"Competing on Jeopardy! was a lifelong dream for Cindy, and we're glad she was able to do so," said host Alex Trebek in a statement. "Sadly, Cindy died on Dec. 5. All of us at Jeopardy! offer our condolences and best wishes to her family and friends."
Her longtime boyfriend, Jason, shared her passing on Twitter:
"In the early morning hours cancer took the best friend, partner and pub trivia teammate a guy could ask for. Love you always @nanocindy"
"Cindy came on Jeopardy! to play the game she loved and in doing so, she was able to make a contribution to cancer research in the hopes that no one else would have to go through what she did," said her father, Greg Stowell, and mother, Carole Stowell in a joint statement.
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