As soon as Jeopardy! contestants get The Name to seem on the quiz present, and their at-home preparation begins with all the pieces from observe buzzers to flashcard cramming. These methods are well-established, however nothing prepares them for the nerves of go-time.
On Friday (November 15), greater than a dozen current contestants mentioned the shocking toll of the 24 hours main as much as their tape day and the wild methods they coped earlier than stepping beneath the lights. Their candid recollections of tape-day rituals-gone-haywire had been one thing else. Because it seems, the night time earlier than and day of expectations are sometimes removed from actuality.
A fan launched the subject on Reddit, asking, “Former contestants, how did you put together for the day of your episode?” The fan elaborated, “Did you purposely eat a sure meal? Caffeine? …….Medicine?”
One one who responded was two-day champ Joey DeSena from earlier this week, who shared he relied on vitality bars and suggested to convey “pain-killers.”
“First, attempt to get as a lot sleep as doable,” he wrote. “May very well be tough coming from the east coast with the time change and being amped up the night time earlier than. However do no matter often works so that you can settle into night time’s relaxation. Then for me, excessive protein vitality bars within the morning and in your bag you convey to maintain your vitality up (might be arduous to have an urge for food, although).
“For caffeine, I did a small quantity at wakeup (half cup of espresso), a ‘regular’ quantity round 9:30am (cup of espresso or 5 hour vitality), and one other ‘regular quantity’ proper earlier than breaking for lunch, which might be going to be round 2pm. I do know you’re joking about medicine – I feel – however really, you should definitely hold some ache killers on you in case a headache or different physique ache creeps in. You don’t wish to be distracted whereas attempting to recollect if Martina Navratilova retired within the twenty first century or not.”
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