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- Hometown
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- Nov 07, 2020
The last real job I had I was 16-years-old slinging fried chicken in my hometown of Naperville, Ill.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think there's a mental block for betting big amounts that doesn't exist for me but it does for other people.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was always good at video games like 'Guitar Hero,' which require the player to press buttons at precise times.
- Much
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- Nov 07, 2020
Parenting is much more nerve-wracking than 'Jeopardy!'
- Nov 07, 2020
In gambling, you usually start to go wrong when you deviate from your pregame strategy.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like Dave Mustaine, I ain't superstitious.
- Makes
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to not lose what makes me be me.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Getting onto 'Jeopardy!' was a pet project my whole life, so it was something I was willing to work really hard on.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went to Illinois. Most people think I went to Princeton or something. But I was never a diligent student.
- Lose
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nobody likes to lose.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've found that in an adult reference book, if it's not a subject I'm interested in, I just can't get into it. I was thinking, what is the place in the library I can go to to get books tailored to make things interesting for uninterested readers? Boom. The children's section.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The fact that I win and lose money all the time helps desensitize me, so I can write down $60,000 as the Final Jeopardy wager and not be trembling at the thought of losing that money.
- Deal
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- Nov 07, 2020
Jeopardy!' is a bigger deal than I realized.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fame came at me a lot quicker and stronger than I imagined.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
There were times in school where I would say, 'I should go to class.' But I could make $100 playing online poker if I didn't go.
- Growing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ryne Sandberg was my favorite player growing up.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm from Naperville.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you believe in yourself, you don't have to do things the same way everyone else is doing it.
- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was always my plan to go big on 'Jeopardy!,' and I'm glad I was able to stick to the plan under pressure.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
The best bet I made that won was on the Tampa Bay Rays - who had never had a winning season in franchise history - to advance to the 2008 World Series.
- Now
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- Nov 07, 2020
Lots of people recognize me now.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think most people who bother to study 'Jeopardy!' game theory are going to arrive at similar conclusions about how to best play the game. Not everyone is going to take that step, of course.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did want to lock each game up before Final Jeopardy, to avoid losing to a bad bounce in that round.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hope that my 'Jeopardy' run helps destigmatize sports betting because I have certainly dealt with some stigmas.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are big advantages to having a lot of chips early on in a poker tournament. You can make plays that other people can't.
- Football Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's times in a football game where a team goes for a big TD pass. If you don't take a risk like that, you're not going to win.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've learned more about animals just by reading to my kid than I ever did studying.
- Excellent
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- Nov 07, 2020
The 'Classics Illustrated' series was an excellent primer in literature, and I also really enjoyed Zachary Hamby's mythology books for teens.
- Hardest
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- Nov 07, 2020
Easily the hardest 'Jeopardy!' categories to study in the kids' section are the so-called 'trashy' pop culture ones.
- Green
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents read me some typical children's books: 'Green Eggs and Ham,' 'The Little Engine That Could,' 'Peter Rabbit.' But I quickly developed a preference for nonfiction books about baseball and math, by the likes of Bill James and Martin Gardner.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's really funny seeing all these media depictions of me as an intellectual because I'm a connoisseur of low culture.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anytime you learn something new, you're just trying to file it away - might be useful one day.
- Better Chance
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a sports fan, I like the one-and-done playoff setups of the NFL and NCAA, but a best-of-seven gives the favorite a much better chance of prevailing in the end.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
In Chicagoland, they had afternoon 'Jeopardy!' and afternoon Cubs games when they were at home, so that was basically what I would watch and it's what got me interested in Jeopardy! and sports statistics at an early age.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I kind of didn't look at anyone else's strategy for 'Jeopardy!' I thought, I'm going to build this from the ground up... If I had never seen a 'Jeopardy!' game played before, what would I have to do to play it to maximize my winnings, maximize my chances of winning?
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first bet I remember was on the Chargers in Super Bowl 29 with my classmates. I lost a lot of weeks' allowance.
- Daily
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have doubted myself on several Daily Double answers.
- Personal
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't involve personal biases in my handicapping or wagering. I bet against the Cubs in the 2016 World Series, which tainted the victory a little. It was still incredible to watch.
- How
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really underestimated how many people are paying attention to 'Jeopardy' and what's out there.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I figured, maybe one in five, one in 10 people would recognize me. But no, it's everywhere, especially in Las Vegas. I think the city's kind of embraced me which is good.
- Daughter
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a lot of attention on me which can be good, it can be bad. Sometimes my daughter's acting up in public and I really wish I could become anonymous for a few minutes.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I first got into gambling because it was a way for me to leverage my love of baseball statistics. For the first few years, that's all I would focus on.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020