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After winning a quarter of a million dollars and breaking the record for the most winnings by a black contestant on ABC’s “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” Nancy A. Redd ’03 returned to Cambridge with less than half of her earnings and nothing flashy or new to her name. All her childhood years spent in the 4-H Club certainly taught Redd to value her head, hands and health—but most of all they must have touched her heart: Redd donated the majority...
...does not have time to rest on her pecuniary laurels. In between reading congratulatory cards and gracefully turning down marriage proposals, Redd has found time to work on writing a book on the SAT gender gap, which will help others tap into her talent for answering multiple choice questions. Obviously, Redd is into sharing these days...
...Redd also had several other lifelines outside Cabot, including her brother and assorted trivia buffs...
Noting that “You can’t prepare for it overnight,” Redd said she prepared for her appearance on the gameshow by reading trivia books and practising her reflexes...
...Redd said that she regrets being unable to continue her winning streak...