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Gothmog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-04-05 08:10 PM
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Ken Jennings moderated a quiz bowl round for my daughter
My daughter is at the NAQT National tournament. Ken Jennings started as a question writer for National Association Quiz Tournaments before his success at Jeopardy.

Ken Jennings asked the questions or moderated one of her rounds today that was pod casted. Listen to the tenth round http://www.fraughtmachine.com/9minutes/

My daughter saw Jennings last night where he was being mobbed by his fans. Jennings has a big fan club at a national tournament of quiz bowl geeks.
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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-04-05 08:29 PM
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1. Good for her.
Wonder why knowledge is such a horrible thing to most people?
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-04-05 08:36 PM
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2. Jennings seems like a genuinely nice guy.
What was your impression?

And congratulations on your daughter's achievement. I hope she does well.
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-04-05 08:36 PM
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3. Being a geek is now cool.
Just look at who some of the most successful people were in high school. They were the geeks.
I think that people are finally starting to understand that.
BTW-how did she do?
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Gothmog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-04-05 08:58 PM
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4. They won the round
They won the round by 10 points which is a very tight round. This is a rebuilding year for the team but they are doing great. All of the top players will be back next year
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-04-05 11:58 PM
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5. Good for them!
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