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If you're a Jeopardy watcher in Minnesota, chances are you got last night's Final Jeopardy answer right.

The correct response, of course, is: “What is 3M.”

MPR News host Tom Crann sat down with Sherman to talk about her Jeopardy debut — as well as her feat of being 

 in 3M’s 116-year history to reach the 100-patent mark. 

“Friends who I never would guess were Jeopardy fans started pinging my cellphone immediately,” Sherman said of being featured on the game show. 

When Sherman first hit 100 patents, she ranked 13th in patent numbers in the company. She was also the first woman to hit the mark. Today, with 130 patents, she ranks somewhere around number eight — and is still the only woman at 3M who has surpassed 100 patents, she said.

You might recognize some of her inventions, too.

“If you’ve ever hung a command hook in your bath and shower — in that wet, humid soapy environment — that is an adhesive that I invented for the company,” Sherman said.

She added, though, that a lot of teamwork goes into making these things.

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If you're a Jeopardy watcher in Minnesota, chances are you got last night's Final Jeopardy answer right.


If you're a Jeopardy watcher here in Minnesota, chances are you got last night's Final Jeopardy right.

St. Paul scientist with over 100 patents featured on Jeopardy

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St. Paul scientist with over 100 patents featured on Jeopardy

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