How sad of me is it that, instead of thinking it's neat that all the Quiz Bowl stuff is getting props, I'm annoyed that my hometown paper didn't think to call me on this one?
I did Quizbowl in college for six years, I went to Maryland, I did the gameshow, and I know everybody they quoted in the article. Though, it's great that people are actually interviewing Bob Hentzel and Eric Hilleman - because they're both great guys and I wouldn't mind seeing NAQT have some success. But, I'm irked. Local paper. Talk to a local. I can tell them plenty about Quizbowl and TV Gameshows. Hello!
Without further, excerpts from the article with my comments. Click through to the actual piece if you're interested enough to learn more.
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I did Quizbowl in college for six years, I went to Maryland, I did the gameshow, and I know everybody they quoted in the article. Though, it's great that people are actually interviewing Bob Hentzel and Eric Hilleman - because they're both great guys and I wouldn't mind seeing NAQT have some success. But, I'm irked. Local paper. Talk to a local. I can tell them plenty about Quizbowl and TV Gameshows. Hello!
Without further, excerpts from the article with my comments. Click through to the actual piece if you're interested enough to learn more.
( A: Quiz Bowl. Q What Do Top Game Show Players Prize? )