the second entire round was a freefall downwards where i saw it crumbling as i went. is it hard to dig yourself out when you see yourself going south? yeah. and, i mean, so much of the game is some luck. they place big daily doubles in different places. you have this buzzer thing that you don t really always have control over. when i see that happening, i always know it is possible. i m surprised it took as long to come as it did. jeopardy! is as much a dexterity context as intelligence context. how quickly you can press the buzzer. . absolutely. but not too quickly you to wait until the question is completely read. it brought back my sports training in terms of hand coordination and timing. you talked about how ken jennings was an idol of yours. he had to play it cool during this streak because he works for
from right out of the gate. i was never ahead, no, i was barely ever ahead the entire game. in fact the first question, let set the tone. he s from boston. city neighborhoods for 200. fenway, kenmore what is boston. ouch. so mo is from washington, d.c., i am from boston, i knew the answer to that question, but the buzzer will make you crazy. that s actually not an excuse, the buzzer no, yeah. it s not who answers first necessarily, you have to wait until alex, alex, is done asking the question and the light goes on. only then can you buzz in. if you get it too fast, you blow it. harder than playing at home from a couch? yeah. the buzzer thing is crazy, plus, mo, he was on the goldberg, really smart, they are really tough to compete against. everyone s been coming by and saying how proud they are of
it is not who gets the question first or knows the answer. you have to wait until alex is done asking the question and the light goes on. only then you can buzz in. you felt like you had the buzzer advantage? the first question was about boston. the only thing i know about. i didn t get it because i buzzed too early. it was after i figured that out. it must have thrown you off your game. wendy who knew every answer is really smart. i think the buzzer thing never clicked for her which is why clicked. funny. and you and mo rocca have known each other a long time. i have known him since college. are you friends? we are friendly. he is so smart. mo has written books on presidents and hosted a cooking show. when i saw him there, my stomach turned. aren t the questions easier?
this may be a sign of a rare but serious side effect. great ride down. if you have high cholesterol, you may be at increased risk of heart attack and stroke. don t kid yourself. talk to your doctor about your risk and about lipitor. the buzzer thing is getting people, well, buzzing. you would think lawmakers would learn to tame the rhetoric but they make over the top comments and as long as they do i will play them. and buzzing them. here are today s buzz worthy bytes. they are out to destroyed guaranteed benefits and out to destroy medicare, medicaid, and social security. this republican plan is a tax on seniors. frankly, a tax on america. we should not rob from defense and saying we will use