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The loneliness of the competitive quizzer

Posted by AugustusFerdinand
Tags: competitions, quizzes, game shows, jeopardy, international quizzing championships, personal histories, author.drew basile, source.the baffler, long read, paywall
https://thebaffler.com/latest/the-loneliness-of-the-competitive-quizzer-basile

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Published
May 28 2026
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3811 words

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  1. PraiseTheSoup
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    As a lifelong Jeopardy fan and someone who played a ton of bar trivia when I was younger, this was a great read. Thanks for the link. I had no idea there was a greater aspiration for the...

    As a lifelong Jeopardy fan and someone who played a ton of bar trivia when I was younger, this was a great read. Thanks for the link. I had no idea there was a greater aspiration for the trivia-minded than to be on (and win) Jeopardy.

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