a row and more than $103,000 US, some of which she donated to cancer research.
Cindy Stowell's run ended when she finished second in her seventh appearance that aired Wednesday.
The 41-year-old Texas woman taped the episodes in August and September while battling Stage 4 colon cancer. She died Dec. 5.
Jeopardy! says Stowell was sent advance copies of her first three episodes and watched them in the hospital. The show says it also expedited Stowell her prize money.
The Cancer Research Institute says Stowell donated some of the winnings to the nonprofit.
Stowell says in a video shared online by the show that her "unreal experience" was a good opportunity to help others.
"I wanted to donate a lot of the money to cancer research partly because — this is hard and I'm sorry, maybe I should pause or something like that — I'm dying of cancer and I'd really would like the money I win to help others. And so this seems like a good opportunity."
Cancer-stricken Jeopardy! champ wins $103K before death
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