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Leverett resident Mary N. Naam ’05 ended the game show—which was taped more than a month ago in New Haven—with a disappointing $0, while Yale undergraduate Robert Schrum finished with $11,400. University of Southern California (USC) student Ken Basin advanced to the college semifinals with...
...could ask the smartest person alive one question, what would it be? While we probably won’t be faced with that prospect anytime soon, Mary N. Naam ’05—one of the contestants slated to compete in Jeopardy’s College Championships—is in a unique position to do so. Some might expect her to hit Trebek with questions such as “Who is Antigone?” or “What is the Maginot Line?” (as she should, given that money and a Volvo...
...come close and I’ll let you in on a secret. Success in this country doesn’t come from an “A” in a Mansfield class, or from an Isis punch, or even from an invite to Jeopardy (my apologies to Naam). It comes from a bottle. Do yourself a favor: run to CVS, pick up a bottle of Herbal Essences Amazon Gold, and let the sound of success ring...
When Schrum and Naam were “randomly drawn” to compete against each other in the first game some speculated that the Harvard-Yale matchup had been orchestrated...
...Naam was penalized for incorrectly answering that internet lingo “BBS” stood for “be back soon” when the Jeopardy answer was “bulletin board system.” She was later awarded the points back when judges verified that “be back soon” was indeed a valid interpretation...