Beth Irwin on "Bear Grylls: Face the Wild" (screen grab from facebook.com/FaceTheWild)

Beth Irwin on "Bear Grylls: Face the Wild" (screen grab from facebook.com/FaceTheWild)

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A local teacher was victorious in his initial appearance on Teachers Tournament on "Jeopardy!"

Conor Quinn's victory on Thursday's show moves him to the semifinals. Quinn and another contestant were tied when the game moved to the final question on Thursday. But Quinn was the only one who knew that NATO and the Warsaw Pact were the alliances the United States and the Soviet Union relied on during the Cold War.

Quinn, a world history teacher at Troy Prep High School, is one of 15 educators competing in the game show's two-week Teachers Tournament.

They are vying for a $100,000 grand prize and a spot in the next Tournament of Champions.

Locally, "Jeopardy!" is broadcast on News10 at 7:30 p.m.