Corpus Christi Cross project gets a shout-out on 'Jeopardy!'

Mark Young | Corpus Christi

Show Caption Hide Caption Corpus Christi Cross Project makes first step The Rev. Richard "Rick" Milby said the Corpus Christi Cross would bring 150-200,000 tourists to Corpus Christi each year. It is planned to be 230 feet tall.

For $400, what project was the subject of a question on "Jeopardy!"?

Answer: What is a giant cross in Corpus Christi?

The planned 230-foot cross got a shout-out on a recent episode of "Jeopardy!" with a $400 question asking: "Planned to rise 230 (feet), the largest of these symbols in the hemisphere is fittingly being built in Corpus Christi."

The contestant correctly answered "What is a cross?" and got the $400.

The massive cross is a project of the Rev. Richard "Rick" Milby from Abundant Life Fellowship Church, who earlier this year signed a contract for the foundation of the cross. It will be situated along Interstate Highway 37, near Carbon Plant Road.

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Milby has said that the cross will be a big boost for tourism in Corpus Christi and would be the largest cross in the United States upon completion.

While the cross has not been erected yet, it has now made its "Jeopardy!" debut.