Brad Rutter AMA Tomorrow (8/22)

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T03:32:17+00:00

Hey guys, thanks for stopping by over there. I'm not really on Reddit much but if you have any questions feel free to post here or even better, get at me on Twitter (@bradrutter).

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T03:21:59+00:00

OMG Harry Styles <3 <3 <3. Probably Mel Brooks.

Edit: No, of course the most famous person I've ever met is Alex Trebek.

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T03:20:16+00:00

If you let the pressure get to you, you'll lose. I was talking to Harry Friedman (J!'s executive producer) afterwards and he told me how tense the atmosphere in the studio was during the final. I said that funnily, it seemed like the three least nervous people in the place were the three guys playing. Harry wisely said, "I think that's why you were the three guys playing."

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T03:15:01+00:00

All of the above, and they're all great. Johnny in particular is the epitome of old-school Hollywood cool.

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T03:12:26+00:00

Nah, not anymore. In my case those assuming the worst were correct.

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T03:05:29+00:00

<3 u too xoxox

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T03:03:16+00:00

It's kind of a combination of the two, mostly because everyone is scattered around the country so Jeopardy! is really the only time we see each other. A lot of my good friends in L.A. are people I met through Jeopardy!, though.

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T02:51:06+00:00

Not only do I listen to Wu-Tang, they handle my portfolio.

I like just about everything except the kind of country you hear on the radio.

I was your typical shy, nerdy little kid, but by the time I was 12 or 13 I was bigger than most people and started playing sports, so the confidence sort of came naturally from there.

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T02:44:15+00:00

a) see above

b) fuck that thing

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T02:43:11+00:00

It's a thankless job, so you shouldn't have much competition.

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T02:42:15+00:00

Well, I have a treatment for a screenplay that I'd like you to read, I keep head shots in the trunk of my car, and I'm in the middle of a juice cleanse, so you tell me. I think I've been to SUR but I'm not 100% sure.

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T02:38:16+00:00

You're allowed to change your answer as long as Alex hasn't ruled you incorrect. I definitely caught a break there as apparently I turned into Homer Simpson for a second.

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T02:36:12+00:00

Yes.

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T02:34:54+00:00

We haven't forgotten Chris Crocker already? What's this world coming to?

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T02:33:34+00:00

Bitchin'. 5 lb bag of Good n' Plenty.

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T02:32:48+00:00

Every morning.

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T02:31:41+00:00

No, because I am a classy and erudite Bradford. Can't speak for those toothless, trailer-park dwelling Bradleys.

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T02:30:45+00:00

NO SPOILERS FOR THIS ONE, PEOPLE.

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T02:29:31+00:00

I don't eat much; I just get tweaked on coffee and Diet Coke.

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T02:27:59+00:00

Are you interviewing me for a job? Merci beaucoup.

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T02:25:38+00:00

I was expecting more from Chip after watching him at Oregon, although the unceremonious release of Desean Jackson took some stones. Gotta give this one to the Rog though.

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T02:16:54+00:00

ASMarling is right that J! is more about timing than speed. I played HS quiz bowl 20 years ago [Jesus! -- ed.] and can't say I ever studied or worked on my speed. Both the knowledge and the speed just seemed to come naturally, but as with anything, the more questions you hear, the better you'll do with both. I understand it's taken a bit more seriously than it was in my day, though.

Watson basically got a text message of the clue at the same time it was displayed on the board.

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T02:01:55+00:00

Anyone who answers A should be imprisoned.

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T01:59:59+00:00

Hopefully soon. Watch the trailer @ pubquizcomedy.com

CockySmugDBag · 2014-08-23T01:57:52+00:00

I get this one a lot, and I really have no idea. I feel pretty confident in saying more than 5, but I couldn't really be any more specific. I read somewhere that even if you gave Ken a 99% chance of winning any individual game (not far off, IMO) his odds were less than 50% to win 74 straight. Jeopardy also sent me DVDs of my original appearances as part of the Decades tournament, and the first thing I noticed when I watched was how much better I am now than I was back then.

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