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(We love a good run!)
The following results, admittedly, are pretty far from what we expected.
Zerg went on to lose her very next game by a significant margin.
wager in the Ranks & Titles category.
Im genuinely interested in almost everything under the sun, Maddensaidabout his success.
Id run through facts in my head to make them stick, sometimes with mnemonic devices.
Groce finished last in her next game.
He immediately lost his next game, while Collins did a lovely press tour about the shows girl power.
Its good to see women being applauded for being smart.
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It is pretty hard to wrap my mind around, Jacksonsaidof his winning streak.
A returning champion finds out pretty quickly thatJeopardy!is actually, under the surface, an endurance contest.
Baker, a travel editor from New York, was eliminated sensing a trend here?
by a close margin in the following game.
Jeopardy!is a game show.
Theres this weirdly intense ethos of gravitas applied toJeopardy!
Rogers told us about his style.
Its not a hearing at the Hague.
Its not a session of the NATO joint chiefs.
Its a game show meant to entertain.
So why not have fun on it?
The stay-at-home-mom from Tennessee promptly lost in her second game.
clue about the British monarchy.
I was really interested in his playing style.
She surprise didnt win another game after this.
She credited her victory to hard work and the opportunity to observe Cohen before their face-off.
I was excited to play against him, she latersaid.
He was a great competitor.
Cohen alsotold usafter his run: There was definitely a very polarized reaction to me.
My defense of myself, I guess, is this is who I am.
Short of being in court, Im always injecting my personality into stuff.
Unlike the previous megachamp conquerors, Delaney earned another round of success, winning two games in total.
Im not an obsessive viewer by any means.
Ive always enjoyedJeopardy!and have always been good enough at trivia.
round, thanks to an impressive wager in a football-centric category.
(Easy for her, as shes a sportswriter.)
It was likeGladiator, Castrodale, a North Carolina native, latersaid.
You just sit there helpless, like,Ive got to face this guy.
She didnt fare as well in her second game, finishing in last place.
