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Maybe want to un-dox yourself with the check photo. Great piece!

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Thank you! Better safe than sorry.

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Omar, thanks for this great piece. I was on the 2/10/23 episode of J! and got second place. I kept beating myself up for the moodiness I couldn't shake off after the airing. I was indeed mocked for my lack of knowledge about football, since I had the miserable luck of appearing on the episode right before Super Bowl Sunday, and I know nothing about the sport. Definitely a feeling of "This is it, huh? That was my chance and I sure blew it." Connecting with fans has definitely helped me shake it off!

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Thank you Libby! I'm so glad this resonated with you. I think about how much worse this has gotten in the past decade or so with viral "journalism" and social media. I'm sure it will fade with time, but what a crummy thing to think about an experience that should be such a positive.

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Omar this was a really great piece. Especially the second half and getting the chance to peer into the emotional element of the experience. Loved it

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Thank you! I don't know if I'm the only one that felt that way, but I suspect I'm not. It's making me think a lot more about the aftermath of experiences in general.

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Totally. Aftermath of experiences is a legitimate thing. Even after a big creative experience there’s that lull period and it can shake me pretty hard.

Also the Jeopardy veterans group is fascinating. That’s like a lifetime pass to that club eh?

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Great read. 👌

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Fascinating story. I also have a friend who was a Jeopardy loser. My theory: we were raised in America to believe being on television in any manner was a worthwhile life goal. So congratulations! The other side is that we are also experiencing the zero-sum game of living in America, few winners and the rest losers. Do not listen to "Deacon Blues" too often!

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Failure stinks but I’m sure you learned cool stuff during the brief time. Plus you get that cool check to frame 👍

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