'Just to win once was good enough, you know? I felt like, 'Now I’m good. No matter what else happens, I died a Jeopardy! champion.''
commercials, we would just wear it out because we didn’t have it. I almost think my love of trivia—low-brow, high-brow, middle-brow—starts there, just being starved for content. I also think growing up overseas and getting exposed to broader geographies and broader histories turned me into a more curious person.and a piece of pop culture. That must feel poetic, no?
JENNINGS: It’s really just been the most delightful part of the whole thing—and has been from the beginning—just that it was always legitimately my favorite show. Just to win once was good enough, you know? I felt like, “Now I’m good. No matter what else happens, I died achampion.” So, the fact that it went on from there so improbably, and then I’m now a piece of the show’s history … it’s like I’ve become a trivia answer!JENNINGS: No, and I’m not sure that exists.
UITTI: Who is the most surprising person you’ve heard from after winning the show, and what did they say? DidJENNINGS: No! C’mon! Jimmy Kimmel sent me a short note saying how pleased he was. I’ve been clearing out my inbox, and there was an email from a woman whose aged father had been a huge fan of the show and who really enjoyed my run in 2004 and then passed away the morning of the day I lost. His family just stopped watchingbecause it was so sad and it reminded them of him.
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