Jeopardy! contestant Laurin Bell pᴀssed away, at age 41, on Monday a little over two years after her first and only appearance on the trivia game show.
The Florida Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to The US Sun on Tuesday that the executive ᴀssistant had died by suicide.
‘An autopsy has been performed, and toxicology testing is underway,’ the spokesperson said.
Facebook user Kristen Joyner wrote on Tuesday that Laurin ‘decided to end her life’ and she called her ‘a brilliant, funny, and beautiful soul.’
Bell left behind her 14-year-old ‘great companion’ Kinley – who’s not good with other dogs but is friendly with everyone and cats – and is now available to be adopted in the next 10 days at the pound in Polk County, FL.
Some were sharing a farewell Facebook post accredited to the Lakeland, FL resident, which read ‘Well everyone, I’m signing off from life. See you on the other side’ but it’s unclear if it’s actually real.
Jeopardy! contestant Laurin Bell pᴀssed away, at age 41, on Monday a little over two years after her first and only appearance on the trivia game show
Laurin appeared on the 2023 Valentine’s Day episode where she earned $5,200 with an impressive 86.67% rate at answering questions correctly.
At the end, host Ken Jennings gave the clue: ‘A craft that visited it was named for Giotto, based on the story that 680 years earlier, the painter depicted it as the Star of Bethlehem.’
Unfortunately, Bell went ‘all in’ with her earnings but her answer ‘What is Jupiter’ was incorrect, which dropped her to zero so returning champ Kendra Westerhaus easily won the episode with $17,600.
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Jeopardy! viewers were saddened to hear about the pᴀssing of the Duquesne University alum.
Reddit user @willtwerkf0rfood wrote: ‘Oh this is heartbreaking. I hope her soul finds peace and I hope someone is able to take her pup.’
I’m so sorry for her friends and family, and her canine companion,’ Reddit user @AveryElle87 wrote.
‘You never know what someone is going through, so I hope we all see that big smile and remember that, and try to be a bit more compᴀssionate and kind along the way.’
Reddit user @Js_On_My_Yeet commented: ‘Rest in peace. Remember to check on your friends y’all.’
‘It’s sad. She looks like she would have had a lot of life ahead of her yet,’ Reddit user @seifd wrote.
Reddit user @Apprehensive_Set9276 commented: ‘Devastated to hear this. I hope the people she loved have support for their loss. RIP.’
A spokesperson for the Florida Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to The US Sun on Tuesday that the executive ᴀssistant had died by suicide saying: ‘An autopsy has been performed, and toxicology testing is underway’
Facebook user Kristen Joyner wrote on Tuesday that Laurin ‘decided to end her life’ and she called her ‘a brilliant, funny, and beautiful soul’
Bell left behind her 14-year-old ‘great companion’ Kinley – who’s not good with other dogs but is friendly with everyone and cats – and is now available to be adopted in the next 10 days at the pound in Polk County, FL
The Lakeland, FL resident appeared on the 2023 Valentine’s Day episode where she earned $5,200 with an impressive 86.67% rate at answering questions correctly
At the end, host Ken Jennings gave the clue: ‘A craft that visited it was named for Giotto, based on the story that 680 years earlier, the painter depicted it as the Star of Bethlehem’
Unfortunately, Bell went ‘all in’ with her earnings but her answer ‘What is Jupiter’ was incorrect, which dropped her to zero so returning champ Kendra Westerhaus (L) easily won the episode with $17,600
