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I'm used to gambling.
I want to not lose what makes me be me.
Like Dave Mustaine, I ain't superstitious.
Jeopardy!' is a bigger deal than I realized.
Parenting is much more nerve-wracking than 'Jeopardy!'
I have doubted myself on several Daily Double answers.
All good professional gamblers are selectively aggressive.
Fame came at me a lot quicker and stronger than I imagined.
It definitely helps that I can bet big with ice water in my veins.
The aggressive betting on the daily doubles is one of my trademarks.
I've got a family and job that I really love with super flexibility.
My source of income is sports betting. I have some investments also.
My perception of a professional gambler has always been a positive one.
I've already begun giving to children's nonprofits in the Las Vegas area.
Even though I'm used to losing bets every day, I am not calm when I sweat a game.
I've learned more about animals just by reading to my kid than I ever did studying.
In gambling, you usually start to go wrong when you deviate from your pregame strategy.
My daughter learned to say, 'They're not even trying to cover!' before her second birthday.
I honestly don't think I can hack it in the 9-to-5 world, though I've never actually tried.
There's nothing better for my interests and talents than combining math and sports for profit.
Anytime you learn something new, you're just trying to file it away - might be useful one day.
Baseball was my goal from a young age, but gambling had significantly fewer barriers to entry.
If you believe in yourself, you don't have to do things the same way everyone else is doing it.
I really underestimated how many people are paying attention to 'Jeopardy' and what's out there.
It is exciting for me to see the stats guys winning the battle and getting into MLB front offices.
The last real job I had I was 16-years-old slinging fried chicken in my hometown of Naperville, Ill.
As a general rule, the less time a bookmaker has to set his odds the softer the odds are going to be.
I did want to lock each game up before Final Jeopardy, to avoid losing to a bad bounce in that round.
I went to Illinois. Most people think I went to Princeton or something. But I was never a diligent student.
It was always my plan to go big on 'Jeopardy!,' and I'm glad I was able to stick to the plan under pressure.
I think there's a mental block for betting big amounts that doesn't exist for me but it does for other people.
I was always good at video games like 'Guitar Hero,' which require the player to press buttons at precise times.
If I can really work in any sport, I wonder if the Golden Knights have an opening in their analytics department?
I hope that my 'Jeopardy' run helps destigmatize sports betting because I have certainly dealt with some stigmas.
I have no special knowledge of markets, so I invest solely in low-expense index funds, plus some cryptocurrencies.
Getting onto 'Jeopardy!' was a pet project my whole life, so it was something I was willing to work really hard on.
The first bet I remember was on the Chargers in Super Bowl 29 with my classmates. I lost a lot of weeks' allowance.
Easily the hardest 'Jeopardy!' categories to study in the kids' section are the so-called 'trashy' pop culture ones.
I really like not having to justify my decisions to anyone else, as well as the freedom to vacation whenever I want.
I am in awe of Ken Jennings's accomplishments, as all 'Jeopardy!' fans are. Simply being compared to him is an honor.
It's really funny seeing all these media depictions of me as an intellectual because I'm a connoisseur of low culture.
You need to pick your spots and bet big when you identify them. That's basically my 'Jeopardy!' strategy in a nutshell.
I often see sports teams playing to force overtime instead of trying to win in regulation, and it makes me shake my head.
As a gambler, I hold myself to an especially high standard of honor, and it disgusts me when people try to cheat at games.
There are big advantages to having a lot of chips early on in a poker tournament. You can make plays that other people can't.
I always dreamed of working in an MLB front office and ruining baseball, but I have to settle for ruining 'Jeopardy' instead.
There were times in school where I would say, 'I should go to class.' But I could make $100 playing online poker if I didn't go.
In gambling we say you are 'on tilt' when your mood gets in the way of making your best decisions. And nobody plays well on tilt.
There's times in a football game where a team goes for a big TD pass. If you don't take a risk like that, you're not going to win.
The 'Classics Illustrated' series was an excellent primer in literature, and I also really enjoyed Zachary Hamby's mythology books for teens.