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Streak Ends: Pound Ridge Native Finally Loses On 'Jeopardy!'
Westchester's own Austin Rogers' prolific -- and historic -- run on "Jeopardy!" is over.
The Pound Ridge native lost on Thursday night, $33,201 to $33,150 to Scarlett Sims, a stay-at-home mom from Tennessee, ending his winning streak at 12 games and $413,000 won.
Only four other contestants in the 53-year history of "Jeopard!" have ever won more money than Rogers, host Alex Trebek said.
Rogers, a graduate of Fox Lane, got off to a rough start, losing all of his money on a Daily Double in "Single Jeopardy!" and finishing well behind Sims after round one.
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Happy Birthday To Pound Ridge's Susan Sarandon
POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- Happy Birthday to Pound Ridge’s Susan Sarandon.
Sarandon, who owns a house in Pound Ridge, turns 71 on Wednesday.
Sarandon, an actress, was born Oct. 4, 1946, in Jackson Heights, Queens. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1995 film "Dead Man Walking" and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress for the 1994 film "The Client."
Sarandon began her career in the 1970 film "Joe." She has received five Academy Award nominations for Best Actress: "Atlantic City" (1980), "Thelma & Louise" (1991), …
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Former Miss Puerto Rico Yonkers Raising Money Following Hurricane
YONKERS, N.Y. -- Layla Vazquez wants to help her fellow Puerto Ricans.
Vazquez, who was named Miss Puerto Rico Yonkers in 2010 when she was 16 has launched a GoFundMe page to raise money to purchase supplies for the people of Guyama, where her family lives.
As of Friday afternoon, $1375 has been raised by 34 people over eight days. Since the hurricane, Vazquez, a masters student at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has been unable to contact her family.
"This is a human necessity, this is human survival," Vazquez said.
Since the hurricane, Vazquez has been shopping for supp…
