Prisoner of Trebekistan: A Decade in Jeopardy!
 

Prisoner of Trebekistan: A Decade in Jeopardy!

by Bob Harris

A.: This is the story of a working-class guy from Ohio with little real knowledge of Ambidextrous Presidents, Things Made from Rubber, and hundreds of other categories, but who nonetheless plunges so far into cramming for Jeopardy! that it changes his relationships, bends his worldview, and literally leads him to the ends of the earth, trying to understand it all.

Q.: What is Prisoner... (read more)

Top tags: game showjeopardytrue storykindlememoir (all tags)

 

Member Reviews

  • Angie P
    • Rated 3 stars

    While entertaining for a while, it gets slow and wanders far off track

    Angie P wrote this review Tuesday, July 8 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • koreen56
    • Rated 3 stars

    A little too detailed for my taste, but a good behind-the-scenes look at Jeopardy, nonetheless.

    koreen56 wrote this review Monday, June 30 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • dirckhals
    • Rated 5 stars

    Really well written, and so much more than, "Gee, here's how I did well on Jeopardy."

    dirckhals wrote this review Monday, June 23 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • leecoke
    • Rated 4 stars

    An excellent memoir, but also the best book written about how to win on Jeopardy.

    leecoke wrote this review Tuesday, April 29 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • jeblucas
    • Rated 3 stars

    Very funny book. Excellent behind-the-scenes of Jeopardy!

    jeblucas wrote this review Monday, December 3 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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