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How to Get on Jeopardy!... and Win: Valuable Information from a Champion
The winner of the 1996 Jeopardy Tournament of Champions leads fans of America's favorite quiz show step by step from becoming a contestant to winning big, offering insider's advice and self-testing questions
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247 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1998
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July 12, 2018
Shit worked for me.
February 9, 2011
Let's face it, I am not likely to finish this anytime soon. The last time I ready any of it was while I was in L.A. to be on the show. Furthermore, the part that I did get up to was basically just a boat-load of study guides/trivia questions. Probably worth reviewing here or there for purposes of trivia brush-ups, or for when Alex Trebek is no longer hosting the show (at which point only am I allowed to try out to appear thereupon again), but I doubt if I'm just gonna read straight through those last 51 pages. If you're planning on trying out for JEOPARDY! I heartily recommend this book. It's hard to get yer hands on; indeed I am rightly embarrassed to say how much I spent on my paperback copy, so I can loan it to ya if you're nearby.
January 15, 2023
I first heard of this book in Ken Jennings' "Braniac" and what helped Ken will definitely still help aspiring Jeopardy! contestants today.
The telling of his Jeopardy! story is the most interesting part. The hundreds of trivia questions actually make it hard to read this thing cover to cover, but his lists of questions are amazing study guides for those hoping to be on the show.
Getting this book will definitely be a time efficient way to prepare for the show. For example, the author put together 30-50 questions about national parks. It took me 15 minutes tops to read through them all. But only about a year ago I spent the time making a very similar amount of flash cards on the national parks and that took me HOURS (maybe days??).
The telling of his Jeopardy! story is the most interesting part. The hundreds of trivia questions actually make it hard to read this thing cover to cover, but his lists of questions are amazing study guides for those hoping to be on the show.
Getting this book will definitely be a time efficient way to prepare for the show. For example, the author put together 30-50 questions about national parks. It took me 15 minutes tops to read through them all. But only about a year ago I spent the time making a very similar amount of flash cards on the national parks and that took me HOURS (maybe days??).
February 18, 2020
Rating: 7.3/10
Could've been an article or blog post but still helpful for Jeopardy preparation. Understandably a ton of this book is obsolete or very dated but it holds up remarkably well.
Could've been an article or blog post but still helpful for Jeopardy preparation. Understandably a ton of this book is obsolete or very dated but it holds up remarkably well.
July 18, 2014
this book was a godsend for me after learning that i had just a month to study before flying out to LA for my jeopardy taping - dupee has a great sense for the writers' style and scope and his explanation of the logistics of the show is dead on
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