KANSAS CITY, Mo. — He is a Shawnee Mission School District teacher who knows his trivia.
Who is Larry Martin?
Martin is a second-grade teacher at Belinder Elementary. He won a spot in the “Jeopardy!” Teachers Tournament final by a wide margin in an episode that aired Wednesday.
Heading into Final Jeopardy!, Martin was in first with $21,400 with fellow teachers Jake and Katherine following with $12,600 and $9,200 respectively.
Martin clinched the win when he was the only teacher who knew the answer to:
Ulysses and Menelaus were among those who emerged from the “womb” of this, called “Tall as a mountain, ribbed with pine.”
His, and the correct answer: What is the Trojan Horse?
Martin finished with $25,400 and is in the Teachers Tournament final that airs Thursday, May 17. You can watch him on 41 Action News at 3:30 p.m.
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