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Buzzy Cohen | A Jeopardy! Champion's Guide to Preparing for the Moments that Matter

2025/6/6
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Buzzy Cohen: 我在 Jeopardy! 的目标是尽可能享受乐趣，并充分体验。最初，我的目标是能按下抢答器，让 Alex Trebek 念出我的名字，并给出正确的答案。我认为我有一些个性，而且外表也比较独特，人们会觉得很有趣，也会拿来开玩笑，我完全没问题。我一开始只是为了休息才下注为零，后来觉得应该写点什么。我写“明天见，Trebek”是因为我知道我得跑到后台，有 10 分钟换衣服，然后马上回来。在冠军赛决赛的第二场比赛中，我告诉自己这是最后一次站上这个舞台，要尽情享受。我专注于当下，不担心之前发生的事情，这让我在双轮 Jeopardy 环节中领先。我已经做好了充分的准备，知道在那种情况下该怎么做，所以毫不犹豫地下了注。赢得冠军赛是因为我既提升了自己，也让其他选手不得不追赶我。

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Buzzy Cohen, a Jeopardy! champion, shares his unique strategies, including wearing suits and studying while hanging from a chin-up bar, that helped him win. He emphasizes the importance of preparation and having fun.
  • Buzzy Cohen's unconventional preparation methods for Jeopardy!
  • His focus on having fun and enjoying the experience.
  • The grueling schedule of Jeopardy! tapings.

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Tens of thousands of people take the online qualification exam for Jeopardy! every year. But only 0.4% of hopefuls will appear on the show. But even after a nine-game winning streak and a victory in the Tournament of Champions, Jeopardy! champion and fan favorite Buzzy Cohen maintains that he wasn’t actually the smartest contestant in the bunch – he just “trained smarter" than his competitors. Buzzy adopted quirky strategies and obsessive techniques, from wearing suits every day to studying while hanging from a chin-up bar. Once he realized how much could be accomplished with great preparation, he became a prep fanatic – testing his theories on everything from deadlifting to tap dancing.  Buzzy joins Google to discuss his Audible Original book, “Get Ready: A Champion’s Guide to Preparing for the Moments That Matter". He reveals the eccentric yet effective training method he developed to prepare for the show, and empowers listeners to apply these techniques to train for their own challenges. Originally published in August 2020. Watch this episode at youtube.com/TalksAtGoogle).