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Heading for Jeopardy: Take Three!
I remember March 6 being kind of a crappy day – but when I got home I decided to take the Jeopardy! test that night instead of waiting until the next night or the one after. And I was honestly … Continue reading
Brainiac – Ken Jennings
I had fun with Brainiac. I had just gotten the call to go for this year’s Jeopardy! audition, and, being me, was in a fever of preparation. (As a few of us were waiting for things to begin, one or … Continue reading
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Jeopardy redux – !
Well. I have been a seriously awful blogger of late; new job a couple of months ago, after 9 months of unemployment, plus Issues at home – it’s been interesting, and writing of any sort has been the last thing … Continue reading
Jeopardy tryouts – part two
I didn’t hear much laughter out in the “Pre-event” area, as the Sheraton floorplan calls it, as the Jeopardy coordinators scored the tests, but I hopefully my stupidity got a chuckle, anyway. They could not, we had been informed, tell … Continue reading
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Jeopardy tryouts – part one
It was around 2:30 last Tuesday (last Tuesday! It’s been a week!) that I couldn’t stand it anymore and just went to find Conference Room K, where it all was happening. A very short elevator ride brought me to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Trebek, Jeopardy, Jeopardy audition, Jeopardy test, New York, New York City, Sheraton
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The Jeopardy saga – bookend edition
I admit it – after having studied intermittently full-tilt for the past five weeks, I’ve vegetated since I got home from New York. I hadn’t been reading nearly as much for pleasure (by which I mean “for Netgalley”) in the … Continue reading
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Jeopardy tryouts: been there, done it, and got the pen to prove it
Well, I’m back. The Jeopardy “audition” (I have to use quotes there because with an actor as a friend it makes me giggle to use the word in relation to me) was this afternoon – and it was a huge … Continue reading
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Heading for Jeopardy, part 2
Update next day: this is what I’m in for … oh my … Bless the Angry Nerd for providing a detailed description of all that goes on. Also: I ordered “Geography for Dummies” and “The Smart Girl’s Guide to Sports” … Continue reading
