joe from Mississippi knew something about the show that no one else in the room had known. The fact that i was such a super fan and anew, you know, the show backwards and forwards, and what had happened, was what allowed me to kind of differentiate myself. I remember looking out into the into the distance, into the ocean, and thinking, as cheesy as it might sound like, all my life's about to change.
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Scott Menke never thought he had a particularly compelling personality, but he did feel he stood out in at least one way: he had a natural ability to learn and remember interesting facts. He put that knowledge to the ultimate test as a contestant on the TV trivia game show Jeopardy! Scott was surprised when viewers responded not just to his performance but to who he was as a person.
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