Thank you both. She was very surprised and happy to get the book yesterday. She's very nervous about the whole thing. I reminded her of a quote I vaguely recall reading from Alex Trebek about contestants: "Regardless of how you do on the show, the people who love you still will, the people who don't won't, and world peace will not be achieved."
She said her tentative air date is in December. That seems like a long gap between tape and air. Or is it just me? On Friday, August 16, 2013, Dave Sikula wrote: > I second that. The Harris book is one I wish I'd read before I was on. > Other than that, bone up on the things you -think- you know, because > they're the ones that will kill you (Shakespeare, for instance), and quiz > yourself as much as possible on world capitals, geography, and Presidents. > > And good luck to her. It's -all- about the buzzer. If you can't master > that (and they give you plenty of time to get comfortable), you're screwed. > You can know everything on the board, but if you don't ring in first, you > might as well be watching from home. > > --Dave Sikula > > On Thursday, August 15, 2013 12:56:11 PM UTC-7, BigOShowtime wrote: >> >> The best advice I can think of right now: >> >> 1) Find a copy of "Prisoner of Trebekistan: A Decade in Jeopardy!" by Bob >> Harris. >> 2) Read it all the way through. Twice if time allows. >> >> Hope this helps! >> ~D >> >> ---- Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I know Mr Sikula has made an appearance on the program. I vaguely >> recall >> > someone else saying they had as well. >> > >> > It turns out an old friend of mine from high school got the call >> yesterday >> > and will be heading out in late September for her taping. If anyone has >> any >> > advice I can pass along (on or off list), it'd be appreciated. >> > >> > Aside: she's not the first person from my class to appear on the >> program: >> > Brian Armbrust set the current standard with one win and $23,500 total >> > winnings. >> > >> > http://www.j-archive.com/**showplayer.php?player_id=3301<http://www.j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=3301> >> > >> > -- >> > -- >> > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > tvornottv-...@**googlegroups.com >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > http://groups.google.com/**group/tvornottv?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en> >> > --- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to tvornottv+...@**googlegroups.com. >> > For more options, visit >> > https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out>. >> >> >> -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
