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Secret Stuff: Trivia on Trivia
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Trivia on Trivia
Interviews
Interviews
the
TV Geek
from
Beat the Geeks
talks about the show, life after the show and the state of TV trivia.
Former
Jeopardy
contestant coordinator Mark Edwards offers tips from his game show school on
how to get on and win game shows
Who Wants to be a Millionaire
contestants
John Carpenter was the
first person ever to win the million
Kevin Olmstead talks about winning
$2.1 million on
Millionaire
Ed Toutant talks about his
second shot at $1.86 million
Dan Avila
played boldly
and took home $100,000
David Fialkoff talks about being
one of the first contestants
Jeopardy
contestants and staff
Laura Paquet
's experiences on
Jeopardy
(not an interview, but she is my wife and all!) This site also links to our advice to future contestants.
Ken Jennings
takes us backstage at
Jeopardy
, revealing how the show dealt with his streak and what being famous was like
Brad Rutter
talks about beating Ken!
Brian Weikle
was Jeopardy's top player ... until Ken came along
Matt Ottinger talks about
nearly beating Ken
Million Dollar Masters contestant
Bob Harris
laughs its up
Leszek Pawlowicz i
s known as the "
Michael Jordan of game shows
." Find out why!
Jerome Vered held the
one-day record
on
Jeopardy
for 10 years, then worked
Ben Stein
Burns Cameron: the
Art Fleming era
"Ken Jennings"
Ben Tritle went from
Twenty-One
and
Jeopardy
to a
quiz show job
. Find out how.
Former
Jeopardy
contestant coordinator Mark Edwards offers tips from his game show school on
how to get on and win game shows
Win Ben Stein’s Money
contestants and staff
Leszek Pawlowicz
is known as the "
Michael Jordan of game shows
." Find out why!
Jerome Vered held the
one-day record
on
Jeopardy
for 10 years, then worked
Ben Stein
Rick Rosner talks about
writing for
Ben Stein
Greed
contestants
Nobody won the top prize. But gutsy
Dan Avila
came closest.
Twenty-One
contestants
Dave Legler briefly held the record as the
greatest game show winner
of all time.
Ben Tritle went from
Twenty-One
and
Jeopardy
to a
quiz show job
. Find out how.
Tic-Tac-Dough
contestants
Thom McKee
held a collection of quiz show records for some 20 years
NEW!
Rick Rosner talks about
writing for Ben Stein
Ever wondered how people with great game show ideas
get them on air
?
NEW!
Trivia writers and authors talk shop
Rick Rosner talks about
writing for TV quiz shows
The author of the best-selling
The Know It All
talks about
reading the Britannica
The founder of
Mental Floss
shares the secrets of the magazine's success, while head writer and researcher
Sandy Wood
talks about writing the questions.
Stanley Newman talks about how crossword puzzles prepared for the
10,000 Answers Trivia Encyclopedia
.
Losing quiz show contestant David Fialkoff writes a winning
quiz show book
!
Jim "Oz" Oliva talks about the WWSP trivia contest in
Stevens Point
, the world's largest radio contest
Ex
New York Times
quizmaster
Ray Hamel
crosses over from crosswords
Leslie Gilbert Elman discusses the writing of
The
Ladies Room
Reader Quiz Book.
Matt Ottinger hosts a
Michigan PBS quiz show
.
Many of these players, the top players in game show history,
competed against each other for the first time
at SmartyPants 2004.
Trivia contests and competitions
Toronto
's pubs compete in a trivia league of their own.
Jim "Oz" Oliva talks about the WWSP trivia contest in
Stevens Point
, the world's largest radio contest
Toronto
's pubs compete in a trivia league of their own.
The founder of
Mental Floss
shares the secrets of the magazine's success