DANGER! star Amy Schneider explained the problems that arise with the buzzer aspect of the game show.
After competing in the Masters tournament, the 44-year-old revealed that having the ability to play shots was one of the biggest components and someone could be left out if they did it incorrectly.
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Season 2 of Jeopardy! Masters concluded on Wednesday with the big final episode.
Although Amy didn’t make it to the final, where Victoria Groce defeated Yogesh Raut and James Holzhauer to win it all, she lasted until the semi-finals.
Matt Amodio and Mattea Roach, the other two contestants who competed in the round-robin style tournament made up of the best Jeopardy! players, were eliminated before the semi-finals.
In a new interview, Amy opened up about her disturbing timing with the buzzer, which affected her gameplay.
BUZZ
“At this level, the [buzzer] It’s part of the game,” she said. Dayton Daily News. “A lot of us know a lot of the answers and we’re pretty good at ringing the bell.”
“It feels frantic because, as is the nature of how the doorbell works, you have to press it multiple times – not just once – because it can get blocked,” Amy revealed.
In addition to trying to improve her buzzer skills before competing in the tournament, Amy said she had specific topics she read about.
“I studied capitals and more obscure world flags and some things like that, but what I mostly did was try to look at lists of things that I already knew that weren’t necessarily on my mind,” she said.
“For example, looking [at] the list of all US vice presidents,” Amy said. “So it wasn’t learning anything new, it was just bringing them closer to the top of mind, because you have to know that right away on ‘Jeopardy!’”
IT’S PRACTICE
Victoria, the winner of this season of Jeopardy! Masters recently shared how she became so skilled with the doorbell.
To celebrate her big victory, the 43-year-old took part in a Reddit ask me anything with fans.
One of the big questions was about their ability to respond to clues.
Danger! Universe
Danger! it first aired in 1964 until 1975. Then, the nighttime version began in 1974. Since then, spinoffs of the game show have appeared. Here they are all:
Danger! – (primetime) 1974 to present, weekdays on ABC at 7 p.m.
Tournament of Champions – 1984 to present, features the top champions who have appeared on the show since the last tournament.
Celebrity Danger! – From 1992 to the present, celebrities compete against each other to raise money for charity.
Danger! Masters – 2023 to present, features six notable recent Jeopardy! champions competing against each other.
Danger! National College Championship – From 2022 to present, undergraduate students from 36 colleges and universities across America compete to win $100,000.
Other versions of Jeopardy! disappeared over the years.
“I have A LOT of musical training on instruments that involve finger dexterity (piano and harp, mainly) and I have played A LOT of video games throughout my life,” she revealed.
“[That] could not have been anything but helpful.”
“I’ve mentioned elsewhere that I love rhythm games and I definitely logged my 10,000 hours there,” the champion added, referencing the theory that a person needs 10,000 hours to master a skill.
Victoria also explained how she improved her overall gaming skills.
“It’s not the most exciting answer, but playing a lot and studying a lot,” Victoria revealed. “I did quiz bowls and other trivial things from when I was a kid until a little bit after college.
“I kind of left the community for a while when my son was young (very busy), and then I came back to it about 12 years ago, and about 10 years ago I started doing it gradually,” she added.
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