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Quiz Show Rigging | Consolation Prize | 3

American Scandal

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This chapter delves into Herbert Stemple's emotional journey as he grapples with the manipulation he faced on the quiz show '21', which transformed him from a celebrated champion to a figure of regret. Set in 1957, it contrasts his fading fame with the ascendance of Charles Van Doren.

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